Legislation
This is the provincial legislation that gives the TRCA its structure and powers.
What is the Conservation Authorities Act?
This is the year the Conservation Authorities Act became law.
When is 1946?
This is expected to have a significant effect on temperature, precipitation and weather patterns in southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
What is climate change?
As a public commenting body, this is something that the TRCA must be “consistent with” when commenting on development plans and environmental assessments.
What is the Provincial Policy Statement?
If an applicant is planning to develop near a wetland, this is what must they get from the a conservation authority in order to begin development.
What is a permit?
This part of the Conservation Authorities Act allows the TRCA to administer development interference with wetlands, as well as alterations to shorelines and watercourses.
What is Section 28?
In response to Hurricane Hazel, four smaller conservation authorities amalgamated to form the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in this year.
When is 1957?
These are natural processes that help sustain and fulfill human life, which are economically and ecologically impossible to duplicate.
What are ecosystem services?
For a defined project area, this kind of survey is undertaken by a licensed professional within this area to determine if a certain kind of site is potentially present, related to its cultural heritage value or interest.
What is an archaeological assessment?
For buildings within a flood hazard zone, these cannot increase the number or dwelling units, and must be structurally designed to withstand certain flood depths and velocities (among other things).
What are additions?
Under the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment Acts and Plans, these entities act as the lead actors for implementation, with the TRCA assisting in a technical clearance role.
What are municipalities?
In addition to the structural approach to flood control, this concept (exemplified in Waterfront Plans) became popular with CAs in Ontario during the 1960s and 70s.
What is integrated shoreline management?
This is the TRCA’s term for the practice of growing food and production of livestock close to cities, in a way that preserves and enhances the environment, as well as provides economic and community health benefits.
What is sustainable near-urban agriculture?
One Zone, Two Zone and Special Policy Areas are all examples of policies which fall under this subcategory of General Natural Hazard Management.
What is Valley and Stream Flood Hazard?
This is a legally-binding instrument whereby a landowner transfers or relinquishes specific rights to a designated holder (usually a CA).
What is a conservation easement?
Depending on the function, these either may be considered by a developer or other government agency, or are required and must be followed.
What are CA comments?
This strategy document, for a major river system under the TRCA’s jurisdiction, was the product of a community-led task force in the 1990s.
What is 40 Steps to a New Don?
They are human-created systems and technologies designed to mimic ecological functions, such as stormwater management ponds, green roofs, green walls, permeable pavement and rainwater harvesting.
What are built green elements?
Land is conveyed to or purchased by the TRCA through the planning process and other tools granted to them under this initiative, which is updated every 5 years.
What is the Greenlands Acquisition Program (GAP)?
The control of flooding, erosion, dynamic beaches, pollution, and conservation of land are the facets which are examined during these parts of a permit application, under the TRCA’s Section 28 Regulation.
What are the five tests (of the Regulation)?
This collaborative policy was created in 1987 to clean up the waterfront, rivers, habitats and waters of the Toronto region, and similar policies are now being implemented in 42 other areas around the Great Lakes.
What is the Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan?
This multi-agency initiative to monitor and evaluate clean water, air, and energy Technologies replaced the Stormwater Assessment Monitoring and Performance (SWAMP) Program in 2005.
What is the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP)?
Partnering with Building Industry and Land Development (BILD), the TRCA built an Archetype Sustainable House at this location.
What is the Kortright Centre for Conservation?
This setback value is needed to ensure there is a large enough safety zone for people and vehicles to enter and exit an area during an emergency, and to provide sufficient area to access and maintain protection works.
What is an erosion access allowance?
Pursuant to the Clean Water Act, this is a region within which it is desirable to regulate or monitor drinking water threats that may affect the recharge of an aquifer.
What is a Significant Groundwater Recharge Area?