In response to the unexpected Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, the ministry has amended O. Reg. 271/91 to ensure the province has adequate fuel supply by allowing fuel suppliers to sell winter-grade gasoline about two weeks earlier. This temporary measure is intended to help address the production constraints caused by the Line 5 shutdown.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000118 to Greenstone Gold Mines GP Inc. 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-26-000117 to Greenstone Gold Mines GP Inc. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
026-0552
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 24, 2026 - July 24, 2026 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for a new lot was granted on September 8, 2026, subject to conditions. Notice to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal must be filed with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on or before September 28, 2026.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000112 to Gold Canyon Resources Inc. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit
September 11, 2024 - October 26, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air) No. 0643-ADUPLW with operational flexibility was issued to Lincoln Electric Company of Canada Limited, a welding wire and welding equipment production facility, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
October 9, 2025 - November 23, 2025 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) to Normerica Inc., a cat litter manufacturing facility, located in the City of Brantford, Ontario.
September 8, 2026 - October 23, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated
Ontario proposes five new protected areas, expansions to 12 protected areas, the re-designation of McCrae Lake Conservation Reserve as a provincial park, and minor changes to the boundaries of two provincial parks to support Highway 17 safety improvements. These changes are proposed under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006.
