Delta's heritage sites provide a tangible link to our vibrant past and are a valuable part of our identity.
Heritage Conservation Grants
In 2017, Delta established a fund to support heritage conservation and encourage the retention and maintenance of heritage properties in Delta’s urban and rural areas, as a key recommendation of Delta's Heritage Strategy. Through Delta’s Heritage Conservation Grant Program, owners of heritage buildings in Delta may apply for up to a maximum of $30,000 (50% cost-sharing) from the Heritage Conservation Grant Fund for repairs and restorations that would preserve and protect their heritage building.
- Grants are available for up to 50% of capital costs up to a maximum of $30,000.
- Repair or restoration means physical works, which may include structural improvements, exterior alterations, reinforcement, maintenance, fire protection, or security of the building.
- Applications for grant requests are accepted on a quarterly basis. The deadline for each quarterly application intake period is the last Friday of February, May, August, and November of each calendar year. Priority will be given to first time applicants.
- 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 or restoration 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. 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.
Recipient of Heritage Conservation Grants 2023 Baker Residence at 4919 48 Avenue $30,000 toward repainting and restoration work 2023 Benson Residence at 3610 72 Street $20,713 toward new exterior windows 2022 Bank of Montreal at 4896 Delta Street $22,000 toward updated HVAC system 2022 Frederick Residence at 4633 Arthur Drive $17,633 toward exterior repairs and repainting 2022 Wilson Residence at 4585 Arthur Drive $9,833 toward exterior repairs and repainting 2022 Trinity Lutheran Church at 11040 River Road $5,956 toward exterior repairs, maintenance and repainting 2021 Black Residence at 3395 41B Street $30,000 toward exterior alterations and restoration work 2021 Nels Johnson Residence at 10306 Main Street $5,473 toward repainting the building exterior 2019 Wallace Residence at 5606 Grove Avenue $15,000 toward roof replacement 2019 Olaf Stokkeland Residence at 11096 River Road $13,314 toward repairing the deck and repainting the building exterior 2019 5008 47A Avenue (former Ladner Baptist Church site) $11,475 toward repainting the building exterior 2018 4896 Delta Street (former Bank of Montreal site) $10,000 toward roof replacement