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Permit to Take Water No. P-300-4431685695 was issued to NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION to renew Permit to Take Water No. 5874-BTAS9S for manufacturing purposes. Water will be taken from one source (river) in St. Clair, Ontario for 10 years.

The ministry issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) for a hauled sewage disposal site as described in this notice.

A new ECA Approval was granted to Edward Effinger and Mary Catherine Effinger to demolish an existing cottage, construct a new cottage and new septic system located at Lot 906, Ninth Street in Belwood Lake, Township of Centre Wellington, Ontario.

The sewage system comprises a Class 4 sewage system with a rated capacity of 1,600 litres per day.

Certificate of Property Use No. 1130-DRMHCX for 1303 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, was issued to owner of the property as part of their development plans for the site.

We have expanded the boundaries of 26 protected areas (13 provincial parks and 13 conservation reserves) and created 12 new protected areas ( 2 provincial parks and 10 conservation reserves). These changes provide increased opportunities for recreational activities and contribute to the long-term sustainability of Ontario’s natural heritage.

The variance is approved.

Ontario Regulation 161/17 and Ontario Regulation 239/13 were amended to allow short-term bridges, geotechnical investigations, and mobile wind testing and environmental monitoring equipment on public lands provided conditions are followed, including location registration. In addition, the definition of “shore lands” was amended.

We have approved changes to the Renewable Energy on Crown Land (RECL) policy and to rescind the renewable energy project Approvals and Permitting Requirements Document (APRD). These changes reflect current policy and approvals considerations for the management of public lands when a proposal for a renewable energy project is submitted.

This application has been withdrawn at the applicant’s request.

An amended Environmental Compliance Approval was granted to Alamos Gold Inc. including a new sewage system and updated monitoring plan.

An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been granted to Cargill Limited for the operation of a beef processing facility, located in the City of Guelph, Ontario.

On December 16, 2025, O. Reg. 373/25: Criteria For Designations was filed under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, outlining the criteria that must be met for designating zones, projects and trusted proponents. This came into effect January 1, 2026.

On May 1, 2026, the proponent withdrew the proposed early exploration permit.

An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air) has been granted to DCL INTERNATIONAL INC., a facility for manufacturing exhaust after-treatment devices for mobile and stationary equipment located in Vaughan, Ontario.

The decision is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for industrial stormwater management works serving Sunbelt Rentals of Canada Inc., located at 151 Wescar Lane, in the City of Ottawa, Ontario.

A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for the use and operation of a waste processing site to be used for the recycling, processing and transfer of solid non-hazardous waste generated from residential, industrial, institutional and commercial sectors.