Heritage Preservation

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Heritage Preservation & Heritage Permits

Heritage Preservation - Protection of Built Heritage, Heritage Landscapes and Archaeology

Maintaining our cultural heritage enriches Vaughan's communities and sense of place through the knowledge and recognition of our unique history, and the rich character of our built heritage and cultural landscapes.

Why Conserve Vaughan's Heritage?

Vaughan has over 1200 significant heritage buildings still conserved in our community. These cultural resources, which include built, cultural, and archaeological resources tell and important story and link the Vaughan of yesterday to the Vaughan and today and tomorrow.

We conserve heritage to:

Enhance our quality of life and sense of history, community and identity

Enhance our historic core areas for our community

Add diversity and character to new development in our historic core areas

The City of Vaughan promotes heritage conservation through the documentation and protection of heritage sites and the implementation of policies to help guide change to these properties and areas.

Built Heritage Inventory

Information on the types of heritage properties and access to the Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value.

Heritage Conservation Districts
Information on the Heritage Conservation Districts of Vaughan.

Heritage Review - Permits and Clearances
Heritage Review requirements for Heritage Permits and Clearances for alterations to Heritage properties.

Heritage Vaughan Committee
Overview of the Heritage Vaughan Municipal Advisory Committee.

Archaeological Assessments

Information on archaeological resources, including information on archaeological assessments in Vaughan.

Heritage Conservation Frequently Asked Questions