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There are few National or Provincial Parks to be concerned about in this area except for Killarney Provincial Park if you make it that far. There is Crown land which you are free to use in most cases. There is Native owned reserves that you are not free to use. A lot is Private and generally it's considered a good rule of thumb and respect to not tie to the private islands nor to anchor within sight of their dock or cottage. Some island owners are downright nasty, some just ask, some yell at you.

While Richardson's is a good chart book it should be noted that every page in their Canada area is stamped with NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION. This is their disclaimer in case you go wrong or the channels & buoys have been changed. (which does happen around here) It's also less expensive for them to keep it up to date. This happened to them a few years ago when they printed grossly incorrect and dated Lake Ontario charts. The advantage to them, on our center console boats, is the spiral bound layout. Disadvantage is the cost if you don't plan on coming back to the area. If you're on Gambler for a cocktail just borrow his;)

There is no substitute for purchasing the most recent charts from:
Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS)
http://www.charts.gc.ca/pub/en

The Garmin Mapsource software also tells you what the chart numbers are.

The next piece of important information is Ports Cruising Guides. Not just for it's pictures and maps but also for it's information about Park land, Private land etc. It has some great advice/dialogue about other do's and don'ts for the area. If you go to this link you can download a good sample page.
Ports Cruising Guides
http://www.portsbooks.com

[color=red]EDIT[/color] I should point out that PORTS is updated every 3 years, not every year. The information it provides does not need to be updated annually. Another reason to purchase the CHS charts.

Ontario Provincial Parks
http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/i...index.html

National Parks and Topographical Maps
http://www.fedmaps.com/index.htm/index.htm