This consultation was open from:
April 1, 2025
to May 1, 2025
Decision summary
The application for this new Permit to Take Water for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited was withdrawn by the applicant on June 18, 2025.
Location details
Site address
Lake Shore Boulevard East
Toronto,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Saulter Street South,
Logan Avenue,
Commissioners Street, and
515 Commissioners Street
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
20 Queen Street West
Toronto,
ON
M5H 3R4
Canada
Decision details
This application for a new Permit to Take Water for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited to take water from 15 sources for construction dewatering purposes located in the City of Toronto, Ontario, was withdrawn by the applicant on June 18, 2025.
No decision was made and no permit was issued.
Effects of consultation
Proposal was withdrawn by applicant. No decision was made.
Supporting materials
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from June 24, 2025 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
20 Queen Street West
Toronto,
ON
M5H 3R4
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for the purpose of construction/dewatering for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited. Water will be taken from 15 sources located in the City of Toronto. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type: New
Source Name: Lake Shore (Sanitary Sewer)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 817
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 1,177,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Saulter (Sanitary Sewer)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,200
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 1,728,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Lake Shore (Storm Sewer)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 904
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 1,302,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Lake Shore (Sanitary Forcemain)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 787
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 1,133,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Launch Shaft MH4
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 18
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 26,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Exit Shaft MH3
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 24
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 35,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Launch Shaft MH2
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 47
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 67,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Exit Shaft MH1
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 27
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 39,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Turning Basin Easement
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 369
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 531,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Carlaw Culvert
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 334
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 481,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Sanitary Sewer Relocation at MH2
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 430
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 619,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Sanitary Pump Station and Valve Chamber
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 32
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 46,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Logan North (Sanitary Forcemain)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 462
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 665,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Logan North (Storm Sewer - South of Eastern)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 38
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 55,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
Source Name: Logan North (Storm Sewer - North of Eastern)
- purpose: construction/dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): eight
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 12,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 53 months
There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:
- Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference
- Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference
- Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference
The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 3 permit.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from April 1, 2025
to May 1, 2025
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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