Heritage Tax Incentive Survey

Heritage Planning is seeking input from property owners whose sites are listed on Calgary’s Heritage Inventory to better understand how potential tax incentives, alongside existing heritage incentives, may influence interest in voluntary designation as a Municipal Historic Resource. Your opinion is important to help inform the recommendations in our forthcoming report back to Council on potential incentives to support heritage conservation

Any potential tax incentive would require City Council approval and funding. If approved, a tax incentive could provide a reduction to the municipal portion of your annual property taxes in exchange for designation.

The Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources (Heritage Inventory) is a listing of properties which have been identified by Heritage Calgary as having historic and cultural significance according to a Council-approved Evaluation System.

Being listed on the Inventory:

• Recognizes a property’s heritage value
• Does not place legal restrictions on your property
• Does not limit the ability to alter, sell, or redevelop
• Does not change land use or development rights

Unless a property owner voluntarily requests legal protection, all normal land use and development rules continue to apply.

Municipal Historic Resource designation is voluntary and provides legal protection for eligible heritage buildings or features.

Designation:

• Prevents demolition
• Requires approval for changes to certain historic features (typically exterior elements)
• Does not restrict property use or ownership rights

Designation requires a property owner to request it, and City Council to approve.

Heritage Tax Incentive Survey

Did you receive a survey letter about heritage tax incentives? Submit your response by Friday, July 10, 2026 to ensure your feedback is considered.

• Heritage conservation calgary.ca/heritage
• Please direct questions or comments to cityheritage@calgary.ca