On December 8th, 2025, the Ontario Headwaters Institute (OHI) urged the province to withdraw its proposal to consolidate conservation authorities under the purview of a Provincial Conservation Agency and suggested a different approach focused on the current and future health of our watersheds. The OHI is an Ontario corporation with charitable status that promotes watershed security – healthy and resilient watersheds that protect regional ecological integrity, social wellbeing, and economic vitality. It is urging the government to withdraw this listing and, instead, make an 18-month commitment to develop a Green Paper on the Future of Watershed Management in Ontario, with extensive public consultation.
(OHI) urges province to withdraw proposal to consolidate conservation authorities
