Cottagers are required to complete and sign the application form for occupational authority (click here for form) to allow their continued occupation of their cottage lot from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022, in accordance with the Algonquin Provincial Park Cottage Lot Policy (2018-2038).
Only those individuals currently listed on the 2017 cottage lot occupational authority, or the holders of the occupational authority document after a formal transfer has been completed, are eligible to sign the 2022 occupational authority application form.
All persons listed on the existing occupational authority for the cottage lot must complete and sign the application form.
Tenancy will remain the same (i.e., joint tenants, or tenants in common).
The 2022 occupational authority application form cannot be used to add new or to remove individuals currently listed on the occupational authority. Adding or removing holders requires a formal transfer to be completed. Similarly, the death of an existing holder requires an estate transfer to be completed. Please contact the Algonquin Cottage Lot Program team directly by email at algonquin.cottages@ontario.ca in order to obtain a transfer application and directions on how to proceed.
Transfers must be finalized by no later than February 28, 2017.
Transfers not finalized by February 28, 2017 will not be processed. A new transfer application can be submitted after the 2022 occupational authority instrument has been registered, (if one is applied for and issued for the cottage lot).
A transfer application does not replace the requirement to submit an application for 2022 occupational authority.
Please review the Algonquin Cottage Lot Program Transfer Fact Sheet (available in the toolkit at ontarioparks.com/cottagerstoolkit) for information on when transfers are required and what the application process is.
We encourage you to submit the application form as soon as possible to assist with administrative processing timelines.
The application deadline for 2022 occupational authority is March 31, 2017. Only completed applications received by MNRF by that date will be processed. Failure to meet this deadline will mean that you will be required to vacate your cottage lot in accordance with the terms and conditions of your existing occupational authority, which expires on December 31, 2017.
Similarly, if you do not wish to apply for 2022 occupational authority, then you will be required to vacate your cottage lot in accordance with the terms and conditions of your existing occupational authority, which expires on December 31, 2017.