Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-0867
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 27, 2025 - September 26, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Application 58-C-258049 to create a new 11.1 hectare waterfront lot to be used for resource-based recreational use, was approved by the Ministry, subject to conditions. Related applications 58-C-257936 (ERO 025-0860) and 58-C-258161 (ERO 025-0868) were also approved subject to conditions.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000062 to Greener North Inc. for early exploration activities near Sudbury, Ontario.
An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air) No. 1002-89ALNN was issued to BTT Machining Inc., a machined metal parts and other metal products manufacturing facility, located in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
We have issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval to Goodwill Industries for the use and operation of a waste processing site in London, Ontario to accept residual donation materials from collection boxes and store locations that have not been sold, and to allow for further sorting and material recovery for recycling opportunities.
October 10, 2025 - November 9, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry has revised the Northwest GTA Transmission Corridor’s Narrowed Area of Interest (NAI) following further technical study. The changes preserve a technically viable corridor for future transmission infrastructure adjacent to Highway 413 and reduce land use impacts, particularly in the Heritage Heights area of Brampton.
We finalized criteria, methods and mapping for the Natural Heritage System for the Growth Plan area for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This supports the Growth Plan and promotes landscape level management to reverse the trend of habitat loss in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000159 to Great Lakes Nickel Limited for early exploration activities approximately 42 kilometres southeast of Gogama, Ontario, in MacMurchy Township, District of Sudbury, Northeast region.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000155 to Great Lakes Nickel Ltd. for early exploration activities approximately 5 kilometres north of Shining Tree, Ontario, in Churchill Township District of Sudbury, Northeast Region.
Following extensive consultations on the Agricultural System for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, OMAFRA is releasing the System’s guidelines and mapping to help municipalities implement these innovative land use planning tools.
February 18, 2020 - March 19, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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We have approved regulations to modify the existing environmental assessment process for four priority transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
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.
This Permit to Take Water (No. 3438-D7RQJT) has been issued to Great Bear Resources Ltd. (the Proponent) for the purposes of dewatering, industrial, and water supply purposes. Water will be taken from two wells, one excavation, and one watercourse, located in the District of Kenora, Ontario.
Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of seasonal subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 43180 L/day, to service the United Empire Loyalist Heritage Center and Park, a tourist campground and park facility located at 54 Adolphustown Park Road, in the Town of Greater Napanee.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has taken actions to facilitate the development of a critical transmission project that will support demand growth in the GTA and enable new clean electricity generation east of Toronto, while advancing a shared goal of reconciliation by supporting economic and partnership opportunities for Indigenous communities.
October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
We have decided to change the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority’s mandate to include digital reporting services through its registry for a wider range of waste and resource recovery programs. Combining these services will save businesses time and money as a larger group of users will share costs and benefit from a modern registry.
In an ongoing effort to modernize the Environmental Registry and keep it current, we have identified this as a posting that is no longer pertinent or active.