Ontario is a big place with incredible wildlife diversity. The way we protect wildlife habitat often varies by region. We are developing a technical manual about the identification, description and prioritization of significant wildlife habitat in the northwest region of the province.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-6115
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 4, 2022 - November 3, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Russel Dettman to increase the annual tonnage limit to no more than 100,000 tonnes per year for their pit operating in the Township of Howick, County of Huron.
This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (Air/Noise) No. 6653-87ALUM issued to Hodgson Custom Rolling Inc. to update sources of emissions.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
013-0055
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 16, 2017 - April 18, 2017 (33 days) Closed
Last updated
The application which E.S. Johnston Farms Ltd. submitted to amend their current site plan to revise the phasing of extraction on site, has been approved.
Instrument type:
Unpatented mining claim, Licence of Occupation, lease or patent of mining lands or mining rights
ERO number
019-3585
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 3, 2021 - June 3, 2021 (31 days) Closed
Last updated
We decided to renew 2 existing mining leases, #106466 and #107254, used to support/provide access to the underground salt mine operations of the Ojibway Mine below the Detroit River. The lessee has met the conditions for renewal and the leases will be issued substantially on the terms and conditions set out in the consultation draft that was posted
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-8065
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 21, 2023 - January 21, 2024 (31 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Lafarge Canada Inc., in the Township of Zorra to operate the mobile processing plans in the Central Block of the site 24 hours per day, 7days per week. The approval authorizes several revisions to the Operational Site Plan to reflect the updated technical recommendations for noise.
We made a boundary amendment to Mellon Lake Conservation Reserve, by way of an amendment to Ontario Regulation 315/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006. The amendment added 1,082 acres (438 hectares) of former forest reserve land to Mellon Lake Conservation Reserve following through on a long-standing land use decision.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-2981
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 13, 2021 - February 12, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow North York Sand and Gravel Limited, operating in Township of Whitchurch-Stouffville, to change their final rehabilitation plan.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
013-0051
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 13, 2017 - April 12, 2017 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
An aggregate licence #626156 was issued to Tackaberry Sand and Stone Ltd. to extract mineral aggregate material from a new quarry operation 17.6 hectares in size. The annual tonnage is up to 400,000 tonnes.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-5765
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 16, 2022 - September 15, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Robert Farrish Gravel Pits Ltd. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 4694, operating in the Township of Howick, County of Huron.
We have received a notice of material change for an emergency egress for near surface portal, increased financial assurance and relocation of a switchyard that will result in Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. submitting a closure plan amendment.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
012-4793
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 5, 2015 - September 4, 2015 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Fairgate (Ninth Line) Inc. application for a permit for activities with conditions to achieve overall benefit to the species under the Endangered Species Act clause 17(2)(c) has been approved.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
012-9324
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 22, 2016 - February 6, 2017 (46 days) Closed
Last updated
Lafarge Canada Inc. underwent a corporate name change in June 2025 to Amrize Canada Inc. Amrize Canada Inc. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Township of Clearview.
January 30, 2018 - March 16, 2018 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
Land use planning is a joint process between First Nations and Ontario to decide how land and water can be used. We are working with North Spirit Lake First Nation to develop a community based land use plan. The plan will identify which lands will be dedicated to protection and which will be open for potential economic development.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-5132
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 23, 2022 - March 25, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow 2170640 Ontario Limited to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for the Evan Hughes Oak Ridge Quarry operating in the Municipality of Powasson.
The proposed work program for the Whitehills Anorthosite Project would be a trenching and a bulk sampling program removing no more than 1000 tonnes of material, keeping the project below the threshold of advanced exploration. The location of the bulk sampling is a rock outcrop at surface level, in a forest area.
