City of Thunder Bay, Ont. warns conservation authority merger could threaten local control

Provincial plan to merge conservation authorities raises concerns

Residents and partners are being encouraged to submit comments on the proposal through the Environmental Registry of Ontario by December 22, 2025.

Brantford mayor raises concerns with province's conservation authority consolidation plan

A single conservation authority stretching from Windsor to Brantford is far too big to respond to local concerns, Brantford city councillors say.

Changes are being proposed for conservation authorities

‘I’m hugely concerned about getting in bed with Halton and Credit Valley’: NPCA opposes Ontario’s plan to merge conservation authorities

The merger would result in a regional authority including Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Conservation Halton and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority

Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen's Park

London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen’s Park’s proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.

City of Thunder Bay, Ont. warns conservation merger could threaten local control

Thunder Bay council and experts are rejecting the province’s plan to merge the LRCA, arguing it would remove local control and weaken Lake Superior protection.