| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition Plan Development | other | Each transition committee shall develop a transition plan to prepare for the amalgamation of the predecessor authorities into its new authority. | During the transition period to new authorities | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Council Appointee Quota | other | When appointing members of an authority, the council of a participating municipality shall ensure that at least 70 per cent of its appointees are selected from among the members of the municipal council, subject to subsection (1.2). | Subject to permission for exception granted by the Minister under subsection 1.2 | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Meeting Minutes Distribution | other | Within 30 days after any meeting of an authority or of an executive committee, the secretary-treasurer of the authority shall send a copy of the minutes of the meeting to each member of the authority. | Within 30 days after any meeting | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of Agendas and Minutes | other | Subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the authority shall, (a) make the agenda for a meeting of the authority or of its executive committee available to the public before the meeting takes place; and (b) make the minutes of a meeting of the authority or of its executive committee available to the public within 30 days after the meeting. | Subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of By-laws | other | An authority shall make its by-laws available to the public in the manner it considers appropriate. | | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Land Disposition | other | Subject to subsection (6), if the Minister has made a grant to an authority under section 39 in respect of land, the authority shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the land under clause (1) (c) without providing a written notice of the proposed disposition to the Minister at least 90 days before the disposition. | Applies to land subject to a section 39 grant, subject to exceptions in subsection (6) | high |
| #Q007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Programs and Services | other | An authority shall provide the following programs or services within its area of jurisdiction: 1. Programs or services that meet any of the following descriptions and that have been prescribed by the regulations: i. Programs and services related to the risk of natural hazards. ii. Programs and services related to the conservation and management of lands owned or controlled by the authority, including any interests in land registered on title. iii. Programs and services related to the authority's duties, functions and responsibilities as a source protection authority under the Clean Water Act, 2006. iv. Programs and services related to the authority's duties, functions and responsibilities under an Act prescribed by the regulations. | | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Fee Schedule Preparation | other | Every authority shall prepare and maintain a fee schedule that sets out, (a) the list of programs and services that it provides and in respect of which it charges a fee; and (b) the amount of the fee charged for each program or service or the manner in which the fee is determined. | | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Written Fee Policy Adoption | other | Every authority shall adopt a written policy with respect to the fees that it charges for the programs and services it provides, and the policy shall set out, (a) the fee schedule described in subsection (6); (b) the frequency within which the fee policy shall be reviewed by the authority under subsection (9); (c) the process for carrying out a review of the fee policy, including the rules for giving notice of the review and of any changes resulting from the review; and (d) the circumstances in which a person may request that the authority reconsider a fee that was charged to the person and the procedures applicable to the reconsideration. | | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Provision of Operations Information to Minister | other | An authority shall provide the Minister with such information as the Minister may require in relation to its operations, including the programs and services it provides. | Upon requirement specified by the Minister | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Project Approval by Minister | other | Before proceeding with a project that involves money granted by the Minister under section 39, the authority shall file plans and a description with the Minister and obtain his or her approval in writing. | When proceeding with a project involving money granted by the Minister under section 39 | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Capital Costs Notice of Apportionment | other | An authority shall send a notice of apportionment in writing to each participating municipality setting out the amount of the capital costs for a project that has been apportioned to the participating municipality. | | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibited Activities in Jurisdiction Areas | other | No person shall carry on the following activities, or permit another person to carry on the following activities, in the area of jurisdiction of an authority: 1. Activities to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse or to change or interfere in any way with a wetland. 2. Development activities in areas that are within the authority's area of jurisdiction and are, i. hazardous lands, ii. wetlands, iii. river or stream valleys the limits of which shall be determined in accordance with the regulations, iv. areas that are adjacent or close to the shoreline of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River System or to an inland lake and that may be affected by flooding, erosion or dynamic beach hazards, such areas to be further determined or specified in accordance with the regulations, or v. other areas in which development should be prohibited or regulated, as may be determined by the regulations. | Exceptions apply as per subsections 28(2), 28(3), 28(4) and 28(4.1) | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Opportunity to be Heard Before Permit Refusal | other | An authority shall not refuse an application for a permit or attach conditions to a permit unless the applicant for the permit has been given an opportunity to be heard by the authority. | | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Written Reasons for Permit Refusal or Conditions | other | If the authority, after holding a hearing, refuses a permit or issues the permit subject to conditions, the authority shall give the applicant written reasons for the decision. | If the authority, after holding a hearing, refuses a permit or issues the permit subject to conditions | high |
| #Q016 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Development Project Agreement Requirement | other | No person shall begin a development project until an agreement required under subsection (17) has been entered into. | Unless a regulation provides otherwise as per subsection 19.1 | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Crown Land Project Approval | other | Where any land required for the carrying out of a project or a part thereof is Crown land, a plan and description of the land prepared and signed by an Ontario land surveyor and signed by the chair or vice-chair of the authority shall be deposited with the Minister, and the project or the part thereof shall not be proceeded with until the authority has received the approval in writing of the Minister. | Where any land required for the carrying out of a project or a part thereof is Crown land | high |
| #Q018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Cemetery Lands Reinterment Acquisition | other | Where the carrying out of a project will require the use of a cemetery or other place of interment of human remains, the authority shall acquire other suitable lands for the interment of the bodies contained in the cemetery or other place of interment. | Where the carrying out of a project will require the use of a cemetery or other place of interment | high |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Audit Requirement | other | Every authority shall cause its accounts and transactions to be audited annually by a person licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 and shall ensure that the annual audit is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for local governments recommended by the Public Sector Accounting Board of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, as they exist from time to time. | | high |
| #Q020 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of Auditor's Report | other | Within 60 days of receiving the auditor's report, an authority shall make the report available to the public on its website and by any other means that the authority considers appropriate. | Within 60 days of receiving the auditor's report | high |
| #Q021 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Hunting Certain Species | other | A person shall not hunt or trap specially protected wildlife or any bird that belongs to a species that is wild by nature and is not a game bird. | Subject to exceptions in subsection 5(2) | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Hunting or Trapping Licence Requirement | other | Except under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations, a person shall not hunt or trap big game, game mammals, game birds, furbearing mammals, game reptiles, game amphibians, or other specified birds/wildlife. | Exceptions for trappers, farmers, and prescribed circumstances in sections 6(2), 6(3), and 6(4) | high |
| #Q023 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Protection of Nests and Eggs | other | A person shall not destroy, take or possess the nest or eggs of a bird that belongs to a species that is wild by nature. | Does not apply to specified nuisance birds or migratory birds subject to federal law | high |
| #Q024 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Interference with Black Bear Dens | other | A person shall not interfere with a black bear in its den or intentionally damage or destroy a black bear’s den. | Unless authorized by the Minister | high |
| #Q025 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Hunting in Protected Areas | other | A person shall not hunt, trap or possess wildlife in a provincial park or Crown game preserve. | Except in circumstances prescribed by the regulations | high |
| #Q026 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Trespassing for Hunting or Fishing | recreational water, other | A person shall not enter premises in contravention of the Trespass to Property Act or the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 for the purpose of hunting or fishing. | | high |
| #Q027 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Hunting or Trapping for Gain | other | Except with the authorization of the Minister, a person shall not hunt for hire, gain or the expectation of gain; hire, employ or induce another person to hunt for gain; trap for hire, gain or the expectation of gain; or pay or accept a bounty. | Exceptions for guides and licensed trappers in section 11(2-4) | high |
| #Q028 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Possession of Illegally Killed Wildlife | other | A person shall not possess wildlife that has been killed, injured or captured contrary to this Act or the regulations. | | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Careless Use of Firearms | other | A person who is in possession of a firearm for the purpose of hunting, trapping or fishing shall not discharge or handle the firearm, or cause it to be discharged or handled, without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for people or property. | | high |
| #Q030 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reporting Firearm Injuries | other | A person shall notify a conservation officer as soon as practicable if an injury requiring treatment by a physician is caused by the discharge of a firearm while the person is in possession of the firearm for the purpose of hunting, trapping or fishing. | | high |
| #Q031 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Loaded Firearms in Conveyances | other | A person who is in an area usually inhabited by wildlife or who is on the way to or from an area usually inhabited by wildlife shall not have a loaded firearm in or on a conveyance or discharge a firearm from a conveyance. | Exceptions for non-motorboats, migratory bird hunting from motorboats, and persons with impaired mobility | high |
| #Q032 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Night Hunting | other | A person shall not, during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, hunt wildlife; have a firearm in the person’s possession in an area usually inhabited by wildlife, unless the firearm is unloaded and encased; or shine a light for the purpose of hunting wildlife. | Except in circumstances prescribed by the regulations | high |
| #Q033 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Use of Poison and Adhesives | other | A person shall not use poison or adhesives to kill, injure or capture wildlife. | Except in circumstances prescribed by the regulations | high |
| #Q034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Prevention of Captive Wildlife Spoilage | other | A hunter or trapper who kills game wildlife other than a furbearing mammal shall not abandon it if its flesh may become unsuitable for human consumption. | Certain exceptions for double-crested cormorant apply | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Marking of Birds of Prey | other | A person who keeps a specially protected raptor in captivity, or who keeps another bird of prey prescribed by the regulations in captivity, shall mark it in the manner prescribed by the regulations and shall keep the records prescribed by the regulations. | | high |
| #Q036 | operational | operational | mandatory | Duty to Prevent Escape of Captive Wildlife | other | A person who keeps a farmed animal or who keeps game wildlife or specially protected wildlife in captivity shall ensure that it does not escape. | | high |
| #Q037 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Wildlife Disease Orders | other | No person shall fail to comply with an order made under this section [wildlife disease control and surveillance zone] or engage in an activity prohibited or restricted in the order. | Applies when a wildlife disease control and surveillance zone is established by the Minister | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition on False Statements | other | A person shall not make a false or misleading statement in an application for a licence or authorization or in any document or data required to be created, kept or submitted under this Act or the regulations. | | high |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Requirement to Stop for Inspection | other | On the conservation officer’s signal to stop, the operator of the conveyance shall immediately stop and produce for inspection any wildlife, invertebrate, fish, document or other thing requested by the officer for the purpose of this Act. | | high |
| #Q040 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Surrender of Cancelled Licences | other | A person whose licence or authorization is cancelled under this section shall promptly surrender the licence or authorization to the Minister. | Applies upon conviction and court order under section 104 | high |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | mandatory | Hunter Clothing Requirement | other | A person who holds a licence to hunt or trap shall, while hunting, wear coloured clothing in accordance with the regulations. | | high |
| #Q042 | design | operational | mandatory | Shotgun Shell Capacity Restriction | other | A person shall not hunt with a shotgun unless the shotgun has been permanently plugged or altered so that it cannot hold a total of more than three shells at one time in the chamber and magazine. | | high |
| #Q043 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Black Bear Gall Bladder Possession Prohibition | other | A person shall not possess a black bear gall bladder that has been removed from the bear’s carcass. | | high |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Requirement to Carry Licence | other | A person who is hunting, trapping or fishing shall carry on his or her person any licence or authorization issued under this Act. | | high |
| #Q045 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Production of Licence on Request | other | On the request of a conservation officer, the holder of a licence or authorization shall produce and show it to the officer. | | high |
| #Q046 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Private Land Entry Party Size Limit | other | A person shall not enter private land in a party of more than 12 people without the express permission of the occupier if any of the members of the party possesses a firearm or other hunting device. | | high |
| #Q047 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Abandonment or Spoilage of Pelts | other | A hunter or trapper who kills a furbearing mammal shall not abandon the pelt or permit the pelt to be spoiled or destroyed. | Except in the circumstances prescribed by the regulations | high |
| #Q048 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Damage to Beaver Dams | other | A person shall not damage or destroy a beaver dam unless the person holds a licence to trap furbearing mammals. | Except to protect the person's property | high |
| #Q049 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Use of Set Firearms | other | A person shall not use a firearm to hunt wildlife in a manner designed to permit the firearm to discharge when it is not being physically held by the person. | | high |
| #Q050 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Use of Body-gripping Traps | other | A person shall not trap wildlife or a domestic animal by means of a body-gripping trap. | Except for licensed trappers or farmers in prescribed circumstances | high |
| #Q051 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Hunting Swimming Big Game | other | A person shall not hunt big game while it is swimming. | | high |
| #Q052 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Use of Vehicles for Hunting | other | A person shall not use a vehicle for the purpose of killing, injuring, capturing, harassing, pursuing or chasing wildlife. | | high |
| #Q053 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Dogs Running at Large | other | The owner of a dog or any other person responsible for a dog shall not permit it to run at large, (a) during the open season for a species of big game in an area prescribed for the purpose of subsection (2); or (b) during the closed season for a species of big game in an area usually inhabited by that species. | Applies to specified areas and seasons | high |
| #Q054 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Hunting with Ferrets | other | A person shall not hunt with a ferret. | | high |
| #Q055 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Fish Abandonment or Spoilage | aquatic life | A person who takes a fish whose flesh is suitable for human consumption shall not, (a) abandon the fish if its flesh may become unsuitable for human consumption; or (b) permit the flesh to become unsuitable for human consumption. | | high |
| #Q056 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Hunting Wildlife in Captivity | other | A person shall not hunt or permit the hunting of, (a) a farmed animal; or (b) game wildlife, specially protected wildlife or any other wildlife prescribed by the regulations, if the wildlife is in captivity at the time it is hunted. | Exceptions for game bird hunting preserves | high |
| #Q057 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Notification of Wildlife Escape | other | If, despite subsection (1) or (2), a farmed animal or game wildlife or specially protected wildlife escapes or is released without authorization or in circumstances not permitted under subsection (1), the person who kept it in captivity, (a) shall immediately notify the Minister; and (b) unless otherwise directed by the Minister, shall return the farmed animal or wildlife to captivity or kill it as soon as practicable. | Applies upon unauthorized release or escape | high |
| #Q058 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Serving Wildlife on Menu | aquatic life, other | A person shall not list game wildlife, specially protected wildlife or fish on a menu, or charge for serving it. | Except for propagated wildlife or cultured fish lawfully purchased | high |
| #Q059 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Marking of Wildlife and Fish Transport Containers | aquatic life, other | A person shall not transport a container that contains game wildlife, specially protected wildlife or fish unless the container is plainly marked on the outside with a description of the contents, the name and address of the person who is sending the container and the name and address of the person to whom the container is being sent. | | high |
| #Q060 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Requirement to Attach Licence Amendments | other | The holder of a licence or authorization who receives a notice of amendment shall attach the notice to the licence or authorization or otherwise keep the notice with the licence or authorization. | | high |
| #Q061 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Licence Transfer or Sale | other | A person shall not, (a) transfer a licence or any component of a licence; or (b) buy or sell a licence or any component of a licence. | Except as authorized by regulations | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Payment of Fees and Royalties | other | A person shall pay any fees or royalties charged by the Minister under this Act. | | high |
| #Q063 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Gravity Component Penalty Increase | wastewater, other | If an unlawful discharge (including a violation of limits in MISA regulations, orders or an OWRA approval) or a violation of a person’s duty to restore the natural environment following a spill involves a substance listed in Table 1 to this Code, paragraphs 4 and 5 of subsection 9(1) of the EP regulation require the Director, when determining the amount of the EP order for the violation, to increase the gravity component of the penalty by 35%. | Violation involves a substance listed in Table 1 of the Code | high |
| #Q064 | operational | operational | recommended | Cautionary Handling of PBT Substances | other | special caution in use, manufacturing, storage or waste management of PBT substances should be exercised | | high |
| #Q065 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Public Notice of List Amendments | other | Before adding or removing a substance to Table 1, the Ministry will post a notice of proposal to amend Table 1 to this Code on the EBR Registry, seek public and stakeholder input, and consider that input before making a final decision. | Prior to adding or removing a substance to Table 1 | high |
| #Q066 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Amendment Legal Effect Posting Requirement | other | The Code would then be updated, and an amendment to the Table 1 would not have legal effect under the EP scheme until notice of the amendment has been posted on the EBR Registry or in the Ontario Gazette (see section 177 of the Environmental Protection Act). | | high |
| #Q067 | operational | operational | mandatory | EP Order Assessment Intent | wastewater, other | EP orders are to be assessed in a manner that will encourage companies to prevent things from happening that harm or have the potential to harm the environment or human health. | | high |
| #Q068 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Periodic Review of Toxic Substances | other | The Ministry will, from time to time, review and amend the substances listed in Table 1 to this Code (List of Toxic Substances) to reflect new information it receives. | | high |