Bill 26: Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Amendment Act, 2025

This bill primarily affects outdoor recreation and adventure tourism operators in Ontario — businesses that run things like tree-top trekking courses, mountain biking tours, ATV/snowmobile rental and guided rides, rock climbing outfitters, and similar adventure experiences. These operators, often small businesses or seasonal outfitters near provincial parks like Charleston Lake, may see new opportunities to offer commercial recreational services within Adventure Class Parks, since these parks explicitly allow alterations to the natural environment for recreation. Businesses providing nature-based recreation programming near urban centres (like the Uxbridge area) could also benefit from the Urban Class Park designation. The bill could also create compliance considerations for existing park concession holders and operators whose activities must align with updated management plans.