Credits

Data sources and credits

Every property on The Patina Record comes from a municipal register or open dataset, shown with its source and the date it was current. These are the sources, their licences and the credit each asks for.

Heritage registers

• Town of Ajax — Heritage Inventory · Town of Ajax Open Data Licence

  Contains data made available by the Town of Ajax under the Town of Ajax Open Data Licence.

• Town of Aurora — Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Aurora's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Brampton — Heritage Points · City of Brampton Open Data Licence (CC BY)

  Contains public sector Data Sets made available under the City of Brampton's Open Data Licence.

• City of Burlington — Heritage Property Parcels · City of Burlington Open Data Terms of Use

  Contains data made available by the City of Burlington under its Open Data Terms of Use.

• City of Cambridge — Heritage Parcels · City of Cambridge Open Data License v2.1

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government License – City of Cambridge.

• Municipality of Chatham-Kent — Municipal Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Municipality of Clarington — Municipal Heritage Registry Index · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Municipality of Clarington's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Town of Cobourg — Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Cobourg's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Town of Collingwood — Planning Services (written confirmation) · Facts confirmed in writing by the Town of Collingwood, Planning Services, 2026-10-08

  Heritage status confirmed by the Town of Collingwood, Planning Services (October 8, 2026). Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Town of Georgina — Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Georgina's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Greater Sudbury — Heritage Sites · City of Greater Sudbury Open Data Licence

  City of Greater Sudbury. Heritage Sites View. Used under the City of Greater Sudbury Open Data Licence.

• Town of Grimsby — Municipal Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Grimsby's published register. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence 2.0 – Niagara Region. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Guelph — Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties · Public register (Ontario Heritage Act s.27)

  Source: City of Guelph Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties. Locations: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Guelph.

• City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties · City of Hamilton Open Data Licence

  Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence.

• City of Kingston — Heritage Properties · City of Kingston Open Data Licence 1.0

  Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence – City of Kingston.

• City of Kitchener — Heritage Properties · Open Government Licence – City of Kitchener

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - The Corporation of the City of Kitchener

• City of London — Heritage Parcels · City of London Open Data Terms of Use

  Contains data made available by the City of London under its Open Data Terms of Use.

• Town of Milton — Heritage Properties · Open Government Licence – Milton

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Milton.

• City of Mississauga — Heritage Register · Register extract provided by the City of Mississauga (Ontario Heritage Act s.27)

  Heritage register information provided by the City of Mississauga, Heritage Planning. Coordinates contain data made available by the City of Mississauga under its Open Data Terms of Use.

• City of Niagara Falls — Heritage Properties · City of Niagara Falls Open Data Terms of Use

  Contains data made available by the City of Niagara Falls under its Open Data Terms of Use.

• Niagara Region — Designated Heritage Properties · Open Government License 2.0 (Niagara Region)

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Niagara Region.

• Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake — Municipal Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's published register. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence 2.0 – Niagara Region. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Town of Oakville — Heritage Properties · Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville.

• Town of Orangeville — Heritage Buildings · Open Government Licence – Orangeville

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Orangeville.

• City of Oshawa — Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the City of Oshawa's published register. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – The Corporation of the City of Oshawa. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Pickering — Municipal Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the City of Pickering's published register. Contains information made available by the City of Pickering under its Open Data Licence. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Municipality of Port Hope — Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Municipality of Port Hope's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• Prince Edward County — Heritage Inventory Listing · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Prince Edward County's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of St. Catharines — Heritage Properties · Open Government License 2.0 (The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines)

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of St. Catharines.

• Town of St. Marys — Municipal Register of Heritage Designated Properties · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of St. Marys's published register. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Thunder Bay — Properties on the Municipal Heritage Register · City of Thunder Bay Open Data Licence

  Contains information licensed under the City of Thunder Bay Open Data Licence. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Toronto — Heritage Register · Open Government Licence – Toronto

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

• City of Welland — Designated Heritage Properties · Open Government Licence – City of Welland

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Welland.

• Town of Whitby — Municipal Heritage Register · Municipal heritage register published by the municipality (Ontario Heritage Act s.27); facts only

  Heritage register information from the Town of Whitby's published register. Contains information licensed under the Town of Whitby Open Government Licence. Coordinates: Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

• City of Windsor — Heritage Sites · Open Government Licence – The Corporation of the City of Windsor

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – The Corporation of the City of Windsor.

• City of London, Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (February 2025)

  Construction dates, styles, by-laws and the dates each status took effect, for London properties.

Transit, zoning and the map

• GO Transit stations: Metrolinx open data.

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Ontario - Metrolinx.

• TTC subway and LRT stations (TTC Routes and Schedules) and Toronto zoning (Zoning By-law 569-2013): Toronto Open Data.

  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

• Cemeteries: Toronto Open Data “Green Spaces” (Open Government Licence – Toronto) and City of Kingston open data “Cemeteries” (City of Kingston Open Data Licence).
• Zoning: each municipality's open zoning map, under the same licence as its heritage data above.
• Toronto lot sizes and neighbourhoods: Toronto Open Data “Property Boundaries” and “Neighbourhoods”. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
• Locations for registers published as PDFs: municipal open address points (Oshawa: Open Government Licence – The Corporation of the City of Oshawa; Whitby: Town of Whitby Open Government Licence; Pickering: City of Pickering Open Data Licence; Niagara-on-the-Lake and Grimsby: Open Government Licence 2.0 – Niagara Region), then Statistics Canada, National Address Register, June 2026, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
• Building facts, designations and links from Wikidata (CC0), read through QLever (University of Freiburg). Photos on property pages come from Wikimedia Commons; each is credited to its author with its licence beside it.
• Base map: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
• Municipal notices are summarized with a link to the original on each city's website.

Photographs

• Wyndham Street at Macdonell, downtown Guelph: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Walper Terrace Hotel and Queen Street North, Kitchener: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Henry Gulledge House, Oakville: Kyle Whatley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Battlefield House, Stoney Creek, Hamilton: Frank McPhee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A designation plaque in Toronto's Cabbagetown: Spudgun67, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.