An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air) No. 8794-8VFJ7B with operational flexibility was issued to FNX Mining Company Inc., an underground mine facility producing copper-nickel ore with recoverable platinum group metals located in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
January 21, 2025 - February 20, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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On August 29, 2025, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Minister's Zoning Order (with conditions) with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 205/25 in the City of Markham. The Minister of Long-term Care requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order, which was supported by Markham's Mayor.
We have approved the Project Evaluation Policy under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act. It will guide consideration of potential environmental effects and consultation for certain proposed projects within provincial parks and conservation reserves carried out by or on behalf of the ministry.
A new regulation has been made specifying the circumstances under which the Minister of Natural Resources (“Minister”) may issue an order to make a permitting decision in place of a conservation authority or undertake a review of a conservation authority permitting decision.
On February 6, 2023, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing posted to the Environmental Registry a proposal for a new Minister’s regulation under the Planning Act that would require 29 municipalities in Ontario to report data on planning matters on a quarterly and annual basis. The Ministry decided to proceed with the Minister’s regulation.
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.
Permit to Take Water No. 5086-D5XRRZ was issued to FNX Mining Company Inc. on July, 10, 2024, to renew Permit to Take Water No. 0466-AJ8HRM for water supply and dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from two (2) wells located in Sudbury, Ontario for 10 years.
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.
September 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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Changes have been made to Ontario Regulation 299/19: Additional Residential Units to facilitate the creation of additional residential units by removing barriers that would reduce or eliminate the need for rezoning or minor variances in certain cases. The amended regulation can be accessed here:
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Government of Ontario is committed to continuing to help Ontarians save time and money by reducing red tape and is dedicated to supporting better services and a stronger economy. In alignment with this commitment, the Minister of Red Tape Reduction (MRTR) has introduced Bill 227 (Cutting Red Tape, Building Ontario Act, 2024).
The renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 8130-BW5QBF, for Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. to take water for the purposes of remediation from five wells, was issued on April 7, 2021 as permit No. P-300-1109015653.
September 11, 2020 - November 10, 2020 (60 days) Closed
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We have made regulations, including the Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Projects regulation, and taken related actions to move Ontario’s environmental assessment program to a project list approach under the Environmental Assessment Act.
MMAH is proposing amendments to guarantee public sector ownership, help ensure contracts and employees that move to a corporation transfer uninterrupted; and prohibit the transfer of long-term debt from municipalities to a Water and Wastewater Public Corporation as well as consequential legislative amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.
