Conservation Land Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. C.28).

The aim of the present Act is to regulate the stewardship of conservation of land. To this end the Minister may promote programs to recognize, encourage and support measures for the conservation of land. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein such as, for example, “areas of natural and scientific interest”, “conservation land”, “conservation authority land”, “wetlands”. According to section 2, a landowner may grant an easement to or enter into a covenant with a conservation body: a) for the conservation, maintenance, restoration or enhancement of all or a portion of the land or of the wildlife on land; b) for the conservation, preservation or protection of the land for agricultural purposes. The text consists of 11 sections.