Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund : permits and other requirements.

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by  Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Great Lakes Guardian
Community Fund
Permits and Other Requirements
The following are permits and other requirements that DISCLAIMER: Applicants must note that
may be required for projects under the Great Lakes the following is for illustrative purposes
only and does not constitute advice of any
Guardian Community Fund (GLGCF). There may be
kind from the Ministry of the Environ-
additional permits/approvals needed depending on your
ment on how an applicant must comply
project. This document is designed to help develop your
with any requirements of law. Applicants
application as completely as possible. Note that per-
must not rely on the following informa-
mits do not have to be in place in order to submit your
tion as being a comprehensive list of
application. However, an approved permit, if required,
permits or other requirements that may
will enable your project to start on time. If permits and
be required for their particular project and
approvals are not yet in place, the Province will take this should consult with their own legal coun-
into account in evaluating the feasibility of the project. sel in this regard.
Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Permit to Take • Projects taking more than • Creation or restoration of a www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/industry/
Water (PTTW) 50,000 litres of water/day wetland assessment_and_approvals/water_taking/
Ministry of the from a lake, river, stream STDPROD_075554.html
Environment) or groundwater source,
require a PTTW from the
Ministry of the Environ-
ment (with a few excep-
tions).
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other
Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Work Permit • Specific activities or works • Filling shore lands, creating a Additional Information:
under the Pub- on Crown lands including beach, constructing shoreline www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/CrownLand/
lic Lands Act lake and river beds and protection works such as shore- 2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_165786.html
(Ministry of Nat- shore lands (e.g., Crown/ line stabilization
Note that a work permit can take 8 weeks to
ural Resources) private lands seasonally or
• Adding or removing rocks/boul- process and is required before the project can
permanently under water)
ders from shores or a lake, river start.
• Ensures activities do not or stream bed
Contact the Lands Specialist at your local MNR
harm the environment
• Constructing trails on Crown office for guidance on work permits www.mnr.
or impact nearby Crown
land gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/
land/private land inter-
STEL02_179002.html
ests • Constructing water crossings,
(e.g., a bridge, culvert or cause- Other provincial, municipal and federal author-
way) on Crown land izations may be required. For example, altera-
tions to the channel, water level and/or flow of
• Removing aquatic vegetation
a lake or river may need MNR approval under
the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. Fish
stocking requires a licence under MNR’s Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Act.
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other
Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Letter of Opin- • Under the Pesticides Act, • Projects that involve the appli- More information
ion for the use a Letter of Opinion is cation of Class 9 pesticides to: www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Biodiversity/2
of pesticides required from the Min- control/radicate invasive species ColumnSubPage/270465.html
(Ministry of Nat- istry of Natural Resour- (e.g., Pharmites control on dry
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/
ural Resources) ces for natural resource land); benefit a species that is
lr/@mnr/@biodiversity/documents/document/
management projects that native to Ontario (e.g. control-
stdprod_089643.pdf
involve the application of ling terrestrial vegetation to
Class 9 pesticides enhance habitat where a species Contact your local MNR office www.mnr.
at risk may ocur); OR, protect gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/
or restore the components of STEL02_179002.html
a rare ecosystem (e.g. control
existing vegetation to restore
tall grass prairie)
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other
Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Protection or • Authorizes an activ- • Enhancing a wetland where at- Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO)
recovery per- ity that could adversely risk plant and turtle species are List www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/
mit under the affect a species listed as likely to occur Species/2ColumnSubPage/276722.html
Endangered endangered, threatened
• Conducting stream inventory Endangered Species Act www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/
Species Act or extirpated on the Spe-
work where at-risk fish species Business/Species
(Ministry of Nat- cies at Risk in Ontario
are known to occur
ural Resources) (SARO) List Contact the Species at Risk Biologist at your
• In-water works such as expand- local MNR office www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/
• The main purpose of the
ing sediment traps where at- ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_179002.
activity must be to assist
risk mussels may occur html
in the protection or recov-
ery of the subject species
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other
Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Project Permit • Permits may be required • Bridge replacement or creation Find a Conservation Authority in your area
(Conservation for projects located within by map:
• Shoreline protection
Authorities) the watershed boundaries
http://conservationontario.ca/find/index.html
of a Conservation Author- • Pond maintenance
ity for work in or adjacent Contact information for Conservation
• Changing or interfering with
to river or stream valleys, Authorities:
the existing channel of a river,
Great Lakes and inland
creek, stream or watercourse http://conservationontario.ca/about/cas.html
lake shorelines, water-
courses, hazardous lands • Changing or interfering with a
and wetlands wetland
• Hazardous lands means
land that could be unsafe
for development because
of naturally occurring
processes associated
with flooding, erosion,
dynamic beaches or
unstable soil or bedrock
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Permits and Other Requirements
Permits
and Other
Description Examples of GLGCF Projects Additional and Contact Information
Requirements
Permit/letter • Written permission from • In-water and shoreline works For more information including a list of specific
(Parks Canada) Parks Canada is required water bodies that are part of the Trent-Severn
• Shoreline stabilization or
for in-water and shoreline Waterway and Rideau Canal
rehabilitation
works on properties adja-
www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/poli/index.aspx
cent to the Trent-Severn • In-water and shoreline works in
Waterway and Rideau Canal wetlands or contact Beth McEachern at
705-750-4900 or
• In-water and shoreline
[email protected]
works means all work tak-
ing place and all structures
built on or over these
waterways and those at
the shoreline
ontario.ca/GreatLakesFund
1-800-565-4923 [email protected]
@environmentont facebook.com/OntarioEnvironment
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