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We finalized a new regulation that will allow the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority to issue administrative penalties for not abiding by the provisions in the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 and specified regulations.

On January 29, 2021, O. Reg. 509/18, made under the Electricity Act, 1998 was amended to add five new products, to revise efficiency standards for televisions to harmonize with Natural Resources Canada, and to delay new standards for liquid-filled distribution transformers by two years.

We have amended the Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs to provide voluntary participants with more flexibility to exit the EPS program.

Updates were made to the Off-Farm Anaerobic Digestion Materials Protocol under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. These changes ensure consistent eligibility of organic waste materials from the production of ingredients used in food, animal feed, pet food, ethanol, and biodiesel production, irrespective of where the ingredients are produced. 

The amendment to the regulation will provide options for milk producers to use containers that are widely accepted in recycling programs or are managed through a deposit return program. This will provide flexibility to milk producers while still protecting the environment.

On November 25, 2022, an amendment to O.Reg. 509/18, made under the Electricity Act, 1998  was filed to update test methods, scope and/or efficiency requirements for 18 products to harmonize with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or other industry standards.

The Ministry updated the Ontario Building Code to allow 18-storey Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) buildings. These changes expand the use of mass timber in various building types, reduce drywall encapsulation, speed up construction, minimize site disruption, and offer environmental benefits.

On March 12, 2026, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing made a Minister's Zoning Order in the City of Toronto as Zoning Order 005-2026. 

The Ministry of Transportation has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 306/15 (Pilot Project – Automated Vehicles) and related amendments to Regulation 628 (Vehicle Permits).

A new vehicle emission regulation under the Environmental Protection Act and amendments to the Vehicle Permits Regulation under the Highway Traffic Act will be in effect January 1, 2020, which will clarify and strengthen on-road vehicle emissions requirements and set out rules around the testing of emissions from heavy diesel commercial vehicle.

We finalized the regulation that will make battery producers environmentally accountable and financially responsible for collecting and managing their products at end-of-life in February 2020. The regulation for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) was finalized in September 2020.

We have granted an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) for R. W. Tomlinson Limited, a hot mix asphalt plant located in the Town of Greater Napanee, Ontario.

We are extending the current moratorium on new permits and permits that authorize increases to take groundwater to produce bottled water for nine months, ending October 1, 2020.

An amendment to the Environmental Compliance Approval No. 0469-9YUNSK was granted to St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada), a cement manufacturing facility located in Bowmanville, Ontario for expanding the use of Alternative Low-Carbon Fuels at the facility.

We have finalized the regulation that will make producers of hazardous and special products, including paints, pesticides, solvents, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, pressurized containers, mercury-containing devices and fertilizers, responsible for collecting, managing and/or promoting the recycling or proper disposal of these products.