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Heritage Legacy Fund

Response to COVID-19

If you currently have a grant through the Heritage Legacy Fund, we appreciate this is an unusual time and that you may not be able to meet the objectives you’ve committed to. We’ll be flexible with all reporting timelines, and are available to work with you to reschedule timelines as needed. We also trust you to rework your project’s budget to shift or rethink your community activities or events to comply with government regulations and directives – no need to check in with us first. Please note that funds cannot be used for any activities that contravene government regulations and directives.

Email Laura Saretsky for more information.

The Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) was established in 2003 by an agreement of the provincial government of British Columbia. With the termination of the BC Heritage Trust at the time, HLF was designed to take over the community support function, specifically to provide grants for the heritage sector of British Columbia. The province endowed the project with an initial gift of $5 million, which is held by the Vancouver Foundation. Today, Heritage BC is the administrator of the fund.

The 2021 intake has now closed. The next intake will be in the spring of 2022.

Please see the guidelines and worksheets below for more information. Note: These are subject to change.

To learn more about the Heritage Legacy Fund, please contact Laura Saretsky.

Funding is offered in four streams:

  • Heritage Conservation Program for the preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of heritage resources.
  • Heritage Awareness Program for the research, documentation, presentation, and publication of information about specific community heritage resources.
  • Heritage Planning Programm for the creation of planning documents to assist with heritage conservation and awareness.
  • Indigenous Partnership Program for initiatives to further reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through collaboration.
Climate Adaptation: Making a Case
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Setting the Bar: A Reconciliation Guide

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As an organization of provincial scope, Heritage BC recognizes that its members, and the local history and heritage they seek to preserve, occupy the lands and territories of B.C.’s Indigenous peoples. Heritage BC asks its members and everyone working in the heritage sector to reflect on the places where they reside and work, and to respect the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our provincial heritage.