Legal Inquiries & Real Estate Transactions
Ganaraska Conservation recommends contacting GRCA Planning Staff prior to making a formal Planning Act or Permit submission to address any potential issues.
For legal inquiries related to real estate transactions, GRCA can assist in providing information in writing about the property including:
- If the site is regulated by the GRCA
- The features that exist on the property
- Identification of any violations on the property, if any
- Address any specific questions you may have
To initiate a property information request, please submit the following, using the form identified in the link above:
- Letter: Specifying details of the request.
- Fee: Please see GRCA’s Fee Schedule
- Survey: An accurate property survey or detailed map, including property boundaries, to ensure correct property identification.
- Address: The address and/or lot and concession.
- Closing Date: Requests are dealt with on a first come, first served basis.
- Policies & Guidelines for the Administration & Implementation of the Conservation Authorities Act & Ontario Regulation 41/24
- Ontario Regulation 41/24
- GRCA Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan Hazard Maps
- Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan
- Erosion & Sediment Control Guideline
- Erosion & Sediment Control Inspection Guide
- Technical & Engineering Guidelines for Stormwater Management Submissions
- Hydrogeological Assessment
- Rural & Agricultural Guide to Permits
- Low Impact Development Guide
- Fisheries & Oceans Canada Standards & Codes of Practice
- Provincial Planning Statement, 2024
- PRESENTATION: Legislative Updates to the Conservation Authorities Act & How Your Municipality My Be Impacted (June 20, 2024)
- MNRF (2002 as amended). River and Stream Systems: Flooding Hazard Limit Technical Guide
- MNRF (2002). River and Stream Systems: Erosion Hazard Limit Technical Guide
- MNRF (2001). Understanding Natural Hazards
- MNRF (1996). Hazardous Sites Technical Guide
- MNRF (1997). Wave Uprush and Overtopping: Methodologies and Applications (Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Systems)
- MNRF (2022). Ontario Wetland Evaluation System: Southern Manual
Administration Office
2216 County Road 28
Port Hope, ON L1A 3V8
T: 905.885.8173
F: 905.885.9824
Ganaraska Forest Centre
10585 Cold Springs Camp Road
Campbellcroft, ON L0A 1B0
T: 905.885.8173
F: 905.797.2545