January 27, 2025 - February 26, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Permit to Take Water No. 7734-DG6GTZ was issued to G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited on May 01, 2025, for renewal of PTTW No. 3048-9VEKRN. Water will be taken from one pond for pits and quarry operations, located in the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ontario, for 10 years.
On September 23, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to the Zoning Order, O. Reg. 41/22, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 489/22. The Township of Oro Medonte requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
On December 22, 2022, the Minister of Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 592/22 to accelerate a mixed-use, transit-oriented development to permit a range of residential, commercial, and institutional uses.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-8830
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 12, 2024 - August 11, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on September 5, 2025, to approve, in part, Norfolk County Official Plan Amendment 163, with modifications, as adopted by By-law 2024-48. Official Plan Amendment 163 updates policies and land use designations to comply with the Planning Act and to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement.
We would like to advise you that the 2020 – 2030 Forest Management Plan for the Algoma Forest has been approved by the Ministry’s Regional Director and is available for inspection.
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) to Marwood International Inc., an automotive component manufacturing and electrocoating facility, located in the Town of Ingersoll, Ontario.
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
Minor consequential changes have been made to Ontario Regulation 299/19: Additional Residential Units. The changes are intended to bring the regulation into alignment with the Planning Act changes made by Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 regarding additional residential units.
We have approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval No. 3807-BEKKZ2 for 581777 Ontario Limited for a new on-site sewage works for the treatment and disposal of sanitary wastewater and kitchen wastewater generated from an existing restaurant, motel and residence.
We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 0636-BBCJ6M on November 19, 2021, which cancels and replaces Permit to Take Water No. 0063-8EDMH6, for Colacem Canada Inc. located in the Township of Champlain, United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of November 19, 2031.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-1233
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 7, 2025 - December 7, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on December 19, 2025 in respect of Application 58-C-259506 for a new lot in the unincorporated Township of Stirling, District of Thunder Bay. The last day this decision can be appealed is January 8, 2026.
On August 12, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O.Reg.) 446/20 to facilitate the development of long-term care. The Zoning Order supports the government’s initiative to enable long-term care development on government-owned lands.
Instrument type:
Order to rehabilitate a closure measure
ERO number
012-9302
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 12, 2016 - January 11, 2017 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The ENDM has preformed the required securing of petroleum products, chemicals and waste necessary to minimize impacts to the environment by completing rehabilitation activities at the Cobalt Refinery. (CLOSED)
On October 30, 2020 the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 608/20 to permit the development of a retirement home in the Township of Springwater. The Township of Springwater and County of Simcoe requested that the Minister consider making a Zoning Order.
A new Permit to Take Water No. 6250-BSTK4F has been issued to Greenwood Ready Mix Limited on May 26, 2021 for the production of ready mix concrete purposes in the Township of Centre Wellington, Ontario. The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of May 26, 2031.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
012-9741
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 31, 2017 - March 2, 2017 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
An individual landowner has withdrawn their application for the conversion of a managed wetland into agricultural land in Dover Centre, Chatham-Kent County, Ontario that would affect Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) and Blanding’s Turtle. As a result, no decision was made and no permit was issued.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
013-4528
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 10, 2019 - February 24, 2019 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) for activities which will impact Species at Risk and their habitat, and which was originally issued to Schlegel Urban Development and is now being updated to Schlegel Urban Developments Corp.
On September 20, 2022 the Environmental Registry of Ontario will be unavailable for a three-hour period, beginning at 4p.m., while we perform scheduled system maintenance.
