This chapter describes the status and trends of water quality in groundwater, the Credit River and its tributaries. This includes an overview of key parameters of concern in surface water and groundwater, as well as surface water temperature.
This chapter summarizes CVC’s long-term monitoring data on channel morphology condition and trends across the watershed. To complement this information, a stream power model for all fourth order and greater watercourses provides information on energy availability and sediment transport patterns at the watershed scale.
This chapter describes the status and trends of water quantity in groundwater, the Credit River and its tributaries. This chapter also summarizes the water balance based on modelling exercises completed in the last 15 years.
This chapter outlines the history of natural hazards within the watershed, including those regulated by CVC—such as riverine flooding and erosion, Lake Ontario shoreline flooding and erosion, dynamic beaches and unstable soils—as well as unregulated hazards like urban flooding, wind and ice damage, and fire. It also describes CVC’s role in monitoring, managing, and regulating these various types of hazards.
This chapter describes drinking water, wastewater and stormwater management systems, how they have changed through time, and provides an overview of how they influence the condition of water resources in the watershed.
This chapter focuses on anthropogenic land uses such as agriculture, urban land use, aggregates, roads and rails, and landfills, and the impacts they have on natural hazards, water resource and natural heritage systems in the watershed.
This chapter is part of a two-part series that discusses land cover and land use in the watershed. This chapter focuses on natural and semi-natural cover with discussions on how it has changed over time, and how it compares to watershed-scale targets.
This chapter provides an overview of the watershed’s physiography, soils, geology, and hydrogeology, focusing on their relevance to the availability of groundwater as a potable water supply for watershed residents, and as a resource to support healthy ecosystems.
This chapter provides an overview of the current climate conditions, the changes observed in air temperature and precipitation, and the environmental and social impacts of climate change in the watershed.
This chapter examines the history, composition, and use of public greenspace in the Credit River Watershed. It also summarizes pressures on these natural spaces.
This chapter examines how the people who live in the watershed influence watershed conservation, and make land and water management decisions. This includes a discussion about factors that influence and drive the many conservation and stewardship activities we see on private and public lands throughout the watershed.
This chapter summarizes demographic characteristics today, and how they have changed over time. It includes information on population, age distribution, property ownership, ethnic diversity and immigration.
This chapter describes watershed planning process and phases, with a link to policy context and the roles of CVC and partner municipalities in watershed management.
Credit Valley Conservation’s 2024 Annual Report highlights key accomplishments and features stories of our work to show how we are delivering on our Strategic Plan.
Land inventory map and data created in compliance with the Conservation Authority Act.
Summary of Key Findings by Consultation Activity
In 2022, Credit Valley Conservation (“CVC”) and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (“TRCA”) completed a screening process in partnership with City of Mississauga which identified locations for potential future SNAP projects through consideration of known vulnerabilities in the environment and built form, infrastructure renewal priorities, watershed management and green infrastructure priorities, greenhouse gas reduction priorities, and socio-economic priorities.
The Cooksville Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is an intersectoral, community-centred collaboration focused on the vibrant and beloved neighbourhood of Cooksville in Mississauga, Ontario. The plan aims to catalyze movement to support this priority neighbourhood and its natural areas through locally tailored actions fostering a greener, healthier and climate-resilient community.
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 2025 fee schedules.
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 2024 fee schedules.
A Direction from the Minister of Natural Resources that extends the previous Directions that were in place for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years.