August 7, 2026 - September 21, 2026 (45 days) Open
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This proposal is for an amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 5888-BVFRBU for Kap Paper Inc., a thermo-mechanical pulping (TMP) newsprint mill located in the Town of Kapuskasing, Ontario.
October 6, 2025 - November 20, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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This proposal was for an amendment of Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) No. A680301 for GFL Environmental Services Inc. for the operation of an ex-situ biological treatment facility for non-hazardous petroleum hydrocarbon and volatile organic compound impacted soils.
February 27, 2026 - March 29, 2026 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. P-300-7412971813 was issued to Kimberly-Clark Inc. to renew Permit to Take Water No.1434-BKSSXN for manufacturing purposes. Water will be taken from three sources (1 river and 2 wells) located in Huntsville, Ontario for 10 years.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
026-0616
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 7, 2026 - September 6, 2026 (30 days) Open
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is reviewing application 58-C-219975 for one new lot, Unincorporated Township of Lybster, District of Thunder Bay
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-1396855683 was issued to 2763605 ONTARIO LIMITED. Water will be taken from four wells for water supply and food processing washing purposes in Arthur, Ontario.
Certificate of Property Use No. 3251-DTZFDV for 2157 to 2183 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, was issued to owner of the property as part of their development plans for the site.
This approval is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) for the existing stormwater management facility constructed to support the industrial building expansion works including collection, conveyance, treatment, and discharge of stormwater runoff from the site.
November 7, 2025 - December 22, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site) No. 4462-AD6P6S was issued to 781998 Ontario Inc., for a non-hazardous solid waste transfer facility located in the Township of Champlain, Ontario.
The amendment is for an orientation change & other site modifications.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000033 to 9640355 CANADA CORPORATION for early exploration activities.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000100 to Troy Gallik, Richard Zebruch, George Zebruck for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
Ontario is changing requirements for certain stormwater management and spill control works servicing electricity generation, transmission, distribution and battery energy storage stations to allow proponents to self-register these works online and get projects underway faster, while maintaining environmental protections.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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Ontario is streamlining environmental permissions for certain early mineral exploration projects while maintaining environmental protection. These changes support Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy, helping to unlock investment, create jobs and drive economic development.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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Ontario is exempting the proponents of certain low-risk activities from having to obtain environmental permissions. These changes are helping get important housing, transit and infrastructure projects underway faster, while maintaining environmental protections.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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We have made a new regulation and taken related actions to replace the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) with a streamlined process under the Environmental Assessment Act. The new process takes effect Jan 1, 2027 and focuses requirements on more complex projects and includes an archaeological assessment process for other projects.