Heritage Places Grant

Overview of the Heritage Places Grant program:

If you own a designated heritage property outside Charlottetown or Summerside, you may be eligible for assistance for some of the approved costs to conserve the building. Contact the municipal planning office directly, if your property is located in Charlottetown or Summerside.

Benefits of the Heritage Places Grant program:

• Fees paid for professional advice are eligible expenses. You are encouraged to obtain professional advice, e.g. architectural, engineering or specialized consultants.
• Other eligible project costs include but are not limited to:
• Structural repair, building stabilization, and moisture control
• Repair and energy upgrading of existing original windows and doors
• Exterior restoration including:
• Conservation of original, existing material;
• Restoration of deteriorated material; and
• Reconstruction of missing components (Historic documentation of such components must be attached.)
• Exterior historic painting
• Installation of new windows that match the original windows in detail, operation, and material but only if the original windows no longer exist or are irreparable. (Historic documentation regarding the original windows and/or a detailed report outlining the condition of deteriorated windows must be attached.)

Eligibility criteria of the Heritage Places Grant program:

• You must be the owner of the designated heritage property to be eligible for funding.
• Work must be undertaken after the grant application is approved and all necessary permits are granted.
• Work completed prior to your application is not eligible.
• Please contact the Heritage Officer prior to beginning any work on a designated heritage place to determine if your proposed project is eligible and if it requires a Heritage permit.
• In order to receive grant assistance, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
• The building must be legally designated as a heritage place under the Heritage Places Protection Act at the
• Time of application.
• The application must be for work that will be undertaken after a grant has been approved and all necessary
• Permits have been obtained. Grants will not be provided for work completed prior to grant approval.
• A minimum of three years must have elapsed between grant applications.
• The applicant must own the designated heritage place. Federal/provincial government departments/agencies
• Are not eligible.
• All work undertaken must abide by the standards outlined in the Parks Canada publication: Standards and
• Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada available at:
• Historicplaces.ca/en/pages/standards-normes/document.aspx