We are pleased to bring forward Credit Valley Conservation’s 2027 budget of $46.2 million. This year’s budget invests in operations at our conservation areas, including the newly opened Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area in Mississauga, and builds on continuing investments in climate resilience, watershed management, and initiatives to protect public health and safety related to flooding and natural hazards.
The Management Plan for Jim Tovey Lakeview (board version) guides how the site will be managed and operated as it transitions from construction to public use. It establishes objectives and priority actions for the first five years of operation.
2025 audited financial statements for Credit Valley Conservation Authority prepared by BDO.
This document lists CVC’s 2026 fee schedule for conservation areas and planning services.
This document summarizes the Credit Valley Conservation Authority 2027 draft budget.
Credit Valley Conservation’s 2025 Annual Report highlights key accomplishments and features stories of our work to show how we are delivering on our Strategic Plan.
Natural assets, such as street trees and forests, are now being included in asset management plans across Ontario and Canada. However, because asset management planning was originally developed for grey infrastructure, incorporating living assets presents unique challenges. One key challenge has been how to value natural assets using similar methods used for grey/built infrastructure.
To address this knowledge gap, the Guide provides municipal and conservation authority asset managers with key concepts and practical steps for the valuation of forests, hedges and patches, and individual street and park tree assets. Recommended methods are also identified to support a more consistent and reliable approach to valuing natural assets that will ultimately enable long-term investment through asset management planning across Ontario.
The Acton Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is a community-driven roadmap designed to make Acton greener, healthier and ready for the future. It brings together residents, local businesses, institutions and partners to protect nature, improve water quality and build a climate-resilient neighbourhood where people and nature thrive together.
A new Direction from the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, which is effective March 10, 2026, to February 28, 2027, to require a conservation authority to not change fees. This Direction is consistent with the Directions that were previously in place for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 calendar years.
This document contains the resolution of the Board of Directors of CVC on the cost recovery for the plan review and regulation programs and approval of the 2026 fee schedules.
CVC retained Dougan Ecology, Grounded Solutions, and Green Analytics to develop reasonable and defensible lifecycle and replacement cost estimates for the creation, restoration or rehabilitation and long-term management of selected natural assets. This version is an update to the Life Cycle Costing of Restoration and Environmental Management Actions (2020) with updated methodology and expansion of natural asset types included for costing.
The Natural Asset Carbon Assessment Guide and Toolbox (NACAGT) provides standardized methods for doing carbon assessments in Central and Southern Ontario. Along with background information on carbon assessments, the document includes a database of area-based carbon sequestration rates and a list of tools for performing carbon assessments and guidance for each use. This is version 2.0 of the NACAGT with an updated database and a new method for scoring new carbon sequestration rates.
Find local native plants for your property using our native plant nursery guide.
CVC Board Report: Response to Provincial consolidation proposal under Bill 68 Under Bill and Environmental Registry Posting 025-157.
Credit Valley Conservation’s board-approved ERO submission to posting #025-1257. While CVC supports modernization and improved service standards, these proposals raise serious concerns about local governance, watershed-based science, and municipal accountability. CVC will continue to advocate for solutions that safeguard our communities, environment, and the integrity of Ontario’s watershed-based model.