Standards & Practices 

The Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices (CLT S&P) have been adopted from the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) and developed to guide land trusts in transparent and responsible governance and operations. The CLT S&P has 12 standards and 91 practices. The Centre for Land Conservation (CLC), which was established in 2019 stewards the CLT S&P. CLC is currently developing a Performance Assurance Program for private land conservation organizations in Canada.

We are excited to announce the launch of the Standards and Practices website.

Created in partnership with the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts, the Land Trust Alliance of BC, Ontario Land Trust Alliance, and Réseau des Milieux Naturels Protégés, this new resource will offer a free capacity-building tool for land trusts.

The website features a user-friendly Self-Assessment Tool to help organizations review and track their progress over time. This secure tool will assist land trusts in prioritizing areas for development, ensuring essential documentation is complete, and facilitating effective group work. While all land trusts will receive login credentials between November 4 and 6, those interested in getting started sooner are encouraged to connect with us now!

For a sneak peek, visit standardspractices.ca. Keep an eye out for upcoming workshops and webinars to help you make the most of this new tool. We look forward to supporting your growth and success!

Assessing Your Organization (AYO) Tool

The Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts thanks the Ontario Land Trusts Alliance (OLTA) for permission to share their Assessing Your Organization Program (AYO) with ACLT-ACOC members. The six-part program is available here in English and French.

OLTA’s Assessing Your Organization Program (AYO) is intended to help strengthen land trusts through a systematic review and discussion of their governance and operating practices in light of the 2019 Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices (CLT S&Ps).

The AYO was designed for land trusts and other groups that wish to undertake an analysis of their progress toward implementing the CLT S&Ps. The AYO process helps land trust boards meet legal requirements and regulations, recruit and train excellent board members, set priorities for organizational development, as well as secure land efficiently and effectively for conservation and protection.

Resources

To provide reference points to enhance and strengthen capacity building, OLTA, RMN, and LTABC have worked together with member land trusts to gather a collection of resources. Please note that the legal terms and systems used in these resources may vary from one province to another. Therefore, please make sure the information provided applies to your situation.

The documents are provided in their original form: English or French. If you need support in understanding or translating the documents, please contact your provincial association.

Resources are grouped within the 12 Standards and Practices categories. Please follow the links below to access the documents in each standard.