Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Volunteer Role Details:

Duration: May 2026 to November 2026 

Volunteer Hours: 2-3 hrs/week on Mondays

Work Location: Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge ON, L4H 4Z2

Number of Vacancies: 3

Division: Conservation Parks & Lands

How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:

As a Garden Volunteer, you will assist TRCA Gardening staff in caring for The Allan Foster Garden Project.

The Allan Foster Garden is a 0.5-hectare designed meadowscape. It is planted with native grasses and wildflowers showcasing a diversity of plants endemic to Southern Ontario meadows, strategically arranged to support local wildlife, demonstrate native plant gardening, and provide a place for the local community to meet and enjoy nature.

This garden project is named in honour of Allan Foster, an expert naturalist, botanist, and storyteller, in recognition of his significant contributions to the Kortright Centre during his 30-year career as Supervisor of Education.

This volunteer opportunity is a terrific way to get outdoors, connect with others, and be active!

What you will do as a volunteer: 

• Work alongside TRCA staff to maintain gardens, i.e., weeding
• Assist with planting and watering.
• Engage with the local community and foster a greater appreciation of gardening with native plants.
• Learn basic plant identification skills.

What will you need to succeed: 

• Gardening and general landscape maintenance experience.
• An interest in gardening, natural heritage, and ecology. 
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge.
• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Physically able to walk on uneven terrain, kneel, crouch, or bend for prolonged periods.

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. 

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code,  Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons. 

Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.

Volunteer Role Details:

Please note this opportunity takes place only in Brampton, ON and requires attendance at a MANDATORY on-site training session.

The monitoring takes place Monday, Wednesday and Fridays between 9 am - 11 am ONLY.

Duration: April 2026 - November 2026

Volunteer Hours:  2 - 6 hours per week

Work Location(s): Heart Lake Road (section between Sandalwood Parkway East and Countryside Drive).

Division: Restoration and Infrastructure

How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:

Volunteering for this opportunity, you will play a critical role in collecting data on wildlife sightings, and install nest protectors as required along Heart Lake Road to protect turtle nests.  

What you will do as a volunteer: 

• Collect data on collisions/mortality rates of wildlife along Heart Lake Road.
• Remove, if safe to do so, any deceased turtles and smaller wildlife from Heart Lake Road.
• Identify and report structural issues with existing wildlife fencing.
• Search for turtles and nesting activity.
• Install nest protectors on observed or suspected nesting sites in permitted areas.
• Record observations using Survey 123 app

What will you need to succeed:

• Attend a MANATORY orientation session
• A cellphone
• Comfortable using apps
• Amphibian and reptile identification skills helpful, not required

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. 

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code,  Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons. 

Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.

Volunteer Role Details:

Please note this opportunity takes place only in Brampton, ON and requires attendance at the MANDATORY training session.

Duration: April 2026 - November 2026

Volunteer Hours:  2 - 6 hours per week

Work Location(s): Donnelly East Park, Brampton

Division: Restoration and Infrastructure

How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:

Volunteering for this opportunity, you will play a critical role in collecting data on wildlife sightings, recording wildlife vehicle collisions, assessing the potential for wildlife exclusion infrastructure, and installing nest protectors as required to protect turtle nests.  

What you will do as a volunteer: 

• Collect data on collisions/mortality rates of wildlife.
• Search for turtles and nesting activity.
• Install nest protectors on observed or suspected nesting sites in permitted areas.
• Record observations using Survey 123 app.

What will you need to succeed:

• Attend a MANDATORY orientation session
• A cellphone
• Comfortable using apps
• Amphibian and reptile identification skills helpful, not required
• Willingness to learn

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. 

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code,  Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons. 

Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.