The Ontario Heritage Act and institutions in the province.

Heritage designation:

• RECOGNIZES the importance of a property to the local community.
• PROTECTS the property's cultural heritage value;
• ENCOURAGES good stewardship and conservation;
• PROMOTES knowledge and understanding about the property.

Under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the  following steps have to be undertaken to designate a real property in Ontario that should be preserved:

1.)  Identifying the property as a candidate for designation;

2.)  Researching and evaluating the property;

3.)  Serving Notice of Intention to Designate, with an opportunity for objection;

4.)  Passing and registering the designation bylaw;

5.)  Listing the property on the municipal register; 

6.)  Listing the property on the provincial register.

Perth Jail

Ottawa Gaol on Nicholas Street

Don Jail on Gerrard Street, Toronto

Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women

Bowmanville Prisoner of War Camp or Camp 30; and Reformatory.

Guelph Reformatory
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  Part 1V Designated properties listed on the City of Kingston, Ontario Heritage Properties Register - January 2018:

In my opinion, the Corrections Canada buildings, church, Rockwood and the water tower should be untouchable.

St. Helen's - 440 King Street West.
Stone Gables - 462 King Street West.
Church of the Good Thief - 735 King Street West.
Rockwood House and numerous listed buildings (Kingston Psychiatric Hospital Grounds). - 752 King Street West,
Prison for Women - 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard.
Queen's University West Campus - Penitentiary Water Tower - 244 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard. Also listed as 511/535 Union Street.
Gardener's Building and Coach House - Elmhirst House (fed) - 443 Union Street.

Calderwood was transferred from the Department of Public Works to Corrections Canada during the year 1951. The building on 443 Union Street was converted to a Penitentiary Staff College.

Elmhirst House, another Corrections Canada building on Union Street. The foundation of Elmhirst House is limestone.