We are proceeding with the plan to protect Slate Island provincial park’s natural and cultural heritage, and incorporating changes based on Indigenous and public feedback. The plan will guide the use, development, management and operation of the park for a 20-year period.
December 4, 2019 - February 5, 2020 (63 days) Closed
Last updated
We have approved Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy (FSS). The goal of the FSS is to grow the forest sector, create opportunity for Ontario families, support industry and encourage innovation and new investment, while ensuring the sustainability of our forests.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8180
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 30, 2024 - February 29, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent to create one new lot for an agricultural use, was granted on April 17, 2024, subject to conditions.
December 27, 2018 - February 10, 2019 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 18-OWE-67441 for Bluewater Sanitation was issued on February 22, 2019 for a hauled sewage site in Tiverton, Ontario.
January 3, 2019 - February 17, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval (Waste Site) was issued to Randal Brian Armstrong (Armstrong Pumping Service Ltd.) on 01/04/2019 for a hauled sewage site located in the Township of Elizabethtown-KitIey, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-2505
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 22, 2020 - November 21, 2020 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is seeking public input on a proposed permit that will impact three snake species which are species at risk. The permit proposal considers avoidance options, includes actions to benefit the species, minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.
The minister has approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan and Lake Simcoe Assessment Report which include updates to the Sunderland and Cannington drinking water system vulnerable areas within the Municipality of Durham to add 3 municipal drinking water wells and remove the mapping for 2 decommissioned wells.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
013-3887
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 3, 2018 - November 2, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
This application for creation of one (1) new lot was approved on June 5, 2019 subject to conditions with a last day of appeal under the Planning Act of June 24, 2019
July 25, 2018 - September 8, 2018 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (Multi-media) to J & J Lepera Infrastructures Inc., a waste processing and transferring station located in the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario.
We are providing general notice to the public that we require additional time to prepare the recovery strategies for Downy Yellow False Foxglove and False-foxglove Sun Moth under the Endangered Species Act, 2007.
An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility has been issued to all sources of air emissions from the Martinrea Metallic Canada Inc.’s. facility located at 99 Golf Course Drive in Chatham-Kent Municipality. The company manufactures metal parts, assemblies and tubular fabrications for the automotive sector.
We are seeking feedback on a vision for updating Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy (2022) to build a resilient, responsible, and competitive critical minerals system. Your input will help us plan for growth, protect our economic security, reduce reliance on unstable suppliers, strengthen partnerships, and support a secure, modern value chain.
The environmental assessment requirements for the York1 waste disposal site project were removed with the Royal Assent of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, on June 5, 2025, to help provide additional waste capacity in Ontario.
August 25, 2022 - October 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
An amendment has been made to the renewable energy approval for the Grimsby Anaerobic Digestion Site located at 424 Sobye Road in Grimsby in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The amendment will allow the facility to accept new waste types and increased waste tonnage, and to build new infrastructure on site.
We are seeking input and additional scientific information, including Indigenous knowledge and community knowledge on draft recovery strategies for four species at risk in Ontario. The information we receive will be considered in finalizing the recovery strategies for these species at risk.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-6282
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 30, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on February 28, 2023, in respect of Application 52-C-226326 for a lot addition on lands in Cochrane unincorporated township, District of Sudbury.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-6281
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 30, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on February 28, 2023, in respect of Application 52-C-226398 for a lot addition in Cochrane unincorporated township, District of Sudbury.
