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Provincial Parks Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. P.34).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Cultural heritage Policy/planning Tourism
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Act includes amendments up to 2006.
Abstract

The purpose of the present Act is to ensure the protection of provincial parks in Ontario. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as, for example, “assistant superintendent”, “conservation officer”, “district manager”, “management plan”, “provincial park”, “public lands”. All provincial parks are dedicated to the people of the Province of Ontario and others who may use them for their healthful enjoyment and education, and the provincial parks shall be maintained for the benefit of future generations in accordance with this Act and the regulations. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may set apart as a provincial park any area in Ontario, as well as increase or decrease the area of any provincial park and may delimit any provincial park. Furthermore, he may also classify any provincial park as a natural environment park, a historical park, a nature reserve, a wilderness park, a recreation park and a waterway park or any other class of park. The Act consists of 23 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Designation of Parks (O. Reg. 343/83).

Legislation | Canada | 1983

Keyword: Protected area, Policy/planning, Tourism, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Designation of Parks (O. Reg. 45/85).

Legislation | Canada | 1985

Keyword: Protected area, Policy/planning, Tourism, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Designation of Parks (O. Reg. 52/97).

Legislation | Canada | 1997

Keyword: Protected area, Policy/planning, Tourism, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

General (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 952).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2000)

Keyword: Protected area, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Tourism, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Designation of Parks (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 951).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2006)

Keyword: Protected area, Policy/planning, Tourism, Cultural heritage, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 (S.O. 2006, c. 12).

Legislation | Canada | 2006 (2012)

Keyword: Protected area, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Tourism, National parks, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX