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What Ontario’s Conservation Authorities do — and why is the province merging them?

In late October, Environment Minister Todd McCarthy and newly appointed Chief Conservation Officer Hassan Basit announced legislation that would merge Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into larger regional jurisdictions.

Published Nov 4, 2025 at 5:38pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
What Ontario’s Conservation Authorities do — and why is the province merging them?

Ont-Queens-Park 20251020 Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd J. McCarthy speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

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