Conservation Areas Strategy

Under the Conservation Authorities Act and Ontario Regulation 686/21, every Conservation Authority in Ontario is required to prepare a Conservation Areas (Strategy).

The goal of the Strategy is to provide an integrated, high-level framework that helps guide and inform future decision-making on all GRCA-owned and controlled lands.

The objectives of the GRCA’s Conservation Areas Strategy are to:

• Manage GRCA landholdings in compliance with relevant Federal, Provincial and Municipal regulations, policies, and guidelines.   
• Consider watershed health and resilience when making land management decisions.     
• Provide sustainable outdoor recreational and educational opportunities and connections with the natural environment.   
• Enhance community partnerships on GRCA properties.
• Manage GRCA landholdings in a strategic, fiscally responsible, and sustainable way.

At its October 25, 2024 General Membership Meeting, the GRCA board passed a motion approving the GRCA's Strategy.

•  Click the link to read the Conservation Areas Strategy (1 MB).

Public Information Centre

• The GRCA held webinar information sessions on the draft Strategy on both Tuesday, September 10, 2024 and Tuesday, September 25, 2024. You can view the webinar on YouTube or click here to view a PDF version of the presentation (8 MB).