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.
We are developing a management approach for the Lake Superior Coast Range and Discontinuous Distribution, which will identify and describe Ontario’s approach for boreal caribou conservation and recovery in this area.
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-6225762096 has been issued to Ontario Graphite, Ltd. The application was for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 1213-933SR9 for dewatering and industrial purposes. Water will be taken from Graphite Lake, an open pit and groundwater cut-off trench, located in Kearney, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-0803
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 25, 2019 - November 24, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
59-C-185458 was amended on April 26, 2021. A new condition was added. Applicants have one (1) year to satisfy conditions otherwise approval will lapse. The last day to appeal this decision under the Planning Act is May 17, 2021.
August 21, 2018 - October 5, 2018 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We finalized species-specific policies (government response statements) outlining the actions we intend to lead and support to protect and recover five species at risk in Ontario: Blue Ash, Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Kentucky Coffee-tree, Massasauga (Carolinian population) and Massasauga (Great Lakes – St. Lawrence population).
Instrument type:
Order to amend the boundaries of a planning area
ERO number
025-1262
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 15, 2026 - May 15, 2026 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A Minister’s Order under the Far North Act, 2010 is proposed to amend the planning area boundary of Keeping the Land: A Land Use Strategy for the Whitefeather Forest and Adjacent Areas, to support the proposed transfer of public lands as requested by Pikangikum First Nation for addition to their reserve
We have approved the land use policies in the Hearst Administrative District to facilitate the sale or lease of Crown land for agriculture purposes. These changes will increase opportunities for agriculture industries and will promote the agricultural economy within Northern Ontario.
November 4, 2022 - December 19, 2022 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) to TBM HOLDCO LTD., for the establishment of stormwater management works servicing a site expansion and proposed warehouse.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-4349
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
September 16, 2021 - October 16, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Provisional consent was granted with modifications on December 9, 2021 in respect of Application 58-C-206652 for the creation of one new lot for commercial recreational use on lands described as PIN 62505-1466, in unsurveyed territory, in the District of Thunder Bay. The last day this decision can be appealed is December 29, 2021.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-0801
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 25, 2019 - November 24, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
59-C-194392 was amended on April 26, 2021. A new condition was added. Applicants have one (1) year to satisfy conditions otherwise approval will lapse. The last day to appeal this decision under the Planning Act is May 17, 2021.
September 24, 2026 - November 8, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated
This proposal is for an amendment to the Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) No. 1159-DKQ52S for the replacement of Works for the treatment of sanitary sewage and subsurface disposal of treated effluent from the Larose Forest Mobile Home Park located at 1210 St. Felix Road, on Part of Lot 23, Concession 8, in the City of Clarence-Rockland.
October 7, 2026 - November 21, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated
This proposal is for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) No. 9365-5ANJYW to include all existing sewage systems and allow for repair of one of the systems servicing the Silver Lake Mennonite Camp and its existing accommodations located at 72 Pine Forest Drive, Sauble Beach, Town of South Bruce Peninsula, County of Bruce.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-0800
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 25, 2019 - November 24, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
59-C-195806 was amended on April 26, 2021. A new condition was added. Applicants have one (1) year to satisfy conditions otherwise approval will lapse. The last day to appeal this decision under the Planning Act is May 17, 2021.
The Minister of Natural Resources is implementing a Designation of areas of Crown land under subsection 34(6) of the ARA to secure aggregate deposits for future use in the development of Ring of Fire roads. The Designation prohibits the issuance of aggregate permits for the designated area until such time as the designation is lifted or amended.
We are posting finalized data survey and mapping technical guidance to support flood hazard identification and mapping by municipalities and conservation authorities in Ontario.
