page_title: Ontario Heritage Act
hierarchical_section_title: Ontario Heritage Act
caption_attribution_description: City Hall and Terauley Street (later renamed Bay Street). Taken from the roof of the Temple Building. (Toronto, Canada).
context_page_description: The Ontario Heritage Act is a law that was made on March 5, 1975. It lets the Province of Ontario and cities protect important buildings and other places. These places are called designated heritage properties.
context_section_description: The Ontario Heritage Act is a law that was made on March 5, 1975. It lets the Province of Ontario and cities protect important buildings and other places. These places are called designated heritage properties.
caption: Old City Hall in Toronto in 1907. After it was destroyed in the 1960s, people started to think that old buildings should be protected. The Ontario Heritage Act was one way to protect these old buildings..
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