The Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction has proposed the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020, which features a wide range of items that cut across themes and ministries. Items in the package will reduce the number of requirements and the cost of doing business in the province, to support economic recovery.
October 22, 2014 - November 21, 2014 (30 days) Closed
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PR-14-10602 early exploration permit application that Canada Chrome Corporation submitted pursuant to Section 78.3 (1) of the Mining Act has been withdrawn as of November 15, 2019.
October 31, 2014 - November 30, 2014 (30 days) Closed
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PR-14-10604 early exploration permit application that Canada Chrome Corporation submitted pursuant to Section 78.3 (1) of the Mining Act has been withdrawn as of November 15, 2019.
October 19, 2023 - December 3, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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Bill 139received Royal Assent on December 4, 2023. Schedule 14 amends the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) to change application requirements, timing and approvals for alteration requests to minimize interruption of religious practice at buildings used primarily for religious practices where all applicable conditions are met.
December 16, 2020 - January 30, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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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.
January 23, 2019 - February 22, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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December 19, 2019 - The 2018 Closure Plan Amendment for the Lac Des Iles Mine was filed with supplemental information on Monday December 16, 2019 by the Director of Mine Rehabilitation with changes addressed in the Closure Plan Amendment.
August 1, 2019 - The Closure Plan Amendment (013-4594) posting period has ended.
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022. The Act amends the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) and its regulations to reduce red tape and remove barriers that are slowing down housing construction and other priority projects while continuing to conserve heritage properties that matter most to local communities.
October 16, 2020 - November 15, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Permit to Take Water for Pure Gold Mining Inc. for the taking of water from one pond (process water pond) for mining operations in the District of Kenora, Ontario has been approved under Permit No. 6834-BVBRSJ.
December 7, 2017 - January 21, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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An amending regulation under the Planning Act was filed on March 5, 2018 and came into force on April 3, 2018. The regulation sets out new transition rules to deal with certain planning matters in process when the land use planning changes made by the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 took effect.
We are proposing a regulation specifying the circumstances under which the Minister may issue an order to prevent a conservation authority from making a permitting decision and make the permitting decision in the place of a conservation authority or may undertake a review of a conservation authority permitting decision.
September 16, 2021 - October 16, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000266 to Battle North Gold Corp. for early exploration activities 90 kilometres NW of Wabauskang First Nation Ontario, Bateman Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.
October 19, 2023 - December 4, 2023 (46 days) Closed
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The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act has been updated to remove the requirement to publish notices of proposed amendments to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and associated hearings in newspapers, enables broader exemptions for low-risk activities, and broadens the range of compliance tools for the Niagara Escarpment Commission.
The government has made changes to the Planning Act and Development Charges Act, 1997 through Bill 23 – the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 to encourage gentle density in most existing residential areas province-wide.
January 27, 2023 - February 26, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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This proposal is for renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 6702-C8FPK3 for Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for dewatering from the Bateman Shaft, located in Red Lake, Ontario.
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Minister of Infrastructure has filed an enhanced Minster’s Zoning Order (eMZO) pursuant of Section 6 Rebuilding Ontario Place Act and Section 47 of Planning Act. This enhanced Minister’s Zoning Order supports the government’s plan to rebuild Ontario Place.
November 4, 2019 - December 19, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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On December 3, 2020, we issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) with Limited Operational Flexibility No. 5420-BKFMGV to Prodigy Gold Inc.'s facility involved in open-pit gold mining and milling, located in Finan Township, approx. 40 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario. This ECA replaces all current ECAs for Air & Noise at this facility
October 24, 2014 - November 23, 2014 (30 days) Closed
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PR-14-10603 early exploration permit application that Canada Chrome Corporation submitted pursuant to Section 78.3 (1) of the Mining Act has been withdrawn as of November 15, 2019.
October 7, 2021 - November 21, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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A decision has been made to proceed with amendments to the Mining Act to allow lessees, licencees and owners of mining lands to sell and retain the proceeds from materials extracted for the purposes of testing without the requirement for a mine production closure plan to have first been filed. Bill 13 received Royal Assent on December 2, 2021.
October 7, 2021 - November 21, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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The Ministry has decided to amend O. Reg. 45/11 to set out the conditions that are required for mining claimholders to sell the end product of a bulk sample and recover associated costs, without first obtaining the Minister’s permission: a “permit by rule” approach. This will allow previous amendments to the Mining Act to come into force.
