This Permit to Take Water (No. 7112-DSZTBW) has been issued to Great Bear Resources Ltd. (the proponent) for their Advanced Exploration Program operation. Water will be taken for the purposes of underground dewatering, dust suppression, potable water supply, flow supplementation and contingency plans from one watercourse and six wells.
Environmental Compliance Approval No. 5373-DEWHG7 has been issued to Great Bear Resources Ltd. for industrial sewage treatment works proposed for advanced exploration activities at the Great Bear property located approximately 23 kilometres southeast of the Municipality of Red Lake and 37 kilometres northwest of the Township of Ear Falls, Ontario.
Ontario is proposing changes to requirements for waste disposal sites. These changes would support more efficient use of existing waste disposal capacity and provide communities with more options to meet their waste disposal needs while maintaining strong environmental protection.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
025-0850
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
September 11, 2025 - October 14, 2025 (33 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow The Sarjeant Company Limited to import 12, 003, 200 cubic metres of excess soil to allow for rehabilitation and resale of the material in the Township of Oro-Medonte
November 6, 2025 - December 22, 2025 (46 days) Closed
Last updated
We are proposing changes to forest-related rules and permitting processes to make them more efficient, reduce unnecessary steps and support economic growth — while continuing to manage Ontario’s forest responsibly and sustainably.
December 19, 2025 - February 2, 2026 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
This decision is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for stormwater management (SWM) works associated with a commercial auto‑parts recycling and retail facility located at 17 Seapark Drive, in the City of St. Catharines, Ontario.
We are proposing changes to three regulated forest manuals under the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. The Forest Management Planning Manual, the Forest Information Manual and the Scaling Manual will be revised to make forest management planning more efficient while continuing to manage Ontario’s forests sustainably.
It is the opinion of the Director that the delay that would have occurred by posting an instrument proposal notice for an Environmental Compliance Approval would have resulted in danger to the health or safety of any person; harm or serious risk of harm to the environment; and injury or damage or serious risk of injury or damage to the property.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000029 to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for early exploration activities. The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000030 to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for early exploration activities. The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000031 to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for early exploration activities. The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
The ministry has accepted the risk assessment prepared for the owner (Hamilton 188 GP Inc. and Hamilton 188 LP), for the property located at 188 Cannon Street East, Hamilton Ontario, L8L 2A8 and 134 Ferguson Avenue North, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1L7.
The Director is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use (CPU) in relation to the property.
We are proposing amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act through the proposed Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026. These changes would improve the comprehensive environmental assessment process by removing certain steps while maintaining strong environmental protections and other opportunities for consultation.
Instrument type:
Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)
ERO number
025-1439
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 19, 2026 - March 5, 2026 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We have granted approval to BBT Machining Inc., located in Sudbury, Ontario, to be registered under the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution. This facility will adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Metal Finishers – Industry Standard.
This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 0563-AJTTG9 for Armstrong Manufacturing Inc., a facility manufacturing and packaging liquid and powder janitorial cleaning products and specialty cleaning products, located in the City of Mississauga, Ontario.
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) for Greenfield Global Inc. for the operation of an Anaerobic Digestor facility, located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario.
This proposal is for an Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site) for an anaerobic digestion processing facility. This processing facility is a 5.4 hectare property located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
