3 In this Act, “Crown charges” means all prices, charges, fees, penalties, costs, expenses, interest and fines imposed under this Act or the regulations or under a forest resource licence, a permit or an authorization; (“redevances de la Couronne”) “Crown forest” means a forest ecosystem or part of a forest ecosystem that is on land vested in Her Majesty in right of Ontario; (“forêt de la Couronne”) “designated purpose” means a purpose designated by the regulations; (“fin désignée”) “First Nation” means a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada); (“Première Nation”) “forest ecosystem” means an ecosystem in which trees are or are capable of being a major biological component; (“écosystème forestier”) “forest health” means the condition of a forest ecosystem that sustains the ecosystem’s complexity while providing for the needs of the people of Ontario; (“vitalité d’une forêt”) “Forest Information Manual” means the Forest Information Manual prepared under section 68 and approved by the regulations, including amendments to the Manual approved by the regulations; (“Manuel relatif à l’information forestière”) “Forest Management Planning Manual” means the Forest Management Planning Manual prepared under section 68 and approved by the regulations, including amendments to the Manual approved by the regulations; (“Manuel de planification de la gestion forestière”) “forest operations” means the harvesting of a forest resource, the use of a forest resource for a designated purpose or the renewal or maintenance of a forest resource, and includes all related activities; (“opérations forestières”) “Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual” means the Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual prepared under section 68 and approved by the regulations, including amendments to the Manual approved by the regulations; (“Manuel relatif aux opérations forestières et à la sylviculture”) “forest resource” means trees in a forest ecosystem, any other type of plant life prescribed by the regulations that is in a forest ecosystem, and parts of or residue from trees in a forest ecosystem; (“ressource forestière”) “forest resource licence” means a licence under Part III; (“permis forestier”) “forest resource processing facility” means a saw mill, pulp mill or any other facility, whether fixed or mobile, where trees or other forest resources prescribed by the regulations are processed; (“installation de transformation de ressources forestières”) “Minister” means the Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry or any other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act may be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”) “permit” means a permit issued under Part III.1; (“permis d’activité”) “permittee” means the holder of a permit; (“titulaire de permis d’activité”) “professional forester” means a person who holds a certificate of registration under the Professional Foresters Act, 2000; (“forestier professionnel”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “Scaling Manual” means the Scaling Manual prepared under section 68 and approved by the regulations, including amendments to the Manual approved by the regulations; (“Manuel de mesurage des ressources forestières”) “species at risk” means a species that is listed as extirpated, endangered or threatened on the Species at Risk in Ontario List established under the Endangered Species Act, 2007. (espèce en péril) 1994, c. 25, s. 3; 2000, c. 18, s. 64; 2000, c. 26, Sched. L, s. 3 (1, 2); 2001, c. 9, Sched. K, s. 2 (1); 2011, c. 10, s. 28 (1); 2019, c. 14, Sched. 15, s. 19; 2020, c. 36, Sched. 8, s. 1; 2021, c. 34, Sched. 6, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 18, s. 64
- 01/05/2001; 2000, c. 26, Sched. L, s. 3 (1, 2) - 06/12/2000 2001, c. 9, Sched. K, s. 2 (1) - 29/06/2001 2011, c. 10, s. 28 (1)
- 01/06/2011 2019, c. 14, Sched. 15, s. 19 - 10/12/2019 2020, c. 36, Sched. 8, s. 1 - 08/12/2020 2021, c. 34, Sched. 6, s. 1 (1, 2) - 19/04/2022