Permits & Planning
Permits and Property or Development Inquiries
If you are working in and around open water, streams or rivers, wetlands or swamps, then you will require a permit.
Have you been told you need a permit? Do you have questions about a property you wish to purchase or wish to develop on? Submit an Inquiry Form as your first step.
Otonabee Conservation performs important roles in development and planning as a regulator under the Conservation Authorities Act. Learn more about our Development Regulations - Prohibited Activities, Exemptions and Permits (Ontario Regulation 41/24) on our Apply for a Permit page.
Planning
Otonabee Conservation plays an important role during the planning process. As a commenting agency under the Planning Act, we review all planning applications. Our main role is to guide development away from natural hazards such as floodplains. The planning process starts with your local municipality. Please contact them to begin the consultation process.
Otonabee Conservation has a unique relationship with Parks Canada, which operates the Trent-Severn Waterway. Parks Canada manages water levels along the Trent-Severn Waterway to provide the needed water depth for boating and related recreational activities and to minimize flooding. Water depths are regulated on the 14 locks and water control structures that are part of the Waterway and are within our watershed.
Contact Parks Canada for permits for activities on lands below the ‘Upper Controlled Navigation Limit’. ORCA only considers permit applications for activities above the ‘Upper Controlled Navigation Limit’.
Contact Us
Administrative Assistant,
Plan Review & Permitting Services,
Otonabee Conservation
250 Milroy Drive
Peterborough, ON K9H 7M9
Voice: 705-745-5791 ext. 230
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