That is an excellent question.
I believe the first choice is still the municipal level, but wetlands must be taken into consideration in land use planning. Municipalities currently use urban development plans. RCMs, the regional county municipalities, use what are called land use planning and development plans. Unfortunately, information on wetlands is not mandatory when using those planning tools.
Federal and provincial legislation—depending on the provinces—must absolutely impose an obligation for the municipalities to take wetlands into account in their development tools. That would lead the municipalities to rethink land use. However, that obligation must also include financial and other support for the municipalities because they are currently funded solely by municipal taxes, and that is not enough. That leads to a kind of wishful thinking because municipal taxes result in increased development and urban sprawl. Municipal taxes are the source of the municipalities' revenue. It is therefore necessary to review the municipalities' funding and the inclusion of wetlands in land use planning.