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We are implementing a regulation to reduce sulphur dioxide air emissions from petroleum facilities in Ontario. This regulation will result in those emissions from facilities in the Sarnia airshed cut by 90%, and about 80% provincewide.

The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 9,330 litres per day, to service one cottage, 84 trailer sites, and one restroom building located at Woodhaven Campground and Family Camping, 23 Woodhaven Road, in the Town of Gilmour.

We have made a decision to amend the Rondeau Provincial Park Management Plan to allow existing leases for cottage lots in Rondeau Provincial Park to continue for an additional 14-years, to December 31, 2038.

This application was withdrawn and the file closed. No decision will be made on this application.

We have denied the requested Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 18-LON-87781 for The Stool Bus as the site was not appropriate for hauled sewage disposal.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for the purpose of a lot addition was granted on October 9, 2025, subject to conditions.

Permit to Take Water No. 3737-DK5P9J has been issued to Winograd Capital Inc., for golf course irrigation. Water will be taken from one pond, one well, and Lake Ontario, located in the County of Prince Edward, Ontario.

Amendments have been made to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 and supporting regulations (Ontario Regulation 665/98 (Hunting) and Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons) to create a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario.

On June 25, 2020, O.Reg. 509/18, made under the Electricity Act, 1998  was amended to harmonize Ontario’s efficiency standards for nine products with Natural Resources Canada, and to increase efficiency requirements for one product to align with Ontario Building Code minimum requirements.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for a new lot was granted on September 16, 2025, subject to conditions.

We are implementing regulatory changes related to the management of excess construction soil and redevelopment of brownfield sites. These changes will reduce soil management costs and promote brownfields redevelopment, while protecting human health and the environment.

Permit PR-18-000249 was issued. The exploration permit is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.

Changes were made through Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, to enhance regulation-making authority and allow the Minister to remove and override municipal zoning by-law provisions that limit the development of additional residential units (ARUs).

A new Environmental Compliance Approval was granted to 2572306 Ontario Inc., for existing and proposed sewage works at a total maximum daily flow capacity of 72, 598 litres per day to service 53 existing and 15 new mobile home lots located at 11981 Plank Road, Bayham Municipality, County of Elgin.

The Exploration Permit was issued and is valid for a period of 3 years.

We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Stericycle, ULC to operate a waste transfer station for biomedical and hazardous waste in Mississauga.

We have issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site - transfer/processing) to GFL Environmental Inc. for transfer and processing of municipal, hazardous and liquid industrial waste.

Approval was granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) for D. Crupi & Sons Limited for a mobile crushing plant to operate at various sites across Ontario.

An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air & Noise) has been granted to Sofina Foods Inc., a turkey processing facility located in the Municipality of West Perth, Ontario.