Helping Landowners Protect Ontario's Natural Heritage
Ontario has a rich and varied natural heritage. Many of Ontario's most significant natural areas are privately owned. As the pressures on such areas increase, it is important to encourage private stewardship of the province's outstanding natural features.
The Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (CLTIP) is designed to recognize, encourage and support the long-term private stewardship of Ontario's provincially significant conservation lands by providing property tax relief to those landowners who agree to protect the natural heritage values of their property. The current tax relief offered is 100 % tax exemption on that eligible portion of the property.
The CLTIP is not a land acquisition program. Participating landowners retain full ownership and property rights. This program is also not associated with Conservation Authorities or Conservation Authority properties and conservation areas.
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Applications for the 2012 tax year were mailed the last week of April 2011.
Application deadline for the 2012 tax year is July 31, 2011.
Application deadline for 2011 CLTIP was July 31, 2010.
Request for Reconsideration deadline for 2012 exemption is March 31, 2012.
Request for Reconsideration period for 2011 has already expired. For the 2011 tax year, the deadline was March 31, 2011.
Fact Sheet: Enhancements to the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program effective July 5, 2010. (PDF, 46 kb)
Assessment questions? Contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) at 1-866-296-MPAC (6722).
Application Status Query
The Application Status Query helps you check the status of your annual application once you have returned it by mail.
The Application Status Query Tool will be available June 6, 2011. Please check your application status at that time.
Note that in order to use this tool, you must have your property roll number and PIN as provided on your CLTIP application.
