NBMCA On-line Mapping Tool 

Our searchable on-line mapping tool will help you learn if all or part of your property is regulated by the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority under Ontario Regulation 177/06 - Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses (DIA), authorized under Section 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act. If your property is within an area regulated by NBMCA and you want to do any construction work or development activities on it, you may need a permit. This is in addition to a building permit or other approvals from your municipality and other agencies.

It is important to note that the mapping is approximate and in some cases, not all of the regulated areas may be mapped.  NBMCA staff use a variety of tools to determine if a property is located within a regulated area, so please contact our Regulations Officer to confirm if the DIA Regulation applies to you or why a specific property is regulated.   You'll find more information about the Regulation and applying for a permit on our DIA Permits Page. Our Client Service Standards page provides information about what you can expect through the permitting process.  

NBMCA On-line Mapping Tool 

Link to NBMCA On-line Mapping Tool.  When you first view the Mapping Tool page, you will be asked to review and accept a disclaimer before being permitted to use the tool.  Instructions on searching for properties are included within the tool.  Information made available on the mapping site is not intended to constitute advice nor is it to be used as a substitute for specific advice from an NBMCA staff member.  Be sure to review the Legal Stuff below about Terms of Use. 

NBMCA Areas of Jurisdiction

If you are looking for a simple, printable map in .jpg format of NBMCA's jurisdictional boundaries and watersheds, visit the Maps page under About Us.  NBMCA has three different jurisdictional boundaries, depending on the applicable legislation and program area.  Conservation Authorities Act sets the boundaries for a variety of programs and services, including Ontario Regulation 177/06 (DIA).  Clean Water Act sets the jurisdictional boundaries for the Drinking Water Source Protection program.  The Ontario Building Code defines the area where the On-site Sewage System program is administered.    The boundaries are also defined on the On-line Mapping Tool as well.

The Legal Stuff (a.k.a. Terms of Use / Disclaimer)

Mapping Application Terms of Use

In addition to the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (“NBMCA”) website's Terms of Use, the following applies when using the mapping application provided by NBMCA.  Use of NBMCA’s mapping application constitutes your acknowledgement of and agreement to be bound by the following additional terms:

Approximate Regulated Area

The Approximate Regulated Area layer is provided for information screening purposes only and shows the approximate regulation limits under Ontario Regulation 177/06 – North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority: Regulation of Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses, which came into effect May 4, 2006.  The text of O. Reg. 177/06 supersedes the mapping as represented by this data layer.  This mapping is subject to change.  Not all areas are mapped.  A feature does not have to be mapped to be regulated.  A site-specific determination may be made by NBMCA.

License Agreement

The NBMCA mapping application allows you to view and search data and generate maps (collectively, the “Licensed Products”).  These are licensed to you (the “Licensee”) on a non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable basis by NBMCA on the terms set out herein.

NBMCA and its suppliers own and retain all rights, title and interest in the intellectual property (“IP”) of the Licensed Products.  Rights conferred upon NBMCA by a third party over the use of data which is not NBMCA’s IP is marked accordingly.  The Licensee acknowledges that all maps generated are copyrighted and must not be altered in any way.

NBMCA and its suppliers make the Licensed Products available “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” without representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, currency, merchantability, fitness for purpose, title or otherwise.  The entire risk as to the results and performance of the Licensed Products is assumed by the Licensee.  The Licensee shall indemnify and save harmless NBMCA, its directors and officers, its representatives and employees, suppliers and third parties (collectively, the “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all liabilities, damages, costs or expenses awarded against or incurred or suffered by the Indemnitee arising out of any action or proceeding commenced or maintained by any entity in respect of the Licensee’s use of the Licensed Products.

Information provided through the Licensed Products is not intended to constitute advice, nor is it intended to be used as a substitute for specific advice from a qualified professional.  The Licensee should not act, or refrain from acting, based on information contained in the Licensed Products without independently verifying the information and, as necessary, obtaining professional advice.

NBMCA and its suppliers assume no obligation or liability to provide updates or corrections to, or support for, the Licensed Products, or the provision of notices thereof, to the Licensee.

The Licensee may not transfer, sublicense, sell (commercially or privately), loan, or disclose Licensed Products or otherwise transfer Licensed Products to any third party, except that the Licensee may make maps generated using the Licensed Products as permitted by the terms and conditions of the License Agreement and standard website Terms of Use.  Screen scraping or any such practice, the purpose of which is to obtain data or portions thereof, is prohibited.

This license will terminate immediately without notice from NBMCA if the Licensee fails to comply with any provision of the License Agreement.  Upon termination, the Licensee shall cease all use of Licensed Products and IP and destroy any and all copies of the Licensed Products obtained.