Permit to Take Water No. 1481-DGLHVS has been issued to Santa's Village Inc. for recreational purposes. Water will be taken from four intakes of Muskoka River, located in the Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario.
On June 27, 2025, the Minister of Infrastructure made a zoning order, filed as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 143/25, for lands designated for a transit oriented community in the City of Toronto.
The environmental assessment requirements for the York1 waste disposal site project were removed with the Royal Assent of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, on June 5, 2025, to help provide additional waste capacity in Ontario.
We have amended the Environmental Assessment Act to remove the requirement for a comprehensive environmental assessment for the Eagle’s Nest mine project.
We have updated our compliance policy to provide greater transparency on how the ministry responds to environmental incidents, reduce burden on the regulated community and enhance the ministry’s ability to swiftly address incidents that pose a higher risk to the natural environment or human health.
February 17, 2023 - March 19, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Permit to Take Water No. 7347-8VXPMJ has been issued to Oakland Greens Golf & Country Club Inc for golf course irrigation and water supply purposes. Water will be taken from one well and one pond, located at 1993 Asphodel 7th Line in Norwood, Ontario.
The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval to Hagersville Battery Storage Inc. for industrial stormwater management works serving a proposed battery storage energy system located at 297 Concession 10 Walpole, in the Town of Hagersville.
An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) was issued to PPG Canada Inc., a manufacturing facility producing seal-caps, paints and coatings largely for the aerospace industry, located in the City of Mississauga, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)
ERO number
019-8351
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 19, 2024 - August 3, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We have granted approval to 1712833 Ontario Limited (operating as Metal Coaters), located in Mississauga, Ontario, to be registered under the Technical Standards Registry – AirPollution. This facility will adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Metal Finishers – Industry Standard.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
013-4923
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 4, 2019 - May 21, 2019 (47 days) Closed
Last updated
Blueland Farms Limited has applied for a Category 1 – Class A licence under the Aggregate Resource Act (ARA) to remove aggregate below the established water table. The proposed licence area is 25.97ha, with an extraction area of 20.75ha.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
025-0663
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 3, 2025 - August 5, 2025 (33 days) Closed
Last updated
2004295 Ontario Inc. seeks to authorize the importation of excess soil for a maximum of 11,395,324 cubic metres to re-establish pre-existing grades and to revise the final use of the site from pond to agriculture.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-9406
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 22, 2025 - February 21, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on May 26, 2025 in respect of Application 60-C-249776 for a lot addition on lands described as PIN 42150-3047 on Poplar Bay, Lake of the Woods, unincorporated territory, District of Kenora. A Notice of Change, dated July 3, 2025, has amended the list of conditions.
