Item - 2026.PB40.11

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that:

1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following seven heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 of this report (January 28, 2026).

55 Castle Frank Road

9 Laurier Avenue

505 Ontario Street

58 Rose Avenue

138 Spruce Street

8 Whitney Avenue

2154 Dundas Street West

2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 above of this report (January 28, 2026) be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.

Alexandria Larose, Assistant Planner, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning gave a presentation on 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards.

This report recommends the approval of seven grants totaling $110,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $668,696.28 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place.

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible restoration-based conservation work for heritage properties within the City of Toronto that are designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000.00 or, if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000.00 every ten years.

Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax-exempt or not-for-profit properties (including house form buildings) may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible work, with no maximum limit.   

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2026 Operating Budget and is administered by Heritage Planning, City Planning.

The properties that have been recommended for a grant award vary in size and location across Toronto. Several grant projects are at residential properties located in Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs), including properties located within the South Rosedale, Cabbagetown North, Cabbagetown Northwest, Cabbagetown South, and North Rosedale HCDs. In addition, there is one notable Part IV-designated property benefitting from a heritage grant this year, including 2154 Dundas St W.