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On December 16, 2025, O. Reg. 373/25: Criteria For Designations was filed under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, outlining the criteria that must be met for designating zones, projects and trusted proponents. This came into effect January 1, 2026.

An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air) was granted to NORPROP Limited, a zinc galvanizing facility located in North Bay, Ontario.

A Permit to Take Water No. P-300-1190403955 was issued to Quail North Holdings Inc. on March 7, 2023 for five years. Water will be taken for quarry dewatering purposes at the Orillia Quarry, located at 7172 Concession Road B-C Road in Ramara, Ontario.

An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) with the Limited Operational Flexibility has been granted to Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited, a cement manufacturing facility located in the City of Picton, Ontario.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on January 30, 2020 in respect of Application 56-C-191722 for the creation of one new resource-based recreation lot on lands described as PIN 65062-0028, Township of Opasatika, District of Cochrane. The last day this decision can be appealed is February 19, 2020.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on September 14, 2021 to Application 54-C-216436 to sever a surplus dwelling from lands which will continue to be used for agriculture. The lands are in Ingram unincorporated township, District of Timiskaming. The last day this decision can be appealed is October 4, 2021.

An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility was issued to Canadian Industries Dealers Ltd., a facility that adds tint to base paints and stores paints in a warehouse, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.

Approval has been granted to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air) No. 6687-8GHLVL for MakeItMetal Ltd., a metal veneer coating facility located in the City of St. Catharines, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000029 to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000219 to Canadian Shield Stoneworks Ltd for early exploration activities .

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000191 to FULCRUM METALS NO. 2 (CANADA) LTD. for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on November 17, 2020 in respect of Application 48-C-180256 to create one new lot, separating two existing cottages, on lands described as PIN 49120-0063, Olrig unincorporated township, District of Nipissing. The last day this decision can be appealed is December 7, 2020.

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.

An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) with the Limited Operational Flexibility has been granted to Mapei Inc., a dry mix cement manufacturing facility, located in Brampton, Ontario

An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been granted to 2374868 Ontario Inc., operating a liquid soil processing facility located at 6678 Wellington County Road 34 in Cambridge, Ontario.

A decision has been made not to proceed with the proposal to make a regulation for a streamlined environmental assessment process for the Ministry of Transportation’s Greater Toronto Area West Transportation Corridor project (Highway 413).

This Application for Consent was given conditional approval on March 22, 2022, was amended on August 2, 2022, and was further amended on January 4, 2023.  Last date to appeal decision is January 24, 2023.