This Forest Information Manual prescribes the mandatory requirements, standards, roles and responsibilities, timelines, and conditions for providing information in respect of Crown Forests.
| Date Published: | December 11, 2009 | |
| Publisher: | Ontario Government, Ministry of Natural Resources | |
| Author: | Forest Management |
The requirements for information prescribed in this manual compliment the planning and operational requirements of the Forest Management Planning Manual. A series of FIM Technical Specifications supplemental to the FIM outline the detailed, technical conditions as a requirement of information prescribed by the FIM.
The requirements for information prescribed in the FIM primarily affect Sustainable Forest Licence holders who are responsible for preparing forest management plans for Crown forests under licence and conducting forest operations in accordance with an approved plan. The Ministry of Natural Resources, who is responsible for providing information to SFL holders to support the preparation and implementation of forest management plans in accordance with the CFSA, is also subject to the requirements of the FIM.
The FIM describes the requirements for the provision of forest resources inventories, maps, geospatial data layers, annual reports, forest operations inspections, forest values, base data, and other information required for the purpose of forest management planning and ensuring compliance with the CFSA and its regulations. The FIM also sets out policy direction regarding ownership, copyright, and access to information respecting Crown forests.
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Forest Information Manual (2009) (PDF, 766KB 103 pages)
FIM Technical Specifications:
Technical Specifications Revisions List (2009) (PDF, 824KB 86 pages)
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Who to contact within the Ministry of Natural Resources
Denis Gagnon, R.P.F.
Acting Coordinator, Forest Information and Reporting
Forest Evaluation and Standards Section
(705) 235-1181
e mail: denis.gagnon@ontario.ca
State of Ontario's Forests
The latest State of Ontario Forests report is comprised of a feature report and a supporting Criteria & Indicators (C&I) interactive PDF. The feature report focuses on specific themes and provides a high-level summary of the C&I framework. The C&I interactive PDF provides detailed information about the C&I framework.
