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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Governance
      • About the LTVCA
      • Board of Directors
      • Board Meetings
      • Budget & Financial Statements
      • Public Consultation & Bids
      • Reports/ Plans/ Fees / MOUs
    • Get Involved
      • Employment
      • Volunteers
      • FAQ’s
      • What’s New?
  • Visit
    • Get Outside
      • Conservation Areas
      • Camping
      • Parking Passes
      • Healthy Hikes
    • Things to Do
      • Events
      • Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum
  • Conservation
    • Water Management
      • Flood Forecasting & Warning
      • LTVCA’s Flood Control Program
      • Water Control Structures
      • The History of Flooding
      • Flood Notices
      • Flood Notice Types
      • Water Levels
    • Conservation Services
      • Tree Planting
      • Grants for Landowners
      • Feature Partnership & Restoration Projects
      • Phosphorus Education
      • Funding for Farmers
      • Species at Risk
      • Invasive Species
      • Pollinator Habitats
      • Livestock Health
      • LIVING LAB – ONTARIO
  • Learning
    • Education Programs
      • School & Community Groups
      • On-the-Road Programs
      • Asynchronous Opportunities
      • Habitat Fact Resources
  • Planning & Regulations
    • Planning and Regs
      • Plan Input & Review
      • Regulations
      • Enforcement & Compliance
      • Regulated Areas Map
  • Contact Us
    • Get In Touch
      • Contact Form
      • Enforcement & Compliance
      • Staff Directory

Enforcement and Environmental Compliance

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A principal mandate of the LTVCA is to protect life and property from natural hazards such as flooding and erosion.  This means ensuring that development does not impact natural hazard lands nor interfere with wetlands or watercourses within the LTVCA’s jurisdiction.

Our officers are designated under the Conservation Authorities Act for the purpose of enforcing Section 28 of the Act as Provincial Offences Officers.  They can inspect, investigate and report on complaints of non-compliant development activities within the LTVCA’s watershed.  They can also inspect and ensure compliance of the terms and conditions of LTVCA permits that have been issued.

Note, the online form is NOT for conservation area complaints. If your complaint is in regards to a conservation area, please contact us at [email protected] or using our contact form.

Before submitting your complaint, please read and acknowledge you understand the following:

Once you submit your complaint, you will not hear from us unless we have additional questions.  Please do not ask us for the status of your complaint.  Active investigations are subject to privacy legislation and cannot be shared.

We do not respond to the following complaints:

Wildlife in Distress or Activities that are Disturbing Wildlife

If you believe an animal is in distress, call 1-833-9-ANIMAL or your local municipal animal control office.

Developments or Subdivisions Proposed

If you have complaints about a subdivision or development being proposed, contact your local municipality.

Spills

If you believe a spill has occurred and is contaminating the environment, call the Spills Hotline at 1-866-MOE-TIPS (1-866-663-8477) or use their online reporting tool here – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Violations against Natural Resources

If you suspect an illegal activity against Ontario’s fish and wildlife, species at risk, shore lands, forests, provincial parks, aggregate resources, and public lands, please call the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s tip line at 1-877-847-7667.

Fisheries Violation

To report a fisheries violation, please contact 1-800-465-4336.

Trees Being Cut Down

Tree cutting may be subject to your local municipality’s or county’s by-laws, which means you need to contact your local municipality/county.  The only time tree cutting would be within our purview is if it’s within a wetland area.

Garbage Dumping, Noise Complaints, Property Standards or Septic Concerns

Contact your local municipality.

Issue Related to an Open Municipal Drain or Closed Municipal Tile
Please contact your municipality’s Drainage Superintendent.

Neighbour's Landscaping Actions Impacting Drainage on your Property

Please raise the concern respectfully with your neighbour. This is a civil matter over which we have no jurisdiction.


I have read and understood the above and would still like to submit a complaint.​

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