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Natural Heritage Compensation Plan Terms of Reference

Published by City of Markham

This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Study
Published by: City of Markham
Date: June 2025
Also called: Natural Heritage Compensation Plan Terms of Reference (2025)
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 6

Overview

The City of Markham's Natural Heritage Compensation Plan Terms of Reference, June 2025, listed on the Guidelines and Terms of Reference page. A compensation plan, part of an Environmental Impact Study, identifies ecological compensation where removing part or all of a natural heritage feature cannot be avoided under the mitigation hierarchy, reviewed against TRCA's Guideline for Determining Ecosystem Compensation. The terms explain why and when one applies, across applications from official plan amendments to minor variances, who prepares it, and how it is prepared.

What it covers

Introduction
Why Do We Need This?
When is a Natural Heritage Compensation Plan Required?
Who Prepares This?
Structure and Format
How should this be prepared and what should be included?
Submission Requirements
What Else Should We Know?
What Other Resources Are There?
Notes

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