Resources

Toronto and Region RAP has produced a wide variety of reports and fact sheets. All of our publications are available for download free of charge.

cover of Toronto RAP 2001 progress report — Clean Waters, Healthy Habitats (2001)

cover of Toronto RAP 2007 progress report — Moving Forward: 2007 RAP Progress Report

cover of Toronto RAP 2015 progress report — Within Reach: 2015 RAP Progress Report

Toronto RAP 2007-2010 update on actions — 2007-2010 Update on Actions

Toronto RAP 2010-2011 update on actions — 2010-2011 Update on Actions

Toronto RAP 2011-2012 update on actions — 2011-2012 Update on Actions

Toronto RAP 2012-2013 update on actions — 2012-2013 Update on Actions

Toronto and Region Area of Concern Work Plan 2020 to 2025 — Toronto and Region Area of Concern: Work Plan 2020-2025

Appendix A: Method to Assess Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) Degradation of Aesthetics (Toronto)
Appendix B: Degradation of Aesthetics Beneficial Use Technical Summary Report 2012–2015
Appendix C: Degradation of Aesthetics Beneficial Use Additional Sampling 2018 – Summary Report

Preliminary Assessment of the Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) Along the Toronto and Region Waterfront (August 2015)
Restrictions on Fish Consumption Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) Assessment (October 2016)
Evaluating the Status of Wildlife Habitat Loss and Degraded Wildlife Populations’ Beneficial Use Impairments in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern (May 2018)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Aquatic Habitat Restoration Implemented Using the Toronto Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy (November 2020)
First Assessment of the Fish Populations Beneficial Use Impairment in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern (2022)

cover page of Clean Water Clear Choices report — Clean Waters, Clear Choices (1984)

cover page of environmental conditions and problem definition report — RAP Stage 1 Environmental Conditions and Problem Definition (1989)

2024

April 2024: Assessing Fish and Fish Habitat in the Toronto Region

Assessing Fish Habitat and Projects Along the Toronto and Region Area of Concern's Waterfront — Assessing Fish Habitat and Projects Along the Toronto and Region Area of Concern’s Waterfront

Using Acoustic Telemetry to Assess Fish Response to Ecological Restoration — Using Acoustic Telemetry to Assess Fish Response to Ecological Restoration

A Journey Through 20 Years of Fish Community Transformation Along the Waterfront — A Journey Through 20 Years of Fish Community Transformation Along the Waterfront

2023

February 2023: Following Toronto and Region’s Largest Waterfront Projects
from East to West – Part One

March 2023: Following Toronto and Region’s Largest Waterfront Projects
from East to West – Part Two

October 2023: Consuming Fish in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern

2022

March 2022: Lessons Learned in 30 Years of Restoration

June 2022: How Circulation Patterns Affect Water Quality
Along the Toronto Waterfront

2021

February 2021: Indigenous Treaties and Peoples of Toronto

April 2021: Ecohealth

2020

October 2020: Assessment of Fish Populations and Habitats in Toronto
and Region

December 2020: Rain to Runoff

2019: Creating New Waterfront Habitat

cover page of Port Lands Flood Protection project — Port Lands Flood Protection Project

cover page of Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform — Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform

cover page of Gibraltar Point Erosion Control Project presentation — Gibraltar Point Erosion Control Project

cover page of presentation on Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area — Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: The Power of Partnerships

2018: Road Salts

cover page of report on unintended impact of road salt — Salting the Earth: The Unintended Impacts and What We Can Do to Prevent Them

cover page of road salt presentation — Trying to be #LessSalty About Winter

cover page of presentation on chloride trends in Ontario surface water — Chloride Trends in Ontario Surface Waters

2018: Underwater Robots and Other Monitoring Technology

cover page of Deep Lake Explorer presentation — Deep Lake Explorer: Bringing Citizen Scientists to the Underwater World of the Great Lakes

cover page or Robotic Future presentation — A Robotic Future for Great Lakes Habitat and Species Monitoring

cover page of presentation on using underwater imagery to monitor invasive species — Using Underwater Imagery to Monitor Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

2018: Microplastics — Tiny Plastics, Big Impacts

cover page of presentation on sources of microplastics — Down by the Bay, Where the Microplastics Flow: Sources and Sinks of Microplastics in Lake Ontario

cover page of litter data presentation — Digging into Litter Data

cover page of presentation on plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems — Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems

2018

cover page of presentation on bringing conservation to cities — Bringing Conservation to Cities: Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

cover page of Port Lands Flood Protection science seminar presentation — Port Lands Flood Protection

cover page of Fish Communities of the Toronto Waterfront science seminar presentation — Fish Communities of the Toronto Waterfront: 2006-2016

cover page of science seminar presentation on preventing cyanobacteria blooms — Guiding Principles for Preventing: Cyanobacteria Blooms: Integrating Nutrient Limitation and Sediment Redox Science into Watershed Management

cover page of science seminar presentation on synthesizing data and information — How is the Story Being Told: The Importance of Appropriately Synthesizing Data and Information

cover page of science seminar presentation on updates to applications for authorization regulations — Proposed Updates to the Applications for Authorization Regulations (SOR/2013-191)

cover page of science seminar report on changes in Humber Bay benthic macroinvertebrate community structure — Changes in the Humber Bay Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure: 1990-2012

2017

cover page of Toronto RAP 2017 progress update — 2017 RAP Update

cover page of science seminar report on brook trout in the Toronto region — Brook Trout in the Toronto Region: Boyce’s and Centerville Creek Case Study

cover page of science seminar report on cormorant management — Non-Traditional Management of Double-Crested Cormorants

cover page of science seminar presentation on nutrients in Lake Ontario — Nutrients in Lake Ontario

cover page of science seminar presentation on sediment quality — Assessing Sediment Quality Using a Tetrad Approach in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern

cover page of science seminar presentation on turtle species in Tommy Thompson Park — Colonization of Tommy Thompson Park by Various Turtle Species

2016

cover page of Toronto RAP 2016 update for science seminar — 2016 RAP Update

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on modeling nutrient loads — Modelling Nutrient Loads and Impact of BMPs on Water Quality

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on preliminary microbial source tracking — Preliminary Microbial Source Tracking Results from Rouge Beach and the Rouge River Watershed within the Toronto AOC in 2016

cover page of 2016 science seminar report on Don River Central Waterfront project — The ‘Don River and Central Waterfront’ Project and The ‘Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant outfall’ Update

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on Toronto Harbour plankton sampling — Toronto Harbour AOC Plankton Sampling 2016

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on fish consumption BUI assessment — TO AOC Fish Consumption BUI Assessment

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on monitoring and assessment of emerging contaminants — Monitoring and Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in the Toronto Area

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on fish community indices of ecosystem health — Fish Community Indices of Ecosystem Health – How does the Toronto Harbour Compare to other Lake Ontario Nearshore Areas

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on Port Lands flood protection — Port Lands Flood Protection & Enabling Infrastructure Project Update

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on assessing the status of fish communities — Assessing the Status of Fish Communities of the Toronto Waterfront using a Reproducible Approach

cover page of 2016 science seminar report on the threat of Asian Carp in Toronto waters — The Threat of Asian Carp in Toronto Waters 2016

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentaton the seasonal residency of fish in Toronto Harbour — Seasonal Residency of Fish in Toronto Harbour 2010-2015

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on aquatic restoration at Tommy Thompson Park — Aquatic Restoration at Tommy Thompson Park

cover page of 2016 science seminar presentation on long term improvements to aquatic connectivity — Long-Term Improvements to Aquatic Connectivity in the GTA