Vancouver – Heritage grants
Run by City of Vancouver
The short answer
Checked todayCity of Vancouver grants for buildings on the Vancouver Heritage Register: up to $50,000 to rehabilitate and seismically stabilize facades (open all year), and up to $4 million per building for conservation and seismic upgrades of protected unreinforced masonry buildings (expressions of interest by June 1 each year).
Closes
No fixed deadline
Apply on vancouver.ca(Opens the funder’s site)Key facts
| Who can apply | Small businesses, Non-profits and charities, Homeowners |
|---|---|
| Pays for | Community projects |
| Where | Vancouver |
| How much | Facade program up to $50,000; Heritage Incentive Program up to $4 million per building. |
| Type | Grant |
| Intake | Until Jun 1, 2026 · Heritage Incentive Program expressions of interest. Accepts applications all year · Heritage Facade Rehabilitation program. |
Do you fit Vancouver – Heritage grants?
A quick check against what this page lists. It doesn’t replace the funder’s rules.
How to apply
For facades, complete the application form any time. For the Heritage Incentive Program, send an expression of interest by June 1, then a permit application by Oct. 1 if selected.
Other programs for the same need, open now
Canadian Heritage funding for renovating arts and heritage spaces and buying specialized equipment, for not-for-profit arts and heritage organizations active for over two years, provincial and municipal governments and Indigenous governing bodies. New construction and planning studies are no longer accepted. Applications are taken on an ongoing basis for expenses between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2028, while funds last.
Canadian Heritage funds community celebrations for National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day. Applications are open until November 23, 2026.
Up to $1,000
A refundable B.C. tax credit for seniors 65+, people with disabilities, and family members living with them, for renovations that make a home safer or easier to get around: 10% of the cost, up to $1,000 a year.
Guides and answers
Sources and checks
Facts on this page come from the funder’s own page, and a CanGrant editor hasn’t reviewed them yet. Check the funder’s page before you apply. vancouver.ca