CVC 2026 Consolidated Fee Policy and Schedule Conservation Area and Planning Fees
This document lists CVC’s 2026 fee schedule for conservation areas and planning services.
Policies and Guidelines
CVC Watershed Planning and Regulation Policies
CVC’s Watershed Planning & Regulation Policies, 2025 provide guidance for planning and development activities within the Credit River Watershed pursuant to Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act), Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 41/24: Prohibited Activities, Exemptions and Permits and O. Reg. 686/21: Mandatory Programs and Services. These policies, as adopted by the Authority Board of Directors, guide the processing of applications made under the legislation and are the operating principles for implementation.
Environmental Inventories for Development Applications: A Resource Guide for Ecologists and Planners
Existing science and field study methods are compiled in this guideline, including tables and figures, to assist in submitting field surveys and reports when required within the land use planning process.
Beaver Management Guidelines
This document puts forth a risk assessment and reduction approach that is intended to guide how CVC staff manages beaver conflicts on CVC properties. These guidelines are intended to reduce the reliance on lethal trapping to resolve conflicts.
CVC 2025 Consolidated Fee Policy and Schedule Conservation Area and Planning Fees
This document lists CVC’s 2025 fee schedule for conservation areas and planning services.
Guidelines for Designing Enhancement Plans within Setbacks and Buffers
This document is to be used after the decision has been made to plant the setback and/or buffer. These guidelines are a tool to use when the recommendation to provide an Enhancement Plan has been requested through the Development and Permitting Process.
Lake Ontario Shoreline Study
This study provides mapping and delineates hazards that occur along the Lake Ontario shoreline within the jurisdiction of the CVC. Hazards considered include erosion hazards, flood hazards including wave-uprush and other water related hazards, and dynamic beach hazards.
Technical Guidelines for Flood Hazard Mapping
The Technical Guidelines provides guidance to staff of the Steering Committee agencies and Consultants undertaking flood hazard mapping studies for those agencies; a consistent approach in the development of flood hazard maps; and establishes “good engineering practice” in the development of flood hazard maps. This will provide a technical framework for evaluating the acceptability andadequacy of flood hazard maps during Regulatory and technical reviews.
A Guide to Credit Valley Conservation Agricultural Development Permitting
This guide provides a general overview of CVC’s regulations and identifies farming activities that may require consultation and/or regulatory approvals.Â
Credit Valley Conservation Indigenous Engagement Guidelines
This guideline represents our collective and current understanding and lived experience of good practice. It is a living document. CVC still has much to learn. We start from a place of humility and continuous learning.
Floodproofing Guidelines
Floodproofing incorporates the use of designed structural treatments to render structures flood free, impervious and/or immovable.
Ecosystem Offsetting Guidelines
Ecosystem offsetting is an approach to offset the adverse impacts of land use change on the natural heritage system through the creation or restoration of natural features. This guideline applies only after the decision to offset has been made by the approval authority.
Credit Valley Conservation Authority Administrative By-Laws
The CVC Administrative By-laws guide the Board Members in their role as CVC representatives. Last amended January 2026.
Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban ConstructionÂ
The overarching objective of this document is to provide ESC practitioners, developers and regulatory agencies with up-to-date, relevant, clear and practical guidance on the effective application of erosion and sediment control measures.
Credit Valley Conservation Fluvial Geomorphic Guidelines: Factsheet VI Scour Analysis
Credit Valley Conservation developed this factsheet to standardize scour assessments in the Credit River Watershed. Infrastructure (such as sewers, utilities, bridge footings, etc.) crossing a watercourse is generally required to be installed below the scour depth.
Technical Guidelines for Watercourse Crossings
CVC’s Technical Guidelines for Watercourse Crossings provide guidance to applicants on the design and submission requirements of watercourse crossings within the Credit River Watershed.
Plant Selection Guideline – Species List for Planting Plans within the Credit River Watershed
Document contains CVC species list for planting plans within the Credit River Watershed, CVC seed mixes and CVC cover crop selection guideline.
Healthy Soils Guideline for the Natural Heritage System
This document provides guidelines and recommendations to protect, preserve, and restore healthy soils in areas impacted by development or site alteration within or directly adjacent to natural and restored features. It sets minimum standards for soil health and quantity to ensure suitable growing conditions for vegetation.
CVC Fish and Wildlife Crossing Guidelines
Credit Valley Conservation’s (CVC) Fish and Wildlife Crossing Guideline provides guidance on reducing impacts to wildlife and incorporating best management practices (BMP) within transportation planning and development projects.
Fluvial Geomorphic Guidelines
These Fluvial Geomorphology Guidelines have been developed to provide CVC staff and applicants with guidance on when and what fluvial geomorphological analyses are required.