""Ontario's conservation authorities are essential to watershed management and public safety across our province," he said. "Our government is committed to ensuring they remain strong, effective and ready to meet today's challenges. But right now, Ontario has 36 conservation authorities operating largely on their own, with fragmented and outdated data systems and a patchwork of standards and service delivery." More than 100 municipalities are currently within two or more conservation authorities' boundaries and are therefore subject to different rules and processes, McCarthy said."
"The proposed areas for the seven new regional conservation authorities will be better aligned with natural watersheds and will help reduce duplication, he said. The consolidation will result in no job losses, McCarthy said. "It's not a reduction, it's a consolidation and an amalgamation, which means that all of the communities currently served by conservation authorities will continue to be served by conservation authorities," he said."
Ontario plans to consolidate 36 conservation authorities into seven regional authorities and create a new provincial agency to oversee them and consult on boundaries. The plan aims to align regions with natural watersheds, reduce duplication caused by over 100 municipalities falling under multiple conservation authorities, and modernize fragmented data systems and inconsistent standards. The government states that all communities will continue to be served and that the consolidation will not result in job losses, though some management positions, including the 36 conservation authority CEOs, will be redeployed to front-line roles. Legislation to establish the agency will be introduced soon.
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