On March 5, 2021, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O.Reg) 169/21. The City of Markham supported a private request to the Minister to consider making a Zoning Order.
We would like to advise you that the 2020 – 2030 Forest Management Plan for the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest has been approved by the Ministry’s Regional Director and is available for inspection.
On June 9, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 124/23. The City of Mississauga and Minister of Long-Term Care requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
We issued an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval no. A100143 that will permit GFL Environmental Inc. to temporarily receive and store waste paint and paint coatings at the 227-237 Brant St. facility in Hamilton.
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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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.
The Ministry of Mines is proposing to issue a mining rights only Exploratory Licence of Occupation to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for a former gold mine(Toburn Property). Project planning is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act.
On September 23, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to the Zoning Order, O. Reg. 771/21, made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 490/22. The City of Kawartha Lakes requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-3943
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 29, 2021 - July 29, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted approval to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually from the Dumoulin Pit operating in the City of Ottawa.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
012-7794
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 1, 2016 - July 18, 2016 (47 days) Closed
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Reeves Construction Limited has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 29.8 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 100,000 tonnes per calendar year.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-2970
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 14, 2021 - February 13, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted in respect of Application 58-C-168346 for the creation of one (1) new resource-based recreational lot for land described as PIN 62279-9513, Whitefish Lake, Unincorporated Township of Hardwick, District of Thunder Bay.
On August 13, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 451/20 to permit automotive sales and rental establishments in the Town of East Gwillimbury. The Minister's Zoning Order was made based on a request from the Town of East Gwillimbury.
On January 28, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 40/22 to permit residential uses, commercial uses, institutional uses and new parks in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2019 came into effect on May 16, 2019 replacing the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017. Modifications to O. Reg. 311/06 support the implementation of the plan by providing transitional treatment for certain planning matters currently in process.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-4976
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 25, 2022 - March 28, 2022 (62 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Zorra Farms Ltd. to change the final depth of extraction from above the water table to below the water table for a pit operating in the Township of East-Zorra Tavistock.
The 2024 Annual Report from the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is now available on Ontario.ca. The report includes COSSARO’s assessments and resulting classifications of species in accordance with the Endangered Species Act, 2007.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
019-3450
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 31, 2021 - May 17, 2021 (47 days) Closed
Last updated
Port Colborne Quarries Inc. has applied for a licence to operate a quarry below the water table from a site 106.3 hectares in size in the City of Port Colborne.
On April 29, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an Amendment to O. Reg. 355/20 made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 457/22. The City of Kawartha Lakes requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-3219
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 24, 2021 - March 27, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The application by Hope Bay Quarry Inc. to authorize an increase in the annual number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from a quarry operating in the Municipality of South Bruce Peninsula has been approved.
