HRM Heritage Incentive Program

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Heritage Incentives Program is administered by the Heritage Property Program (Department of Planning & Development Services) to encourage the conservation of privately-owned, municipally registered heritage properties in residential or commercial use. Within the limits of the annual approved budget, the Heritage Incentives Program provides matching grants of up to $10,000 for eligible exterior conservation work.

Terms and Conditions

Application Form

For more information on the program, please call (902) 490-8479.

NS Tourism Culture & Heritage

The provincial Heritage Property Program has routinely provided grants to support registered heritage properties in Nova Scotia.   There are three programs in effect at this time:

Conservation Work Grant

Conservation Advice Grant

Provincial Tax Grant

For more information on these programs, contact (902) 424-5647 or online.

See details on Changes to the Provincial Heritage Tax Rebate Program.

Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations

Materials and Labour Grant
This program (under the Sales Tax Act) will provide rebates of the provincial component (8%) of the HST paid on materials used to conserve the registered heritage property.

Heritage Property Program HST Rebate Overview

Heritage Property Program HST Rebate Application Form

For more information on this program contact 1-800-565-2336.