
HCA Contact Information
Phone: 905-525-2181
Email: nature@conservationhamilton.ca

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) is updating its Planning and Regulation Policies to reflect recent changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, which came into effect on April 1, 2024. The update also supports the new Shoreline Management Plan, introduced in March 2025. HCA’s…

With great sadness, Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) announces the death of Bruce Harschnitz, HCA’s Manager of Conservation Area services. Harschnitz died early Wednesday, November 8, 2023, after being struck by a vehicle while out on a walk. “Bruce was a…

We are pleased to present our annual report for 2022. We have so much to celebrate in terms of what we accomplished last year in all of our strategic plan priority areas, even as we adapted to legislative changes at…

Conservation Authorities across Ontario have just launched a third set of watershed report cards (WRCs) coinciding with World Water Day. This is an important project reporting on environmental conditions in our watersheds. Conservation Authorities carry out valuable work of monitoring…