Conservation insurance for land conservation organizations

Sector-specific information is needed – Take the survey!

Are you currently facing legal challenges? Worried about the cost of legal risks to your organization in the future?

The ability to defend freehold land and conservation agreements has long been a priority for the land conservation sector. Consequently, the Center for Land Conservation is exploring with land conservation organizations the possibility of setting up a national conservation insurance program. If implemented, this program would cover the expenses associated with legal actions your organization might take to defend your freehold land and conservation agreements. The information you provide will help us understand industry-wide legal defense needs.

Answer the survey

The national conservation insurance survey is housed within the Centre for Land Conservation’s program portal. To participate, follow these steps: 

• If your organization has previously participated in one of our programs and you already have an account in our system, click here to log in to the Participant Portal and access the survey. 

• Otherwise, click here to search for your organization, register your organization and create your account. Once this is done, click here to log in to the Participant Portal and access the survey. 

Any questions? Please contact us: Info@centreforlandconservation.org

About the Survey 

The survey was developed by the Centre for Land Conservation in consultation with the Conservation Insurance Advisory Committee and Dion Strategic. 

The Advisory Committee was established in January 2025 and now includes people from eight land conservation organizations: 

• Melissa Cameron, Executive Director, Island Nature Trust 
• Caroline Bisson, Co-Executive Director – Communications and Community Relations, Corridor appalachien 
• Vicki Schmolka, President, Land Conservancy of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington 
• John Kintare, Executive Director, Kawartha Land Trust 
• Stephen Carlyle, Chief Executive Officer, Manitoba Habitat Conservancy 
• Dianna Stenberg, Executive Director, The Land Conservancy of BC 
• Robin Joseph, Ducks Unlimited Canada 
• Marie-Michèle Rousseau-Clair, Chief Conservation Officer, Nature Conservancy of Canada 

Dion Strategic is a Canadian firm that provides actuarial and consulting services for all types of insurance including both commercial and personal, as well as more complex needs such as self-insurance programs and the establishment of captive insurance companies and reciprocal insurance facilities. 

The Centre for Land Conservation provides support and coordination. 

The current third phase of work has been supported by contributions from Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Manitoba Habitat Conservancy and the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada.