Through the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing amendments to the EAA. The amendments, if passed, will build on the vision for a modern environmental assessment program as proposed in the April 2019 discussion paper titled ‘Modernizing Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Program'.
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7686-BTWPC6 to 1384341 Ontario Ltd. operating as Cavanagh Developments., for the construction of stormwater management works serving the operation of the concrete mixing plant, located at 2596 Carp Road in the City of Ottawa, Ontario.
December 23, 2019 - February 6, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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We have approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Industrial Sewage) No. 3680-BQ7HRC to Generate Capital Canada STF GP Ltd. as general partner for and on behalf of Generate Resource Recovery LP in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim, Ontario.
October 9, 2019 - November 9, 2019 (31 days) Closed
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We have approved amended Environmental Compliance Approval (Private Sewage) No. 7454-BN4MPE to 1659437 Ontario Limited and 1659439 Ontario Limited, acting as general partners and operating as DC Farms in the Town of Kingsville, Ontario.
August 19, 2019 - October 3, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to 1582674 Ontario Inc. for upgrades to the existing sewage works for the treatment and subsurface disposal of domestic sewage serving a new restaurant named Kates Kountry Kitchen located at 8130 Highway 17 East, Municipality of Markstay-Warren, District of Sudbury, Ontario.
We made changes to the Environmental Assessment Act through Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019. These changes help the ministry to modernize by focusing on projects that pose actual, real risks to our environment and communities.
We are making administrative changes to update terminology in Class Environmental Assessments (Class EA). These changes would create consistency between the 10 different Class EAs as they relate to the title of the final notices that are issued upon completion of the Class EA process including addendums.
December 20, 2019 - February 18, 2020 (60 days) Closed
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We are improving forest management planning in Ontario by removing the duplication between the Environmental Assessment Act requirements and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s policies, regulations and guidelines.
February 18, 2020 - March 19, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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We have approved regulations to modify the existing environmental assessment process for four priority transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
We issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Air Only) with Limited Operational Flexibility to BASF Canada Inc. to amend Environmental Compliance Approval No. 9674-6K2KNT, issued March 3, 2006. BASF Canada Inc., located in Brampton, Ontario, produces chemical and mineral admixtures used in the concrete products and construction industries.
Regulation 334 was amended to reflect the transfer of responsibilities for government property to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services and to exempt property disposal or severance under the control of the Minister from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act.
We issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (Air & Noise) with Limited Operational Flexibility to 9155678 Canada Ltd., a chemical manufacturing facility located in the City of Belleville, Ontario.
We have issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Air & Noise) to KW Ready Mix Inc., a ready-mix concrete batching plant located at 38 Forwell Road in the City of Kitchener, Ontario.
The Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries is proposing to build a new memorial on the grounds of Queen’s Park. We are exempting the construction of a war memorial from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act.
The ministry has exempted the City of Belleville’s proposal to widen Bell Boulevard, a 3-kilometre arterial road in the City of Belleville, from a two-lane road to a four-lane road, from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act through a declaration order.
We are advising the public that the Five-Year Environmental Assessment Report on Forest Management on Crown lands in Ontario has been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
