The acroynms used in various city and provincial documents pertaining to environmental regulations can be confusing, so here is a brief guide to some of the more common ones.  If you think that some others should be added to this list, please contact me.

• AECOM – an engineering firm also known as AECOM Canada
• C2MH Hill – an engineering firm
• CEAA – Canadian (federal) Environmental Assessment Agency
• CCL – Cumming Cockburn Ltd (merged with IBI Group in 2004)
• CoA – C of A – Certificate of Approval
• COSEWIC – Federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
• DFO – Federal department of Fisheries and Oceans
• EA – Environmental Assessment
• EAA – Ontario Environmental Assessment Act
• ESA – Endangered Species Act
• ESR – Environmental Study Report
• IBI - an engineering firm also known as IBI Group
• KNL – Kanata North Lands, now known as KNL Developments Ltd (owned by Richcraft and Urbandale)
• LIRA – Ontario Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
• MCEA – Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
• MoE – Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)
• MTC – Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario)
• MNR – Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario)
• MVC – Mississippi Valley Conservation Agency
• NEA – Natural Enviornment Area, an official planning designation
• NCC – National Capital Commission – or Nature Conservancy of Canada
• NILM – National Interest Land Mass, an official planning designation
• OIPP – Ontario Institure of Professional Planners
• OMMA – Oliver, Mangione, McCalla & Associates Consulting Engineers
• OWRA – Ontario Water Resources Act
• P.Eng – Professional Engineer
• PEO – Professional Engineers of Ontario Association
• PPS – Provincial Policy Statement
• PSW – Provincially Significant Wetland
• SAR – Species At Risk
• SARO – Species At Risk Act of Ontario
• SMH – South March Highlands
• SMHCRC – South March Highlands Carp River Conserveration Inc (a non-profit org)
• SWM – Storm Water Management
• SWMP – Storm Water Management Plan
• TFD – Terry Fox Drive
• TFDE – Terry Fox Drive Extension through the South March Highlands
• Type 1 – Very sensitive fish habitat used for spawning defined by Federal Fisheries Act
• Type 2 – Sensitive fish habitat defined by Federal Fisheries Act