Schedule I agency of the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. The Foundation advises the Minister on the conservation, protection and preservation of the heritage of Ontario and receives, acquires and holds property in trust for the people of Ontario. The Foundation also preserves, maintains, reconstructs, restores and manages property of historical architectural, archaeological, recreational, aesthetic and scenic interest in conjunction with many community partners.
Many properties are local tourist attractions.
Its activities also include conducting research, educational and communications programs. The provincial plaque program is the OHF's oldest and best-known program. Our diverse heritage is also celebrated by plaques erected at Champlain's birthplace in Brouage, France, at the site of John Graves Simcoe's death in Devon, England, and at 19 other international heirtage sites. Perhaps the Foundation's most well-known restoration project of recent years has been the renovation of the beautiful Elgin Winter Garden Theatre, the world's last remaining stacked theatre complex, and the restoration of this building to its original role as an important venue for commercial theatre in Toronto. This information is provided as a public service, but we cannot guarantee that the information is current or accurate.