Join the Ontario Land Trust Alliance
Membership in the Ontario Land Trust Alliance is open to land trust organizations working to conserve Ontario’s incredible natural and cultural heritage. It is only by working together that we will succeed in saving the land we love for future generations. Our membership year is July 1 to June 30.
OLTA Member
There is only one voting member category – land trust member. Land trust members are registered charities actively working to secure and steward conservation lands.
All new applicants for membership will be admitted to OLTA only after a review of their membership application via a resolution of the Board of Governors. The organization must pass a board resolution adopting the Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices as the ethical and technical guidelines for their organization’s operations and commit to making continual progress toward the implementation of these standards and practices.
OLTA Associate
An Associate must be a non-profit corporation and have in its objects the protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage areas. This group includes conservation authorities, national land trusts and municipalities. Associate is a supporter category.
Associate charities are encouraged, but not obliged, to adopt the Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices as the technical and ethical guidelines for their organization’s land securement and stewardship activities.
Associates may use the affiliation OLTA Associate.
OLTA Emerging Land Trust
This Associate category is available to organizations working towards becoming a land trust who have not yet received their charitable status. Benefits are reduced rates for workshops and other training, plus access to land conservation networks.
This Associate category may use the affiliation OLTA Emerging Land Trust.
OLTA Land Steward
This Associate category is available to small not-for-profits who work with lands and nature and would like to benefit from connecting more closely with the land trust community, but are not a land trust. Benefits are reduced rates for workshops and other training, plus access to land conservation networks.
This Associate category may use the affiliation OLTA Land Steward.
Membership has Benefits
Other Ways to Get Involved
If you are an individual looking for ways you can help, there are many opportunities available.
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Become a Professional Partner
Professional Partners provide valuable services as part of the land trust and conservation community. You can now promote your services with present and potential clients AND support land conservation and the work of land trusts across Ontario.
Professional Partner Benefits:
Connection
Connect directly with OLTA
members that own and steward
more than 190,000 acres of lands
across Ontario
Awareness
Online directory listing with a
description of services and link to
your company website, easily
accessible for OLTA members
Discounts
Discounted registration for OLTA
training, webinars and workshops
Community
Discounted registration for the
OLTA Annual Land Trust Gathering;
a land trust community networking
event
Displays
Display company literature at the
Annual Land Trust Gathering
Resources
Access to the on-line Information
Library & our digital resource
centre
Promotion
Promote your services in OLTA’s
newsletters, website, and
Facebook page
Recognition
Special recognition in OLTA’s
Annual Report
