Project Nikolas Company Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
026-0119
Ministry reference number
0685-DQDPNS
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 4, 2026 - March 21, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
March 21, 2026

Proposal summary

This proposal is to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air) No. 1708-7K7LLC which replaces all the current Environmental Compliance Approvals for Air at this facility and will include the addition of new or historically unapproved sources for all emissions from Project Nikolas Company Inc.

Location details

Site address

Portelance Road
Greater Sudbury, ON
Canada

Site location details

Podolsky Mine

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Proponent(s)

Project Nikolas Company Inc.
1300 Kelly Lake Road
Greater Sudbury, ON
P3E 5P4
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air) No.1708-7K7LLC which replaces all the current Environmental Compliance Approvals for Air at this facility and will include the addition of new or historically unapproved sources for all emissions from Project Nikolas Company Inc., a nickel-copper underground mine, located in the City of Sudbury, Ontario.

The application includes all sources at the facility, including the mine fleet, drilling, blasting, and other ore handling operations; as well as, any other equipment and ancillary and support processes and activities.

Emissions to the atmosphere from this facility include:

  • total suspended particulates (TSP)
  • carbon monoxide
  • nitrogen oxides
  • lead
  • hexavalent chromium
  • mercury, and
  • nickel

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air), when issued permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air). The Limited Operational Flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.

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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

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