This consultation was open from:
May 22, 2026
to June 21, 2026
Decision summary
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-2066742178 was issued to Arriscraft Canada Inc. Water will be taken from one well and one watercourse for manufacturing purposes, located in the City of Cambridge, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
875 Speedsville Road
Cambridge,
ON
Canada
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Arriscraft Canada Inc.
875 Speedsville Road
Cambridge,
ON
N3H 4S8
Canada
Decision details
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-2066742178 was issued to Arriscraft Canada Inc. Water will be taken from one well and one watercourse for manufacturing purposes, located in the City of Cambridge, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – Renewal
Source name: Well
- purpose: manufacturing - other
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 97
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 50,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 9 years
Source name: Speed River
- purpose: manufacturing - other
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 900
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 1,296,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 9 years
Permits to Take Water include conditions that require the permit holder to:
- collect and record the daily amount of water taken
- comply with the terms and conditions in the permit
- immediately report complaints or interference to the ministry
- report water takings each year to the ministry
Issued Permits To Take Water can be viewed and downloaded at Access Ontario, by searching the approval number, P-300-2066742178, in the search field located at the top of the map, see "I want to...Search by Approval Number", here: Access Environment
Access Environment displays the following information:
- business name
- facility address and location on an interactive map
- type of approval or registration from the ministry (view a PDF copy)
- date of issue
- status of the approval (approved, amended, revoked and/or replaced)
- status of the registration (registered, suspended, removed)
Effects of consultation
Comments relevant to the water taking proposal were considered as part of the review of the application. The main concerns raised were regarding the following:
- The proportion of the Speed River's flow represented by the water taking during dry periods
- The potential for cumulative water takings to affect the maintenance of low flow targets in the Speed River
- The inclusion of low water response conditions in the permit
In consideration of these comments, the technical information associated with this taking was reviewed, and it was determined that the risk to the Speed River and to other water users is low. Between the taking location on the Speed River and the Guelph Lake Reservoir, are confluences with several smaller rivers and creeks and the discharge from two municipal wastewater treatment plants. There is substantially more water flowing past the location of the taking than is released from the reservoir. The maximum permitted taking is very small relative to the flow at the taking location, including during drier summers or declared low water conditions. Water is drawn only as needed to top up a pond on the property, with most of it reused on site.
With respect to low water response, the permit limits withdrawals from the Speed River to no more than ten percent of the streamflow present at the time of taking, as measured at the nearest gauge on the river. This limit applies at all times, including during a declared low water condition; additionally, the Director may require the taking to be suspended or reduced at any time if warranted.
Water taking records reported over the previous permit term show that volumes taken from the Speed River have remained well below the amounts authorized. Record keeping and reporting conditions have been included in the permit to ensure that the amount of water taken continues to be measured and reported on an ongoing basis.
Ministry staff have determined that the potential impacts of this water taking are low, and that the conditions of the permit are sufficient to ensure that any potential effects can be identified and addressed through adaptive management, if necessary.
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40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from October 23, 2026 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)
Arriscraft Canada Inc.
875 Speedsville Road
Cambridge,
ON
N3H 4S8
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
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a renewal to Permit to Take Water No. P-300-2066742178 for Arriscraft Canada Inc. Water will be taken from one well and one watercourse for manufacturing purposes, located in the City of Cambridge, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – Renewal
Source Name: Well
- purpose: manufacturing - other
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 97
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 50,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- Period of taking: 10 years
Source Name: Speed River
- purpose: manufacturing - other
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 900
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 1,296,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 10 years
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 1 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.
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from May 22, 2026
to June 21, 2026
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
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