This consultation was open from:
March 26, 2020
to May 25, 2020
Decision summary
The Ministry of Infrastructure has updated its Statement of Environmental Values to reflect the changes in its structure and mandate, as well as to acknowledge the priority of addressing climate change.
Decision details
Decision on policy
The final Statement of Environmental Values (SEV) of the Ministry of Infrastructure has been posted.
We updated the SEV to reflect the changes to the ministry’s structure and mandate, as well as to acknowledge the priority of addressing climate change.
Effects of consultation
MOI received 3 comments from individuals and 2 comments from organizations during the consultation period. The comments received indicated general support of the proposed Statement of Environmental Values.
All comments received were considered by the Ministry. Changes were made in Section 2 (Ministry Vision, Mandate and Business), Section 4 (Integration and Other Considerations), Section 7 (Climate Change) and Section 9 (Greening of Internal Operations and Energy Conservation) to incorporate appropriate new language informed by the comments and to clarify the ministry’s mandate where necessary.
A copy of all comments is available for public viewing by contacting the contact person listed in this notice.
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Rhema Maharaj
777 Bay St.
5th floor
Toronto ,
ON
M7A 2J3
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI) is proposing a new Statement of Environmental Values (SEV) in order to reflect the changes in its structure and mandate, as well as to acknowledge the priority of addressing climate change.
The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) is unique legislation and an important tool in environmental protection. It establishes mechanisms to ensure the public is informed, engaged and consulted on matters of environmental significance, as well as to provide for government accountability in environmental decision-making.
The EBR requires that each ministry prescribed under the act develop and publish a SEV specific to the work of that ministry. A SEV is a ministry’s statement of environmental principles and a guidance document directing the minister and ministry staff as they make decisions regarding policies, acts, regulations and instruments that might affect the environment.
The EBR requires that the ministry’s SEV explain:
- how the purposes of the act are to be applied when decisions that might significantly affect the environment are made in the ministry
- how consideration of the purposes of the act should be integrated with other considerations, including social, economic and scientific considerations, that are part of decision-making in the ministry
The ministry is proposing a new SEV to:
- meet the requirement that ministries subject to the EBR prepare a SEV
- reflect changes in the ministry structure and mandate
- affirm the important role of Indigenous peoples’ participation in ministry decision-making
- acknowledge the priority of addressing a changing climate
- reflect the government’s A Made in Ontario Environment Plan
- ensure that the language used in the SEV is consistent with the language used in the EBR
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Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from March 26, 2020
to May 25, 2020
Comments received
Through the registry
4By email
1By mail
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