Conservation Authority Amalgamation Update: Project Executive selected for Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority (CLORCA)

Sep 1

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Under the Ontario government’s consolidation plan, the current 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario will be amalgamated into 9 Regional Conservation Authorities on February 1, 2027. While the model will remain the same — individual Conservation Authorities with decisions made by boards composed of locally elected municipal officials — governance will be streamlined. There will be fewer, more responsive, and more equivalent corporate entities, shifting the focus and finances to enable the core work and growth of Conservation Authorities as global centres of excellence.

Map outlining the current Conservation Authorities with colour codes showing the new regional Conservation Authorities. — Map of the Nine Regional Conservation Authorities. CLOCA will become part of Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority.

CLOCA will amalgamate with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to the west under the title ‘Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority (CLORCA)’. Rob Baldwin has been selected as the Project Executive for CLORCA and will serve as its first CAO. Rob has been the CAO for the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority for the past 6 years and has worked with CLOCA’s CAO, Chris Darling, for many years – sharing the same corporate values and services. It is expected that following the consolidation, local administrative Conservation Authority offices, including CLOCA’s office at 100 Whiting Ave in Oshawa, will remain open and staff roles will be continuous.