Resources

Eligible Provincial Charities - Ontario
www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/egp-pde/default.asp?lang=En&n=BEBC00B5-1#ontario

Criteria for Ecological Sensitivity
Specific Categories of Qualified Lands
General Criteria for Other Ecologically Sensitive Lands

Certifying an Ecological Gifts donation
The Ontario Ecogifts Handbook 2005  PDF

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html *

Split-Receipting
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/itnews-26/itnews-26-e.pdf *

Visit the Ecological Gifts National Web site for more information about the program, resources such as application forms, Guidelines for Appraisals, etc., and links to other references.

Other Tax Programs and Resources

The Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (CLTIP) and Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP) are provincial government property tax incentives. Landowners can receive property tax incentives for owning certain environmentally sensitive lands and/or managing those lands for conservation. Landowners interested in these programs should contact the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources directly for more information.

Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (CLTIP) - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/cltip/about.html *

Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP) - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://ontariosforests.mnr.gov.on.ca/mftip.cfm *

Ontario Land Trust Alliance
P.O. Box 97026
RPO Roncesvalles
Toronto, ON M6R 3B3
www.ontariolandtrustalliance.org *