The Mining Act was amended to enable regulations to establish a “permit by rule” model, allowing claim holders to sell the end product of a bulk sample and retain proceeds, provided that certain conditions are met. There are no anticipated environmental impacts associated with this decision.
Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy is a landmark product of the Ontario Biodiversity Council and is the guiding framework for a societal approach to biodiversity conservation.
The Ontario Biodiversity Council is renewing its Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy and is seeking public input.
December 7, 2017 - January 21, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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An amending regulation under the Planning Act was filed on March 5, 2018 and came into force on April 3, 2018. The regulation sets out new transition rules to deal with certain planning matters in process when the land use planning changes made by the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 took effect.
A new regulation under the Planning Act would support the implementation of the new community benefits charge authority and parkland dedication to ensure that municipalities have the tools necessary to fund services that growing communities need while making the costs of building housing more predictable and increasing housing supply.
We have approved updates to the assessment reports and source protection plan for the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plan are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water for the region.
On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed Zoning Orders, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 331/22 and Ontario Regulation 332/22. The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Orders.
On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed Zoning Orders, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 333/22 and Ontario Regulation 334/22. >The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
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").
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Citron Hygiene GP Inc. as the general partner for and on behalf of Citron Hygiene LP for a new waste transfer site, located at 1521 Trinity Drive, Mississauga, to be used to transfer of used feminine hygiene products.
We have made administrative amendments to regulations 73/94 and 681/94 under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) to ensure the continued application of the EBR.
November 25, 2025 - December 12, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 76, Barrie-Oro-Medonte-Springwater Boundary Adjustment Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which enables the transfer of approximately 1,673 hectares of land from the Townships of Oro-Medonte and Springwater to the City of Barrie (“the City”) as of January 1, 2026.
We have approved the amendments to the Source Protection Plan for the Saugeen-Grey-Sauble-Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region. The amendments add new wellhead protection areas for new wells in the municipality of Huron-Kinloss. The amendments also make changes to the policies to make them easier to understand and implement.
The Minister has approved amendments to the Maitland Valley Assessment Report and the Maitland Valley Source Protection Plan. These amendments involve:
updating the vulnerable area mapping for the Century Heights drinking water system; and,
updating the groundwater protection zone for the Lucknow drinking water system
February 24, 2023 - April 11, 2023 (46 days) Closed
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Ontario Regulation 161/17 was amended to clarify that floating accommodations cannot be placed or used for outdoor accommodation or camping purposes on public land covered by water. Ontario Regulation 326/94 was also amended to make the same clarification for non-residents camping on public land in northern Ontario.
In an ongoing effort to modernize the Environmental Registry the Ministry has identified this as an outdated notice which is no longer pertinent or active. The Ontario government has instead revised how Blue Box materials are dealt with in the Blue Box Regulation that makes producers responsible for their products at end of life.
An Environmental Compliance Approval was granted to Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria, a cemetery located in the Township of South Stormont, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
February 22, 2021 - April 23, 2021 (60 days) Closed
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The ministry issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 4512-CCMNED to The Sarjeant Company Limited (Sarjeant) on June 15, 2022 and expiring on June 15, 2027. Water will be taken primarily for aggregate washing purposes in the Township of Tiny. The ministry has approved one out of the two sources applied for. Details regarding the taking are below.
