LEGAL 

LSSSRA believes that a full environmental impact assessment must be used to deal with overlapping jurisdictions.  Please learn more about the laws, regulations, authorization and license requirements.  

FEDERAL:

• • Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1)

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PROVINCIAL:

• • O. Reg. 179/06: LAKE SIMCOE REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY: REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, INTERFERENCE WITH WETLANDS AND ALTERATIONS TO SHORELINES AND WATERCOURSES (ontario.ca)

We have sought expert opinion.  This area and surrounding drainage basins of Lake Simcoe is subject to other Provincial regional plans and binational plans (Canada-USA):

•        Municipal York Region Official Plan;

·       Provincial Greenbelt Act and Greenbelt Plan;

·       Provincial Places to Grow Plan;

·       Provincial Lake Simcoe Act and Lake Simcoe Plan;

·       Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;

·       Canada-US Lake Huron Lakewide Management Plan; and

·        Canada 2022 Trent–Severn Waterway and Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Sites of Canada Management Plan;

The project will require permits authorizations and licences issued by Canada including:

·       Fisheries and Oceans Canada;

·       Transport Canada;

·       Environment and Climate Change Canada;

·       Parks Canada; and

·       Foreign Affairs Canada.