October 31, 2025 - November 30, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 6526-DSFNUU was issued to Ontario Custom Aggregates Limited. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing purposes.
The Director suspended Condition 1.1 of the Environmental Compliance Approval issued to INEOS related to air emissions (the “air ECA”). The Director also amended the air ECA as benzene discharges from the facility were above acceptable levels, despite several previous provincial orders requiring the company to reduce benzene emissions
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-7133
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Bethel Sand & Gravel Inc. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 5678, operating in the Township of Centre Wellington, County of Wellington.
The proposed Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Repeal Act, 2022 was introduced on November 16, 2022 to align with the broader proposed amendments to the Greenbelt and to support Ontario’s goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next decade.
Permit No. 3614-B56KY8 was issued. The Permit was issued on November 26, 2018 and expires December 31, 2023. Water will be taken from one (1) watercourse and one (1) pond to satisfy irrigation and operational needs.
On March 17, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to subsection 47(1) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 40/23(O.Reg.). The Township of Seguin requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
August 20, 2025 - September 19, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000158 to Stephen Skjonsby for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
December 12, 2025 - January 11, 2026 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000265 to Stirling Metals Corp. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) to Cyclone Manufacturing Incorporated, an aerospace product and parts manufacturing facility, located in the City of Mississauga, Ontario.
The ministry updated the Implementation Procedures for the Agricultural System in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe to reflect policies in A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (released in May 2019). This will help municipalities and others to support a thriving agri-food sector.
We approved a new multi-media Environmental Compliance Approval No. 9501-BG3JPF to the City of Stratford's Water Pollution Control Plant for the receipt of organic waste and the processing of the organic waste (anaerobic digestion) mixed with sludge generated at the plant to produce soil supplements and renewable natural gas.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-6769
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 13, 2023 - April 12, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for the amendment to allow James Thoume Construction Ltd. to increase the annual tonnage limit of aggregate to be removed for a pit operating in the Township of Centre Wellington.
We are inviting you to an upcoming Information Centre to review and comment on the 2020-2030 Draft Forest Management Plan FMP for the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest.
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Greenflow Environmental Services Inc. to amend the environmental compliance approval for their existing subject waste transfer and processing site. This amendment allows the hand-sorting of pharmaceutical waste and the solidification of non-hazardous liquid industrial waste.
September 11, 2025 - October 11, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 7568-DRTLEP was issued to Walker Aggregates Inc. on March 10, 2026. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing purposes.
The Permit to Take Water No. 7568-D5GNYL was issued to New-Life Mills as a division of Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd. on May 22, 2024, to renew the permit 0623-C6ERC4. Water will be taken from one (1) well for food processing purposes, located in Listowel, Ontario.
On October 22, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to section 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 595/20 to facilitate the development of housing on lands known municipally as 153-185 Eastern Avenue in the City of Toronto.
We issued an Amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air) to consolidate Environmental Compliance Approval (air) Nos. 8-1026-90-916, 8-1129-93-006 and 8-1048-94-967 for 1644451 Ontario Ltd., operating as Canflow Environmental Services (2005), a commercial waste processing and transfer facility, located in the Township of Enniskillen,
On August 27, 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 O. Reg. 599/21.The City of Markham requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
On January 9, 2024 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.) 9/24. The City of Toronto requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
