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Heritage resource management seeks to identify, document and ensure the conservation of all significant heritage resources within its municipal boundaries; whether in public or private hands.

The City of Brampton is committed to protecting its heritage buildings. Click here to find out how you can help.

A variety of tools and measures are available, including: heritage inventory registers, evaluation tools, heritage designation, heritage permits, heritage conservation easements, incentives, demolition control and monitoring protocols, property standards enforcement and by the responsible stewardship of all municipally owned heritage assets .

View Heritage Registers by Property on our Interactive Maps
Click and launch Brampton Maps Expand the "Arts, Culture, Toursim" group in the legend and activate Heritage Properties by clicking in the checkbox Zoom in on property or area and click to view Heritage Registers

Heritage Inventory Click here for the Heritage Inventory list(August 2011)	The Ontario Heritage Act requires a municipality to keep a register of property that is of cultural heritage value or interest. This register focuses only on properties that have been "listed" as being of cultural heritage value.   Brampton’s Inventory Register is an administrative and documentation tool used to help identify and preserve significant heritage resources within the land uses planning and permit application process. It is also used to set priorities for subsequent heritage designations under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. As such, the Inventory also represents public acknowledgement of specific heritage resources to contribute to the rich cultural history of Brampton.   In 2003 Council endorsed a staff proposal to expand the Heritage Inventory to include a broader range of heritage resources, including significant cultural heritage landscapes, cemeteries, modern heritage, engineering features, areas of significant archaeological potential, trees and other natural elements.   Since 2003, over 100 additional heritage resources have been listed, including a tree canopy on Mill Street South, the Archdekin footbridge, Kennedy Valley, a 1960’s bank in Bramalea, Memorial Arena, ruins of the Eldorado Dam, Camp Naivelt, Creditview Road between Steeles and Queen, 1950 Flood Diversion Channel, and many other resources. There are now over 400 properties listed in the Municipal Inventory of Heritage Resources.
Heritage Designation Click here for the Heritage Designation list (August 2011)	The City has established an active heritage designation program. Heritage designation serves as formal, public recognition that a particular property has heritage value and is worthy of on-going care and protection.  Designation identifies and describes the specific cultural heritage attributes that give property its heritage significance.  Designation also puts in place a simple mechanism to encourage care, maintenance and preservation of those cultural heritage attributes.  Designation is used to control demolition and it gives Council the legal authority to prosecute adjacent landowners or other parties that damage or encroach on the designated heritage property (e.g. a pioneer cemetery).   Owners of designated heritage properties are eligible to receive a heritage designation plaque to mark the fact that a property is significant and worthy of preservation.   There are two types of designation that affects property owners - designation of individual properties (known as "Part IV" designation) and the designation of unique and important streetscapes or "heritage districts" (known as Part V designation).  Currently there are 49 formally designated properties with another 26 in process.   There is only one "Part V" designation in Brampton - the Village of Churchville.  Changes that might impact the heritage value of buildings and landscapes in Churchville are managed by a heritage permit system.
Heritage Cemetery Program	In accordance with Brampton's Flower City Strategy, the City introduced a heritage cemetery conservation program. Brampton is the first community in Ontario to approve the heritage designation of all pioneer heritage cemeteries in the municipalities. The first four designation by-laws passed by City Council are: Alloa Cemetery, Huttonville Cemetery, Old Brampton Cemetery and Hilltop-Gore Cemetery.   The City has launched a heritage cemetery urban design program, introducing new gates, fencing and landscaping.  Old Brampton Cemetery on Main Street North is the first heritage cemetery to undergo the installation of heritage fencing, gate, landscaping and signage. The project was launched in the Spring of 2007 following the completion of an archaeological survey. Cemetery Walking Tour map List of Cemeteries   Heritage Designation of All Heritage Cemeteries Report - May 2005
Heritage Incentives	In July 2006 City Council approved the implementation of the Heritage Incentive Grant Program in principle, offering up to $5000.00 in matching grants for eligible heritage restoration projects. This is the first heritage incentive grant offered in the City of Brampton.  Other incentives such as a heritage tax rebate are under consideration at the staff level. Heritage Incentive Grant Application Kit
Property Standards & Heritage	The City of Brampton has a maintenance standards by-law in effect, under the Building Code Act. With that, Council may stipulate minimum maintenance standards for the architectural heritage attributes of designated properties. The municipality may require that an owner to undertake basic repairs in order to maintain the character and visual integrity of the building or structure. The City also has established a set of protocols for securing vacant heritage buildings.