MINISTRY 0F NATURAL RESOURCES

APPLICATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ONTARIO PROVINCIAL PARKS


Note to Applicants:

The Ministry of Natural Resources usually requires a period of up to two months for review and approval of this application.

Research means any investigations or studies of natural, cultural, social, economic, management or other features or characteristics of provincial parks, which involve field investigations.

If more space is required to complete any of the following sections, please attach additional sheets.

Personal information submitted on this form is collected under the authority of the Provincial Parks Act R.S.O. 1990, c. p. 34 and will be used for administrative purposes. Questions about the collection of this information should be directed to the Park Supervisor/Zone Manager.

The researcher(s) will provide the Park Supervisor/Zone Manager one copy of all reports, publications, theses, etc., produced as a result of the research, within two years of the completion of the project.

The Park Supervisor/Zone Manager will provide all workers on a research project with a letter or means of identification to be carried by each and every worker when engaged in work related to the project.

AIl specimens, artifacts, materials and information collected remain the property of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the provincial park in which they are collected (unless assigned to an appropriate repository by the Park Supervisor/Zone Manager) and are subject to the requirements under Acts and Regulations for Canada and Ontario and the conditions specified in granting permission.

Application Form - fields marked with * are required

*Name of Applicant:
*Affiliation: (school, college, university, government agency, company, etc.
*Email Address:
*Address: Business -
*Business Telephone:
Business Fax Number:
Address: Home -
Home Telephone:
Home Fax Number:
*Title of Research Project:
Location: (provincial park(s) in which research will take place)
State in detail the objectives of the project, its value and necessity and relationship to other projects. Include reasons why the proposed study should be undertaken in the particular provin-cial park(s) as opposed to some other location. Attach research/thesis proposal if available.
Provide a general outline of the research to be carried out.
Identify the procedures and equipment to be used and any potential impact on the park environment.
State the time frame within which the field activities will be carried out in the provincial park(s).
Be specific.
From - Year: Month: Day:
To - Year: Month: Day:

State whether provincial park visitors will be involved in the project and specify how and to what extent.
State in detail any accommodation, equipment or travel assistance required from the Ministry of Natural Resources.
State in detail any support or consultant assistance required from the Ministry of Natural Resources staff.
Give the name, date and number of any licences, permits or authorizations held relating to the project (e.g. scientific collectors' permit, bird banding permit, etc.).

Can you provide performance bonding if required?
Yes -
No -

Give the names, addresses and qualifications of persons assisting in the project and describe briefly contributions expected of them.
Give the names and addresses of any contributors to your project (i.e. through grants, advice, scholarships, equipment, and supplies).
Give the date when the final report will be submitted to the Park Supervisor/Zone Manager.
Year: Month: Day:

If approved, I, the applicant, agree to abide by the terms and conditions specified in the attached approval.The Researcher shall at all times indemnify and save harmless, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, its officers, employees and agents from and against all actions, damages, claims, demand and loss, including legal expenses incurred as a result of any claim, demand or action, by whomsoever made, brought or instituted, arising out of or in any way related to this Application to Conduct Research or the Assignment or any act or omission negligent or otherwise of the Researcher, its agents, employees, representatives or sub-Researchers.

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