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Programs

Our programs engage the public to reflect on the past—both to make sense of our present and to inform our future. 

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Tours

Our tours bring people together. Join us as we travel hundreds of kilometres to experience the city—up close and on the streets—through parks, to well-known landmarks, and in the many neighbourhoods that make up Toronto.

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The 1923 Chinese Immigration Act, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, banned nearly all Chinese immigration to Canada. The Exclusion Act followed decades of high taxes designed to restrict Chinese migration. In 1947, lawyers Kew Dock Yip (1906–2001) and Irving Himel (1915–2001) successfully lobbied the Canadian government to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act. The plaque was unveiled at Toronto City Hall by Barry Chong, Alfred Yip, MP Kevin Vuong, John Yip, and MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam.

Plaques

Our plaques educate and enlighten the public about the important people, places, and events from Toronto’s past. Started in 1969, our program is responsible for more than 900 plaques across the city.

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Heritage Toronto Awards

The Heritage Toronto Awards is the city’s premiere heritage event and our major fundraiser of the year. Join us in celebrating outstanding accomplishments in the field and to learn about exciting new opportunities and projects.

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Equity Heritage Initiative

The Equity Heritage Initiative provides mentorship and paid work to emerging historians from equity-deserving communities, while supporting new programming and community partnerships.

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Thank you to our 2025 community partners:

  • A Different Booklist
  • ASI Heritage
  • Cabbagetown Farmers’ Market
  • Cabbagetown Preservation Association
  • City of Toronto Archives
  • The Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies at York University
  • Leslieville Farmers’ Market
  • Master of Museum Studies, University of Toronto
  • Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
  • Muddy York Podcast
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
  • North York Central Library
  • Royal Ontario Museum
  • St. Lawrence Market Precinct
  • University of Toronto Libraries
  • Weston Farmers’ Market