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The ministry is no longer pursuing this proposal. The actions in this proposal, as well as the comments and feedback received were considered in the drafting of the current government’s Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, which outlines proposed actions and commitments to help strengthen the province’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.

The Ministry of Education has updated its Statement of Environmental Values to reflect government and Ministry priorities.

We have considered the comments received on our proposal posting and have developed updates to the design of the NIERprogram.

The amending regulation to the Building Code, O. Reg. 762/20, was filed on December 16, 2020. It is available on e-Laws, Ontario’s online database of statutes and regulations.

On October 24, 2005, Ontario filed the regulation (O. Reg. 541/05: Net Metering), which came into force on January 23, 2006. No comments were received on the posting of the proposed regulation.

The Green Energy Repeal Act repealed the Green Energy Act and amended other Acts to re-introduce conservation and energy efficiency initiatives, restore municipal authority over siting renewable energy projects, and create the authority to prohibit issuance of Renewable Energy Approvals, including where demand for electricity is not demonstrated.

Ontario has finalized changes to O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition) to allow qualified engineers and geoscientists to exercise professional judgment, in limited circumstances, to determine the need for ground water sampling prior to redeveloping on former commercial or industrial lands, also known as brownfields.

We are no longer considering the Administrative Penalties Guideline as it informed a regulation made under the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 (CCMLEA) which was revoked when the CCMLEA was repealed.

The ministry is moving forward in implementing the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Permissions Approach to update the current sewage approvals framework, following consultation in summer 2020.

No changes are proposed to the enhanced minister’s zoning authority. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing will exercise their discretion, on a case by case basis, in using the authority.

We have approved increasing the number of wild raptors (birds of prey) that can be live captured by Ontario licensed falconers to use as hunting companions.

This policy proposal notice was posted by the previous government and is no longer active. The government is committed to protecting and growing the Greenbelt and has posted a new proposal notice on the ERO registry to consult on growing the Greenbelt. Please see ERO Number 019-3136

We approved the Sandbanks Provincial Park Management Plan Amendment on February 4, 2021.

We have decided to end the nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions trading program by revoking O. Reg. 397/01 and O. Reg. 194/05 under the Environmental Protection Act. The Program is no longer an effective tool to address emissions of these contaminants from regulated sectors in its current form.

TSSA has completed an online consultation on the Code Adoption Document (CAD) amendments for Fuel Oil. The CAD was published on October 12th, 2021 and effective Dec. 12th, 2021.

The Fuel Oil CAD is adopted by reference in Ontario Regulation 213/01. TSSA will adopt the 2019 edition of CSA B139 series 19 Code, as well as CSA B138.1 and B138.2 (2017

The government has made changes to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to give the Ontario Energy Board the authority to grant, under specific circumstances, earlier access to land to electricity transmission project proponents for the purpose of conducting preliminary environmental studies prior to applying for Leave to Construct.

On January 29, 2021, O. Reg. 509/18, made under the Electricity Act, 1998 was amended to add five new products, to revise efficiency standards for televisions to harmonize with Natural Resources Canada, and to delay new standards for liquid-filled distribution transformers by two years.

The province has finalized a Government Response Statement (species-specific policy) that outlines actions to protect and recover Yellow-breasted Chat, a species at risk bird in Ontario.

Bill 222, the Ontario Rebuilding and Recovery Act, made a series of legislative amendments to accelerate the delivery of major provincial public infrastructure projects, such as transit and highways. Measures in this proposal would strengthen communities, create jobs and enhance critical services in the province.