New Permit to Take Water No. 0008-DRGQM2 was issued to Explor Resources Inc. on March 23, 2026, to support mining and domestic water supply for advanced exploration purposes. Water will be taken from the Mattagami River, near the City of Timmins, District of Cochrane, Ontario for 2 years.
This proposal is for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 2860-9ZKHKV for 1621744 ONTARIO INC. Water will be taken from one pond for golf course irrigation purposes.
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for FNX Mining Company Inc. Water will be taken from one lake for construction and operation activities for the Victoria Advanced Exploration Project, located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
This proposal is for a Permit to Take Water for Real Property Operations (Ontario) - Detachment Petawawa. Water will be taken from Allumette Lake for manufacturing - building operation purposes in Renfrew, Ontario.
Permit to Take Water No. 7768-DGPKLB has been issued to 1258188 Ontario Limited for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from one pond located in the City of Barrie, Ontario.
August 26, 2024 - October 10, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval for industrial stormwater management works serving Northfield Development Corporation, located at Lot 13, Concession 1WHS, in the Town of Mono.
January 5, 2024 - February 4, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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The Permit to Take Water No. 0415-DGM3MY was issued to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited on June 19, 2025, to renew the Permit No. 6305-C25R78. Water will be taken from two sources: the East Lake (also known as Kitchin Lake) and the East Creek, for ore processing purposes in Unsurveyed Territory in the District of Cochrane, Ontario.
February 23, 2024 - March 24, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. P-300-3162307002 V. 2.0 was issued to Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Whitby Limited on May 21, 2024, to renew Permit to Take Water No. P-300-3162307002 V. 1.0 for construction dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from five sources in the Town of Whitby, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario for two years.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
013-3154
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 10, 2018 - September 24, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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Severn Aggregates Limited has applied for a Class A licence (Category 2 - Quarry Below Water) to excavate aggregate from a quarry of 138 hectares in size.
September 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 2382-C8GS7L on December 3, 2021, which cancels and replaces Permit to Take Water No. 2062-B6ZLZ5, 5546-B6ZPEV, 5547-B78L2X, for Enbridge Pipelines Inc., located in United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry.
The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of December 31, 2031.
October 13, 2021 - November 12, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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This decision is to renew and consolidate three Permits to Take Water for Enbridge Pipelines Inc., for construction dewatering purposes within the Municipality of Southwestern Ontario. Permit No. 5660-CAKR62 was issued on January 27, 2022 with an expiry date of December 31, 2021.
August 27, 2020 - October 11, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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We have cancelled this Environmental Compliance Approval application for industrial stormwater management facility and storm sewer works serving Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, located at 53 Fair Road in the City of Guelph, Ontario, for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of onsite stormwater runoff.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
026-0295
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 31, 2026 - June 2, 2026 (63 days) Closed
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Drain Bros. Excavating Limited seeks to extract below the water table in the east setbacks, which are adjacent to land also owned by Drain Bros. Excavating Limited. The amendment would allow for the existing pond to connect with the pond proposed through the adjacent expansion application.
We refused to issue an amendment for the Cyanide Destruct Systems Inc. facility in Barrie that would have allowed hazardous waste received from off-site to be delisted after processing.
