16.1 (1) An agreement entered into under this section shall meet the following requirements: 1.  The agreement authorizes a party to the agreement to carry out multiple activities throughout a geographic area of the Province identified in the agreement. 2.  The authorized activities would otherwise be prohibited under section 9 or 10 with respect to one or more species specified in the agreement (the impacted species) and listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as an endangered or threatened species. 3.  The agreement requires that the authorized party execute specified beneficial actions that will assist with the protection or recovery of one or more species specified in the agreement (the benefiting species) that exist within the identified geographic area and are listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as an endangered, threatened or special concern species. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Benefiting species (2) The benefiting species under a landscape agreement are not required to be an impacted species under that agreement, subject to clause (3) (a). 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Criteria for agreement (3) The Minister may enter into a landscape agreement only if, (a)  the Minister is satisfied that at least one of the benefiting species specified in the agreement is also an impacted species under the agreement; (b)  the Minister is satisfied that, (i)  the authorized party who enters into the agreement with the Minister meets any eligibility requirements prescribed by the regulations or is part of a class of persons prescribed by the regulations, (ii)  the authorized activities under the agreement meet any requirements prescribed by the regulations, (iii)  the geographic area to which the agreement applies has not been excluded by the regulations from the application of this section, (iv)  none of the impacted species under the agreement have been excluded by the regulations from the application of this section, and (v)  the agreement meets such other requirements as may be prescribed by the regulations; and (c)  at the time the agreement is entered into, the Minister is of the opinion that, (i)  the agreement will not jeopardize the survival or recovery in Ontario of an impacted species under the agreement, (ii)  the agreement requires the authorized party to take reasonable steps to minimize the adverse effects of the authorized activities on the impacted species specified in the agreement, (iii)  reasonable alternatives have been considered, including alternatives that will not adversely affect any impacted species specified in the agreement, and (iv)  the benefits from the beneficial actions that would be achieved in respect of the benefiting species outweigh the adverse effects of the activities affecting the impacted species. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Considerations (4) Before entering into a landscape agreement, the Minister shall consider, (a)  any government response statement that has been published under section 12.1 in respect of each benefiting and impacted species under the agreement; and (b)  such other matters as may be prescribed by the regulations. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Species conservation charge (5) An agreement entered into under this section may require the authorized party under the agreement to pay a species conservation charge to the Agency in accordance with section 20.3 if an impacted species under the agreement is also a conservation fund species. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Minister policy statements (6) The Minister may issue policy statements governing the form and content of landscape agreements. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Publication (7) Policy statements issued under subsection (6) shall be published on a website maintained by the Government of Ontario. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Compliance with policy statement (8) A landscape agreement shall be consistent with any policy statement published under subsection (7). 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Compliance with agreement (9) An authorization provided by a landscape agreement under this section does not apply unless the person who enters into the agreement with the Minister complies with any requirements imposed on the person by the agreement. 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Definitions (10) In this section, “authorized activity” means an activity authorized under a landscape agreement that would otherwise be prohibited under section 9 or 10; (“activité autorisée”) “authorized party” means a party to a landscape agreement who is authorized to carry out authorized activities under the agreement; (“partie autorisée”) “benefiting species” means species that are listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as endangered, threatened or special concern species and that are specified in a landscape agreement as species in respect of which beneficial actions will be executed to assist in their protection or recovery; (“espèce bénéficiaire”) “impacted species” means species that are listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as endangered or threatened species and that are specified in a landscape agreement as species in respect of which authorized activities may be carried out despite being otherwise prohibited in respect of the species under section 9 or 10. (“espèce touchée”) 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 9, Sched. 5, s. 14 - 01/07/2019