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Section 172 of the Environmental Protection Act, which grants powers to investigate and establish a Board of Negotiation to consider complaints of economic damage caused by contamination to livestock, crops, trees or other vegetation, has been repealed to address overlap with existing investigative powers and other dispute resolution mechanisms.

New regulations through Bill 97: the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 in support of Ontario's Housing Supply Action Plan

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for a new lot was granted on May 13, 2025, subject to conditions.

We are no longer proceeding with this proposal as described and the posting is now considered closed.

Certificate of Property Use (CPU) 2771-D3JNKT was issued to the Town of Halton Hills on August 28, 2024, for the future use of the property as a municipal park which is a “Parkland Use”, as defined by O. Reg. 153/04 (the "Regulation"), as amended, made under the Environmental Protection Act (the "Act").

The ministry issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) for a hauled sewage disposal site as described in this notice.

We have exempted certain Crown projects related to provincial parks and conservation reserves from Environmental Assessment Act requirements and approved the Project Evaluation Policy (formerly referred to as the Environmental Impact Assessment Policy) to move projects forward faster without compromising environmental protection.

We have issued Permit to Take Water No. 6322-CRQQEE on May 12, 2023 for Parkland Terminals of Canada Inc. in the City of Hamilton, Ontario for industrial purposes. The new permit expires on May 1, 2033. Water will be taken from Lake Ontario to allow the company to undertake hydrostatic testing of storage tanks.

Formerly Jackson Harvest Farms Ltd., now Esbaugh Management Group Ltd., was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Township of Wilmot.

A decision was made on October 22, 2025 to approve, with modifications, the Town of Caledon Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 2024-014.  The approved Caledon Official Plan outlines a comprehensive framework of new and revised policies to guide growth and development to 2051. 

Ontario has expanded the definition of “hazard” in the Animal Health Act, 2009 (AHA) through a regulation.

Ontario is updating the appendices in O. Reg. 277/12 containing lists of Immediately Notifiable Hazards and Periodically Notifiable Hazards.

We issued the Director's Order to the Town of Marathon to carry out ongoing site work at the former mill property in Marathon that will prevent, decrease or eliminate adverse effects, including the discharge of contaminants into the natural environment.

2329059 Ontario Inc., was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a quarry in the Municipality of Trent Lakes

We decided to revoke O. Reg. 274/18 – Siting Restrictions for Renewable Energy Generation Facilities.  Since municipal authority over the siting of new renewable energy projects has been restored, this regulation no longer applies to any projects.

The Ministry issued a Certificate of Property Use to The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls. on December 16, 2021 outlining the risk management measures as outlined in the risk assessment for the site at 4555 Erie Avenue in Niagara Falls.

A Certificate of Property Use was issued to Cambridge Development Inc. for the property located at 130 Water Street North, Cambridge, on July 6, 2022.

The ministry issued a Certificate of Property Use to 1939522 Ontario Limited on August 5, 2022, outlining the risk management measures as outlined in the risk assessment for the site known as the former Cytec Lands, Parcel C which is part of 4200 Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls.

Petersburg Sand Company Inc. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Township of Wilmot. 

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is revoking the Central Pickering Development Plan, pursuant to subsection 4(8) of the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994.