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This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
Overview
A brochure in the City of Markham's Heritage Matters…in Markham series, revised December 2024, on designating individual properties under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In question-and-answer form it covers what can be designated, how the process begins, the nine Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria, who prepares the Statement of Significance, designation without the owner's support, objection and Ontario Land Tribunal appeal periods, effects on alterations, demolition and property value, plaques, and the City's tax refund and grant programs.
What it covers
- What type of properties can be designated?
- How does the process for designation begin?
- What criteria are used to support designation?
- Who prepares the designation material?
- Can a property be designated without the owner’s support?
- Does Council have the final say?
- How does designation impact a property?
- What happens if requested alterations are not approved?
- What about demolition?
- How are designated properties identified?
- Does designation affect the property value?
- What are the benefits of owning a designated property?
- How to obtain additional information
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