Policy reports provide policies for each land use area. Policy reports are presented in standard formatting and contain the following information:
The Area ID code is assigned by the Ministry of Natural Resources. An example of an ID and a description of its components is show below.
When an ID has two land use codes separated by a slash, the second code indicates the overlay area. For example, P1543/CGP2 means the provincial park area is overlaid by a Crown game preserve. In some cases, the ID may end with a dash followed by a number indicating that the land use area is subdivided and that there may be slight variations in some policies.
*An 'a' suffix is used to distinguish additions to provincial parks and conservation reserves that have not been regulated. A ‘d’ suffix is used to reflect that a provincial park or conservation reserve is being deregulated, but the regulation change has not yet occurred. Provincial parks that existed prior to 1999 and that were added onto through the Ontario’s Living Legacy (OLL) planning exercise also have a lower case letter at the end of their Area ID. The letter 'e' indicates that this was an 'existing' provincial park with a new 'OLL' addition.
The name is normally the one that was assigned in the sources of policy information planning document, except where the name for a provincial park or conservation reserve was changed through a regulation process or through a land use amendment.
The primary land use designations are provincial park, conservation reserve, forest reserve, wilderness area, general use area, enhanced management area, dedicated protected area)
Category is only used for provincial parks and enhanced management areas. The category is the classification of the park or the type of EMA.
The MNR administrative district(s) that the area is located in.
The area for regulated parks, conservation reserves and wilderness areas are taken from the applicable regulations. Statistics for unregulated areas such as enhanced management areas, general use area, forest reserves and recommended provincial parks are generally based on geographic information system (GIS) calculations. The area is described in hectares.
The Ontario Park’s Zone that the area is located in (applies only to Provincial Parks, Conservation Reserves and Forest Reserves).
Policy reports are updated when a change is made, normally through an approved land use amendment.
This section describes the geographic area and highlights the natural resource values that contributed to the designation of the area or that may affect management activities. These descriptions have been primarily derived from the Land Use Strategy or District Land Use Guidelines with some updating.
This section presents the broad land use policy for the area. In general, this is the combined intent provided in the Land Use Strategy and the District Land Use Guidelines (DLUGs). Where land use intent in the Land Use Strategy clearly replaced DLUG direction, then the land use intent from the Land Use Strategy was carried forward in the Atlas. Where management direction is limited, land use intent was derived from provincial-level policies for land use designations and categories (e.g., for enhanced management areas and general use areas).
This section presents land use policies for a variety of activities in a table. Guidelines for some activities are also included. Whether uses and activities are or are not permitted is indicated by Yes, Maybe or No. See Interpreting Management Direction for further information on land use policies.
Information to clarify, support or add to that in the policy report.
In this section, the sources of the policy direction that were used in the preparation of the policy report are identified. This section also identifies the source of any more detailed direction and links directly to any amendments to area-specific land use policy that are related to the report.
Modified: January 31, 2007
