Heritage Grants

• Grants are available for up to 50% of capital costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
• If the grant funding is provided for accessibility upgrades, the maximum annual assistance may be increased to 100% coverage of the capital costs up to a maximum of $150,000.
• Repair, restoration or preservation means physical works, which may include structural improvements, reinforcement, maintenance, fire protection, energy efficiency upgrades, accessibility improvements or security of the building.
• Owners may apply for additional funding support for separate projects on the same heritage property in subsequent years.

All properties included on Delta’s Heritage Inventories are eligible. If you are not sure your property is included, visit DeltaMap and enter in your street address to see the heritage significance. Contact Community Planning (Development Department) at development@delta.ca or 604-946-3380 if you need any assistance.

To be considered for a heritage conservation grant, an owner must agree to place the building on Delta’s Heritage Register. While most heritage buildings in Delta are already on the heritage inventories, only some of them are also on Delta’s Heritage Register. Properties on the Delta Heritage Register are recorded so that the review process for any type of application regarding them will include discussion of their preservation and maintenance. Properties on the Delta Heritage Register are eligible for reduced BC Building Code requirements and for nomination by the owner to the National Heritage Register.

An owner must also agree to enter into a restrictive covenant to ensure maintenance of the building for a ten year period in order to protect the building from demolition and prevent significant impacts to the building’s heritage features. Depending on degree of renovation or restoration, a priority agreement may be associated with the covenant.

An application form for grants, a guide to the grant process, and Delta's policy are available here:

Apply for a Heritage Conservation Grant

Heritage Conservation Grant Application Guide

Heritage Conservation Fund Administration Policy

• Applications will be reviewed by Community Planning staff, who will prepare a recommendation to Council on whether to support the grant. The recommendation will be based on the extent to which the proposed repair, restoration or preservation reinforces the building’s heritage value and integrity of the building as a heritage structure. Should the grant application be supported, it will be forwarded to Council for approval. Final approval requires a 2/3 vote of support from Council. Upon receiving approval, the applicant may commence the approved repair, restoration or preservation work. Work done prior to Council approval is not eligible for Grant funding. Grant funding is issued to the owner after the restoration or renovation works and the Post Approval Grant Payment Checklist have been completed. Please see the Heritage Conservation Grant Application Guide for the checklist as well as the Heritage Conservation Fund Administration Policy.