The purpose of the present Act is to ensure the protection of provincial parks in Ontario. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as, for example, “assistant superintendent”, “conservation officer”, “district manager”, “management plan”, “provincial park”, “public lands”. All provincial parks are dedicated to the people of the Province of Ontario and others who may use them for their healthful enjoyment and education, and the provincial parks shall be maintained for the benefit of future generations in accordance with this Act and the regulations. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may set apart as a provincial park any area in Ontario, as well as increase or decrease the area of any provincial park and may delimit any provincial park. Furthermore, he may also classify any provincial park as a natural environment park, a historical park, a nature reserve, a wilderness park, a recreation park and a waterway park or any other class of park. The Act consists of 23 sections.
Canada · 1990-01-01