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Terms of Reference: Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA)
Published by City of Richmond Hill
This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Study
- Published by
- City of Richmond Hill
- Date
- January 2026
- Also called
- Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
- Form reference
- Ontario Regulation 9/06
- For
- designer
- Signed by
- heritage specialist
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 9
- Agencies
- Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
Overview
The City of Richmond Hill Policy Planning Division's terms of reference for a Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, last updated January 2026. It explains what a CHIA is, who prepares one (members of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals or a similar body) and why, citing section 4.6 of the Provincial Policy Statement 2024. It then sets out two outlines, one for heritage designated properties, with evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, and one for properties adjacent to them, followed by submission instructions and resources.
What it covers
- Cultural Heritage Impact Assessments for Heritage Designated Properties
- Cultural Heritage Impact Assessments for Properties Adjacent to Designated Heritage Properties
- Are There Additional Terms?
- What Are the Submission Instructions?
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