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Grants
Natural Heritage Conservation Program –Land Trusts Conservation Fund (NHCP-LTCF)
Funding Streams
Small Grants Program – Application window now open!
Funding land securement costs between $5,000 and $50,000 each.
Natural Heritage Conservation Program
2023–2024 Impact Report
Conservation Impact Through Partnership. Click the link below to view the 2023-2024 Impact Report.
Capacity Building Services
The Ontario Land Trust Alliance, the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia, the Réseau de milieux naturels protégés and the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts are working collectively to provide capacity building services to support land trusts in successfully engaging with the Land Trusts Conservation Fund (LTCF) by:
- Assisting land trusts in adherence to the Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices 2019 and/or Guide des bonnes pratiques en intendance privée: aspects juridiques et organisationnels; and,
- Providing technical support to land trusts with regards to LTCF priorities such as Conservation Planning, Pathway to Target, Record Keeping, and Land Management.
If this support is of interest to you and you have not already done so, we encourage you to contact your regional representative directly:
- Jessica Obodoechi, Education and Training Manager– Ontario Land Trust Alliance (supporting land trusts in Ontario and Atlantic Canada – English speaking)
- Brice Caillié, Director General, – Réseau de milieux naturels protégés (supporting land trusts in Québec and Atlantic Canada – French speaking)
- Paul McNair, Executive Director – the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia (supporting land trusts in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan)
- Renata Woodward, Executive Director – The Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts (supporting land trusts nationally)
Land Trusts
Conservation Fund
Congratulations to members of Canada’s land trust community receiving funding in the fifth year of the NHCP-LTCF program:
| Organization/Organisation | Project /Projet | Province | Program/Programme |
| Nature Trust British Columbia | Denman Island Coastal Rainforest 1&2/Nighthawk Hill Grasslands | British Columbia
Colombie Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Southern Alberta Land Trust Society | Not available | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| The Couchiching Conservancy | Morton Alvar | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Conservation Lakefield | Sud du Coeur du Domaine/Cœur du Domaine | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Georgian Bay Land Trust | Georgian Bay Easement | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Nova Scotia Nature Trust | Harbour and Prices Islands/Cape Negro Island | Nova Scotia/
Nouvelle-Écosse
|
NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club | Colvin Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Algoma Highlands Conservancy | The Ebare Tract | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Nature Trust of New Brunswick | Hovey Hill Conservation | New Brunswick
Nouveau-Brunswick |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Island Nature Trust | Peakes Road | Prince Edward Island
Île-du-Prince-Edouard
|
NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| W̱SÁNEĆ Lands Trust Society | ȾIKEL | British Columbia
Colombie Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Importantes |
| Island Nature Trust | Union Corner/ Miscouche Bog | Prince Edward Island
Île-du-Prince-Edouard
|
NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Georgian Bay Land Trust | Robertson Reserve/7 Islands Easement | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Regroupement pour la pérennité de l’ile Verte | Dugal | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Kawartha Land Trust | Roussel/ Ballyduff Expansion | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Ontario Nature | Sand Bay Road | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Bourgeois Land Donation | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Connexion Nature (Centre de la Nature du mont Saint-Hilaire) | Bélair-Dubois (St-Jude)/ Saint-Ours | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Capitale Nature | La friche des hirondelles/ Boisé Neilson | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Long Point Basin Land Trust | Fishers Creek Expansion | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grants
PCPN-FPOC Petites Subventions |
| Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association | Eastnor Swamp Protection | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Quick Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Rapides |
| Magnetawan Watershed Land Trust | MapleCross Morris Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Quick Grants
PCPN-FPOC Subventions Rapides |
Congratulations to members of Canada’s land trust community receiving funding in the fourth year of the NHCP-LTCF program:
This list will be updated as funding agreements are signed.
| Organization/ Organisation |
Project/ Projet |
Province | Program/ Programme |
| Nature Trust British Columbia | Saturna Island Bluffs | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Salt Spring Island Conservancy | Creekside Rainforest | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy | Green Point (addition south) | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Western Sky Land Trust | Will Farms Ltd. | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Thames Talbot Land Trust | Five Points Forest – Charlton nature reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Raincoast Conservation Foundation | KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Kiyooka Land Trust Foundation | Robson Valley Riparian Wetlands | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Conservation Lakefield | Vieille Forêt Lakefield | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Action Chelsea Respect for the Environment | Forêt Jolicoeur-McMartin | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
Congratulations to members of Canada’s land trust community receiving funding in the third year of the NHCP-LTCF program:
This list will be updated as funding agreements are signed
| Organization/ Organisation |
Project/ Projet |
Province | Program/ Programme |
| Appalachian Corridor | Projet 1 | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Denman Conservancy Association | Pickles | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy | Heaven’s Gate | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Ontario Nature | MacSorely | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Galiano Conservancy Association | Galiano | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Nova Scotia Nature Trust | Port la Tour | Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Central Okanagan Land Trust | Parkland | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Douglas-Bourgeois Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite subvention |
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Farrow Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust | Ramsay Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust | Windy Reach | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust | Fern Hill Farm | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club | Pictured Lake Addition | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Huronia Land Conservancy | Marshall Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Thames Talbot Land Trust | Wachner Nature Preserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Comité régional pour la protection des falaises (CRPF) | Terrains Arcaro 2021 | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Kawartha Land Trust | Nogies Creek Wetland | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Kawartha Land Trust | Weldon Wetland | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| rare Charitable Research Reserve | Edgewood | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Thames Talbot Land Trust | Prairie Remnant | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| The Nature Trust of New Brunswick | Cork MacDonald | New Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Regroupement pour la pérennité de l’ile Verte | Projet Chouinard | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Conservation des vallons de la Serpentine | Bolduc-Casavant | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
Congratulations to members of Canada’s land trust community receiving funding in the second year of the NHCP-LTCF program:
| Organization/Organisation | Project/Projet | Province | Program/Programme |
| Bruce Trail Conservancy | Cannings Falls Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| BC Parks Foundation | Ballenas-Winchelsea Archipelago (West Ballenas addition) | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Corridor appalachien | Consolidation du noyau de conservation du mont Chagnon – Projet 1 | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy | Bartram | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Hobson Little Pike Bay | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Fiducie de conservation des écosystème de Launaudière | Acquisition de la propriété Boulanger | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Acquisition de la propriété Rouleau | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Georgian Bay Land Trust
|
Rose Island Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Project 2 | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Halpenny Easement | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Habitat Acquisition Trust | Coastal Douglas Fir Parkland Expansion | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Island Nature Trust | Fortune Bridge – Penny’s Point Natural Area | Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Vernon | Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Nature-Action Québec
|
Acquisition Brouillette | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Consolidation de la protection du Mont Yamaska – Acquisition Senay | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Nova Scotia Nature Trust | Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector | Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Project 2 | Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Hudson Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| rare Charitable Research Reserve
|
Southgate Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Reiner Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Darmon | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Southern Alberta Land Trust Society
|
Project 1 | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Project 2 | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
|
| Southern Interior Land Trust Society | Bighorn Sheep Grassland – PH ll | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Thames Talbot Land Trust | Meadow Woods | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Five Points | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| The Land Conservancy of British Columbia | Millstream Creek Watershed | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| The Nature Trust of British Columbia
|
Salmon River Estuary-Tidal Slough | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Princeton Grasslands-Phase ll | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
|
| Marsden | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Breton Island | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| The Nature Trust of New Brunswick
|
Creating a network of protected areas in Bocabec, NB, by protecting properties in the vicinity of Caughey-Taylor Nature Preserve | New Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Project 2 | New Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Thunder Bay Field Naturalist Club | Granite Point Nature Reserve Addition | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
Congratulations to members of Canada’s land trust community receiving funding in the first year of the NHCP-LTCF program:
| Organization / Organisation | Project / Projet | Province | Program / Programme |
| BC Parks Foundation | Princess Louisa Inlet Addition | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Bruce Trail Conservancy | River & Ruin Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Valley East Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
|
| Comité regional pour la protection des falaises (CRPF) | Terrain Bergeron | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Corridor Appalachien | Protection du mont Foster par l’acquisition de Sud Participation Canada Inc. | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy | Orlowski-Rankin River |
Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Trafelet | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Fondation SÉTHY | Don d’une portion d’un terrain en milieu privé dans la tourbière de Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Georgian Bay Land Trust | Hudson Easement | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Héritage Plein Air du Nord | Acquisitions famille Parent |
Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Kawartha Land Trust | Fell Property | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington | Millen | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Mast van Dongen Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Nature-Action Québec | Consolidation de la protection de la tourbière Red Mill à Trois-Rivières – Acquisition du lot Vaillancourt | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Consolidation de la protection de la tourbière Red Mill à Trois-Rivières – Acquisition du lot Béliveau | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
|
| Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust | Beeton Heritage Forest | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Kamstra | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Robson | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Copeland | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| Ontario Nature | Lake Gananoque & Lost Bay | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Regroupement pour la pérennité de l’île Verte | Projet Grenon | Québec | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
| Southern Alberta Land Trust Society | Paton | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Bar15Ranch | Alberta | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
|
| Thames Talbot Land Trust | Protection of high priority lands in Skunk’s Misery Natural Area | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| The Couchiching Conservancy | Pitts Acquisition Project | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| The Whitney Wetland Nature Reserve | Ontario | NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
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| The Land Conservancy of British Columbia | Clearwater Ancient Swamp and Wildlife Corridor | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| The Nature Trust of British Columbia | Princeton Grasslands – Phase 1 | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Columbia River Wetlands – Edgewater | British Columbia Colombie-Britannique |
NHCP-LTCF Small Grant PCPN-FPOC Petite Subvention |
|
| The Nature Trust of New Brunswick | Extending Minister’s Face Nature Preserve on Long Island | New Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
| Nova Scotia Nature Trust | Lime Hill Conservation Lands Expansion | Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse |
NHCP-LTCF Large Grant PCPN-FPOC Subvention Importante |
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