Option 1: Application to enter 2022 occupational authority and complete eligibility requirements.
The following requirements apply to this option:
- To be eligible for 2022 occupational authority, cottagers must submit a complete application package to MNRF by no later than March 31, 2017 and must not be in arrears respecting payments or debts of any kind owing to the Crown respecting the cottage lot. All persons listed on the existing 2017 occupational authority are required to complete and sign the attached application for 2022 Occupational Authority.
- In August 2017 a copy of the 2022 occupational authority will be sent to the cottager for review and execution along with an invoice for the 2018 rent and service fees. If a signed copy of the occupational authority and payment of the rent and service fee is not received by MNRF by October 30, 2017, then the Crown’s offer of the 2022 occupational authority will automatically become void and you must vacate your cottage lot in accordance with the terms and conditions of your existing occupational authority, which expires on December 31, 2017.
- All arrears, payments or debts of any kind owing to the Crown respecting the cottage lot must be paid in full and resolved before MNRF will issue the 2022 occupational authority for signing. Outstanding payments shall be submitted to the following address:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
300 Water Street Box 7000
5th Floor, South Tower
Peterborough, ON.
K8J 8M5
- Occupational authority for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2038 is not guaranteed and is dependent on whether the cottager successfully meets all eligibility requirements including payment of all rents, fees and taxes to the satisfaction of MNRF.
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Cottagers who are issued the 2022 occupational authority but do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the 2038 occupational authority, will not be provided a subsequent opportunity to obtain the 2038 occupational authority. In such cases, the cottagers must comply with the terms and conditions of their 2022 occupational authority, including the requirement to vacate the cottage lot.
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Cottagers are responsible for all costs associated with meeting the eligibility requirements (e.g., survey fees, construction, relocation, resizing, sewage inspections, replacements or upgrades, archaeological assessments, etc.). MNRF is not responsible for any costs.
- All persons listed on the existing occupational authority for the cottage lot must complete and sign the application form. Original signatures must be submitted. If not all persons are able to sign the same form, cottagers may either photocopy the blank form and send to the other persons for signature, or obtain a copy of the application form online (available in the toolkit at ontarioparks.com/cottagerstoolkit) to complete and sign. The application must then be submitted as one package. Do not submit the required components separately.
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The following items must be submitted with your application package:
- A completed application form (click here for form) including original signature for all existing occupational authority holders. You must submit a paper copy of the form (not scanned and emailed). Each signature must be original. You may use more than one form.
- If the existing occupational authority holder is a corporation, a current copy of the Corporation Profile Report must be submitted. These can be obtained through the Ministry of Government Services. A Corporation Profile Report can also be ordered via mail from the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch at 393 University Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M2. Allow four to six weeks for processing. A Corporation Profile Report can also obtained electronically through private service providers. A list of private service providers are available at www.serviceontario.ca.
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For License of Occupation (LO) holders: submit an original copy of the License of Occupation (if original is unobtainable, a complete copy of the license must be submitted).
- Lease holders: A current copy of the Parcel Identification Number (PIN) form or abstract must be submitted. There are several ways to obtain the PIN abstract:
- Have your lawyers office obtain the PIN for you (if you have already engaged your lawyer for a transfer or other purpose they can do this for you)
- Visit the appropriate Land Registry Office and use the self service computer
- Hire a title searcher
- Go online to teranetexpress.ca and open an account
For most cottagers, the proper Land Registry Office is the Nipissing Division Land Registry Office (for all cottage lots that are not in Nightingale Township) at the following address,
Nipissing Land Registry Office #36
111-447 McKeown Ave.
North Bay, ON. P1B 9S9
Tel: 705-497-6822
Fax: 705-497-6900
A recommended title searcher for North Bay is Jane Hintze (705-474-2372). Preferred method of contact is email at jane.hintze@yahoo.com. In your email tell Jane you
need a PIN Abstract. Also include your mailing address and other
contact information, property description including lease number, name(s) the
lease is under and, if you have it, the Parcel information Number. You will be
charged a service fee as well as the PIN fee.
For those in Nightingale Township (Rock, Whitefish and Galeairy Lakes), you can obtain your PIN through the Haliburton Land Registry Office #19
12 Newcastle Street
Minden, ON K0M 2K0
Tel: 705-286-1391
Fax: 705-286-4324
A recommended title searcher for Minden is Georgina Kernohan at Hutchison Barnes Titles (hbtitles@hotmail.com). Tell Georgina that you need a PIN Abstract. Include your mailing address and other contact information, property description including lease number and name(s) the lease is under. You will be charged a service fee as well as the PIN fee.
For your application, your PIN abstract (form) needs to be under six months old.
Click here for the application form. You need to print, complete and sign the form and return the ORIGINAL with your completed application package.
Submit the completed application package by March 31, 2017 to the following address:
Ontario Parks Algonquin Zone Office
Attn: Algonquin Cottage Lot Program
451 Arrowhead Park Road, R.R. #3
Huntsville, ON, CAN
P1H 2J4