Ministry of Environment Authorities under the Forest and Range Practices Act

Authorities currently held by the Ministry of Environment (MOE):

Orders made under the Government Actions Regulation (GAR) are a key component of implementing management and protection for environmental values under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). Several of the authorities previously held by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) were assigned to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) when it was established in 2011. References to the MFLNRO authorities are included here until such time as the MFLNRO websites are updated to accommodate orders made under their new authority (see bottom of page).

• Establishing categories of species
• Identifying wildlife habitat features (GAR)
• Notices made under section 7 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation and section 9 of the Wood lot Planning and Practices Regulation (delegated by WLRS)

• Designating ungulate winter ranges and associated objectives or general wildlife measures
• Designating wildlife habitat areas and associated objectives or general wildlife measures under the Identified Wildlife Management Strategy
• Designating fisheries sensitive watersheds and associated objectives
• Designating temperature sensitive streams
• Designating community watersheds

• Considering exemptions (Word doc 40.5KB) from general wildlife measures (GWMs)for ungulate winter ranges (UWRs) or wildlife habitat areas (WHAs)
• Considering minor boundary amendments (Word doc 294KB) for ungulate winter ranges (UWRs) and wildlife habitat areas (WHAs)