Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-9075
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 15, 2024 - September 14, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on October 29, 2025, to approve with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 2 (OPA 2) to the Township of South Algonquin’s official plan, which was adopted by By-law 2024-789. OPA 2 updates municipal land use policies to conform with applicable provincial plans, policies, and statutes, and to accommodate growth to 2049.
October 8, 2024 - November 22, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site - transfer/processing) for Waste Management of Canada Corporation to develop and operate a new enclosed non-hazardous recycling facility to receive solid, non-hazardous recyclables, (blue box recyclables), including various plastics, metals, and paper/fibres.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-5136
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 3, 2022 - April 2, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on July 22, 2022 in respect of Application 60-C-213865 for the creation of an easement on the land described as PIN 42058-0087, in the Unincorporated Township of Rugby, District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is August 11, 2022.
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Li-Cycle Corp. for a hazardous and non-hazardous waste transfer facility located at 685 Gardiners Road, Kingston, Ontario.
A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for industrial stormwater management works serving Kubota Canada Ltd., located at 1155 Kubota Drive in the City of Pickering.
We amended the regulations under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) to make sure they align with the government’s structure, and to update references to amended or repealed legislation
On August 31, 2020 the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulation as Ontario Regulation 477/20 to permit 640 long-term care home beds in the City of Mississauga.
The Zoning Order supports the province's Accelerated Build Pilot Program to enable the development of long-term care.
The variance has been approved to allow Vale Canada to continue operation of six liquid fuel storage and dispensing systems at the addresses listed. The systems at these locations have deficiencies that will be resolved by December 31, 2022.
November 28, 2017 - January 17, 2018 (50 days) Closed
Last updated
Ontario Regulation 275/18, a regulation amending Ontario’s energy consumer protection regulation (O. Reg. 389/10: General) under the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 has been revoked.
We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 4623-9W7K5Q for the Whitesand First Nation Cogeneration and Pellet Mill Project, located in an unorganized territory of the Thunder Bay District, near Whitesand First Nation and the community of Armstrong, to extend the expiry date of the approval.
The Township of McNab/Braeside has submitted a proposal in relation to an overall benefit permit under clause 17(2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007 with respect to Blanding's turtle and it's habitat in order to undertake road and culvert activities.
November 1, 2021 - December 16, 2021 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
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.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The government has made legislative changes to the GO Transit Station Funding Act, Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation Act and Transit-Oriented Communities Act through the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (Bill 60).
We have completed the first five-year review of the bottled water charge, as required under Ontario Regulation 176/17 (Charges for Taking Ground Water to Produce Bottled Water).
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-5307
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 29, 2022 - May 30, 2022 (62 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) (CBM Aggregates) to extract below the water table in the Municipality of Thames Centre.
On January 27, 2025, we amended the Species at Risk in Ontario List to reflect new species at risk classifications set out in the 2023 Annual Report of the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario. This is required by the Endangered Species Act, 2007.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
013-4518
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 10, 2019 - February 11, 2019 (32 days) Closed
Last updated
We have issued a benefit permit to Newman Holdco Inc. to develop a subdivision which will impact two Category 3 Butternut tress. The permit includes actions to benefit the species, minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing proposed legislative amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 to transfer jurisdiction over water and wastewater to the lower-tier municipalities in Peel Region and the introduction of a new standalone statute to authorize the establishment of water and wastewater public corporations.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000100 to Strike Copper Corp. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
