In February 2020, the Centre for Land Conservation (CLC), with generous support from Environment and Climate Change Canada, hosted a national forum for land trusts in Canada. The objective of the workshop was to explore ways in which implementation of the Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices can best be demonstrated and to discuss considerations for the design of an approach that independently provides performance assurance of such implementation efforts.

Prior to the forum, the CLC broadly engaged the land trust community and convened an Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations on the design and structure of a performance assurance program in Canada and on the consultation and engagement process for the development of such a program. 

Building on the engagement initiated at the forum, the CLC proposes the following steps for the development of the performance assurance program.

The timelines indicated below are general guidelines and will be adjusted as needed based on stakeholder input and progress.