Ontario is seeing an increase in the number and types of vessels or structures being used for overnight accommodation on Ontario’s lakes and rivers.
“We have heard increasing concerns related to floating accommodations. Floating accommodations are floating structures designed principally to provide accommodation for longer stays (i.e., similar to a cottage) rather than for the purposes of camping or navigating,” it states.
It is asking for feedback on proposed legislative amendments related to camping on water over public lands which are “intended to reduce the environmental and social impacts of floating accommodations and long camping stays.”
Proposed changes:
- change the conditions that must be met when camping on water
- clarify what can be a camping unit on water
- harmonize non-resident and resident camping rules
- make other minor clarifications
Input is being received until April 11, 2023 on the Environmental Registry of Ontario. For more information, or to provide input, click here.
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