We are proposing updates to the document Records of Site Condition: A Guide on Site Assessment, the Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and the Filing of Records of Site Condition (RSC Guide) to help those involved in brownfields redevelopment projects in Ontario understand the Record of Site Condition (RSC) program processes and requirements.
November 1, 2021 - December 16, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval for industrial sewage treatment works serving Waverley Pit No. 2 (owned by The Sarjeant Company Ltd.) located at 1379 Baseline Road South, in the Township of Tiny, County of Simcoe.
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.
October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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We’ve made amendments to the Wells Regulation to reduce administrative burden for the well construction industry, while maintaining protections for the environment, human health and public safety, and consumers.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
025-0850
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
September 11, 2025 - October 14, 2025 (33 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow The Sarjeant Company Limited to import 12, 003, 200 cubic metres of excess soil to allow for rehabilitation and resale of the material in the Township of Oro-Medonte
Bill 56, the Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025, has received Third Reading on October 30, 2025. Schedules 9 and 11 of Bill 56 make minor amendments to the Species Conservation Act, 2025 and associated consequential amendments to other statutes.
September 5, 2024 - October 20, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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We have amended four producer responsibility regulations made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes increase flexibility, reduce burden and simplify requirements for producers.
We are developing a management approach for the Lake Superior Coast Range and Discontinuous Distribution, which will identify and describe Ontario’s approach for boreal caribou conservation and recovery in this area.
January 26, 2022 - March 12, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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We have created Monarch Point Conservation Reserve in Prince Edward County to provide greater protection to the area. The conservation reserve was created through regulation under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006.
September 22, 2017 - November 6, 2017 (45 days) Closed
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We have made changes to the technical standards for petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. This will improve the air quality and make industries operate responsibly.
December 2, 2021 - January 31, 2022 (60 days) Closed
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A Certificate of Property Use was issued to The Corporation of the City of Guelph for the property located at 200 Beverley Street, Guelph on April 20, 2022.
January 10, 2022 - February 24, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry made changes to the regulation under the Aggregate Resources Act to manage the beneficial reuse of excess soil to facilitate rehabilitation at pits and quarries.
October 17, 2018 - December 1, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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We decided to make anew regulation to require that the closure of the White Pines Wind Facility is carried out in a way that is protective of human health and the environment.
An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 20 KEN-43408 for Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. was issued on November 24, 2020 for a hauled sewage site in Miscampbell Township, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-7251
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 28, 2023 - July 28, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Stephens and Company Glencairn Limited to adjust the final grades to improve the agricultural capability of the site post extraction in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio.
The minister has approved updates to the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Plan, including the Mississippi Valley and Rideau Valley Assessment Reports, to update the protection zones, manage risks, and to keep the plan up-to-date and accurate, including to align the plan with the latest technical rules under the Clean Water Act, 2006.
