In recognition of these facts, and the provincially-mandated role of municipalities in the archaeological conservation process, governmental and non-governmental agencies regularly retain ASI to prepare planning studies of archaeological resources for those lands within their regions.
ASI is currently undertaking a Master Plan of Archaeological Resources for the City of Toronto.click here to read the interim report.
An Archaeological Master Plan study has three major goals: the compilation of inventories of registered and unregistered archaeological sites within the region and the preparation of an overview of the area´s settlement history as it may be expected to pertain to archaeological resources; the development of an archaeological site potential model, based on known site locations, past and present land uses, and environmental and cultural-historical data; and the identification of a sound management strategy for known and potential archaeological resources within their jurisdiction. The latter objective is based on a review of current Provincial planning and management guidelines, which will ensure the conservation of these valuable heritage resources within the overall process of change and growth.