Issues an activity permit in a watercourse, wetland or 15 m buffer zone on or near one's property. Forms should be submitted at least six weeks before the anticipated project start date.
Charged permit:
- Boardwalk construction in a buffer zone
- Boardwalk construction in a wetland or sand dune
- Boat launch or shoreline access
- Dam or impoundment maintenance
- Dredging
- Landscaping
- New bridge
- New culvert
- Repair a bridge
- Repair a culvert
- Road construction
- Seaweed removal or relocation
- Shoreline protection
- Stairway to beach
- Temporary crossing
- Tree cutting (forest management)
- Tree cutting (water view)
- Watercourse enhancement or maintenance
- Water withdrawal for irrigation
- Wetland alteration
- Wetland enhancement or maintenance
- Wharf repair or construction (in-water work)
- Wharf repair or construction (no in-water work)
- Other activities
Free activities:
- Beaver dam notching or removal to prevent property damage
- Build a floating dock
- Stream enhancement
- Tree cutting for safety hazard(s) or cutting four trees or less
Note: Licensed contractors, community improvement groups, watershed groups, provincial government departments, agencies, and crown corporations are exempt from paying fees.