Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario

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The Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario is a provincial law that establishes and governs conservation authorities to manage natural resources, protect watersheds, and reduce risks from flooding and other environmental hazards across the province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental law ⓘ
provincial statute ⓘ
appliesTo conservation authority member municipalities ⓘ
municipalities in Ontario ⓘ
authorizes conservation authorities to acquire and manage land ⓘ
conservation authorities to charge fees for certain services ⓘ
conservation authorities to enter into agreements with municipalities ⓘ
conservation authorities to regulate development in hazard lands ⓘ
conservation authorities to undertake flood and erosion control works ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
defines funding mechanisms for conservation authorities ⓘ
mandate of conservation authorities ⓘ
powers of conservation authorities ⓘ
programs and services of conservation authorities ⓘ
structure of conservation authority boards ⓘ
enactedBy Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
enforcedBy conservation authorities ⓘ
courts of Ontario ⓘ
focusesOn watershed-based planning ⓘ
governs conservation authorities in Ontario ⓘ
hasShortTitle Conservation Authorities Act ⓘ
jurisdiction Ontario ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea flood control ⓘ
land use regulation in hazard areas ⓘ
natural resources management ⓘ
watershed management ⓘ
partOf statutes of Ontario ⓘ
purpose to establish conservation authorities ⓘ
to manage natural resources on a watershed basis ⓘ
to protect and manage watersheds in Ontario ⓘ
to provide for the organization and powers of conservation authorities ⓘ
to reduce risks from flooding ⓘ
to reduce risks from other natural hazards ⓘ
to support conservation and management of natural resources ⓘ
region Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario
regulates alterations to watercourses ⓘ
development in areas susceptible to erosion ⓘ
development in areas susceptible to flooding ⓘ
interference with wetlands ⓘ
requires municipal levy to fund conservation authorities ⓘ
municipal representation on conservation authority boards ⓘ
preparation of budgets by conservation authorities ⓘ
subjectOf Ontario Regulation 686/21 ⓘ
Ontario Regulation 687/21 ⓘ
supports conservation of land ⓘ
protection of life and property from natural hazards ⓘ
protection of water quality ⓘ

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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority → legalBasis → Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario ⓘ
Credit Valley Conservation Authority → foundedByLaw → Conservation Authorities Act (Ontario) ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Credit Valley Conservation Areas → governedBy → Ontario Conservation Authorities Act ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Conservation Authorities Act → hasShortTitle → Conservation Authorities Act ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
TRCA → legalBasis → Conservation Authorities Act (Ontario) ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority → governingFramework → Conservation Authorities Act (Ontario) ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority → partOf → Conservation Authorities system of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority → legalBasis → Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario ⓘ
Conservation Halton → subjectTo → Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario ⓘ
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority → follows → Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario ⓘ
Grand River Conservation Authority → subjectOf → Ontario Conservation Authorities Act ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority → legalFramework → Ontario Conservation Authorities Act ⓘ
linked to: Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario