Assessment Reports and Assessment Toolkit
The purpose of the Assessment Toolkit is to help planners, policy-makers, and concerned stakeholders to critically assess the strength of a government's legislative framework to protect farmland.
A legislative framework consists of laws, regulations, by-laws (statutory plans, zoning), policies, and governance structures related to agricultural land use planning at local, regional (or upper-tier), and provincial levels of government.
The Assessment Toolkit can be used for different reasons:
The purpose of the Assessment Toolkit is to help planners, policy-makers, and concerned stakeholders to critically assess the strength of a government's legislative framework to protect farmland.
A legislative framework consists of laws, regulations, by-laws (statutory plans, zoning), policies, and governance structures related to agricultural land use planning at local, regional (or upper-tier), and provincial levels of government.
The Assessment Toolkit can be used for different reasons:
- To assess a regional and local framework within its provincial context
- To assess a framework at the provincial level only
- To guide the development of a new or revised legislative framework at any level of government
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Instruction Manual
The Instruction manual guides users through the process for assessing the strength of a local government’s legislative framework. |
Assessment Reports
Reports for completed assessments are available for all provinces and many local governments. |