Planning & Permitting
Cataraqui Conservation helps to ensure public safety from natural hazards and protection of the environment through our Planning & Permitting roles (known as "Development Review"). We are committed to high quality, consistent and efficient client service. Please refer to the information and services below intended to help guide you.
Planning & Permit Contacts
Policies & Guidelines
Policies for Implementing Ontario Regulation 41/24 (formerly 148/06)
- Appendix A: Service Delivery Procedures
- Appendix B: Conservation Authorities Act
- Appendix C: Ontario Regulation 41/24
- Appendix D: Mapping Guidelines
- Appendix E: Ontario Regulation 686/21
- Appendix F: Section 28 Hearing Guidelines
- Appendix G: Provincial Planning Statement 2024
- Appendix H: Minimum Floodproofing & Access Standards for Development
- Appendix I: Guidelines for Geotechnical Investigation
- Appendix J: Terms of Reference for Mapping
- Appendix K: Paine Study & Shoreline Erosion Classification System
- Appendix L: Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Shoreline Flood Level Tables
- Appendix M: Ice Engineering Guidelines
- Appendix N: Hydraulic Design Guidelines
- Appendix O: Clean Equipment Protocol
- Appendix P: Erosion & Sediment Control Guidelines
- Appendix Q: Guidelines for Ecological Buffer Areas
- Appendix R: MTO Directive B100
- Appendix S1: Stormwater Guidelines
- Appendix S2: Reducing Runoff
- Appendix T: Cataraqui Region Inland Lake Water Level Data
- Appendix U: Guidelines for Shoreline and In-Water Works
- Appendix V: Floodplain Compensation Guidelines
- Appendix W: Watercourse Realignment Guidelines
- Appendix X: Guidelines for Assessing Impacts to Wetland Adjacent Lands
- Appendix Y: Guidelines for Karst Investigation
- Appendix Z: DRAFT Ecological Offsetting Policies
Environmental Planning Policies
- Appendix A: Planting Guidelines
- Appendix B: Wave Uprush Table
- Appendix C: Shoreline Erosion Classification System
- Appendix D: Geotechnical Investigation
- Appendix E: Guidelines for Environmental Assessment
- Appendix F: Ecological Buffers
- Appendix G: Site Evaluation Guidlines (Shield Lakes)
- Appendix H: Erosion & Sediment Control Guidelines
- Appendix I: Stormwater Management