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The Ministry of Energy has released Powering Ontario’s Growth: Ontario’s Plan for a Clean Energy Future, as the government’s official response to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Pathways to Decarbonization report and registry consultation. The report outlines Ontario’s plan to meet the province's growing demand for electricity.

After hearing from stakeholders and considering the impact of the proposed federal Clean Fuel Standard, we are proposing to amend existing renewable fuel regulations to reduce greenhouse gases in the transportation sector, drive innovation and fight climate change.

We issued an approval to the Recycling Depot GP Inc. for their 156 Disco Road, Toronto location to increase the daily receiving rate from 700 to 4,000 tonnes per day, increase storage from 900 to 4,000 tonnes maximum, to add municipal blue box materials and to increase the hours of operation to 24 hours per day.

We’ve made amendments to the Wells Regulation to reduce administrative burden for the well construction industry, while maintaining protections for the environment, human health and public safety, and consumers.

The Minister has identified 29 provincially significant employment zones that receive enhanced protection under A Place to Grow. Based on feedback, the Ministry has corrected any technical errors to the boundaries for zones and issued revised maps to be used in the Plan’s implementation but will still consider requests to review the zones. 

We have approved a new stormwater management works Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) No. 0047-BYPJW8 to Venetian Meat & Salami Company Ltd. in the City of Hamilton, Ontario.

We're providing incentives to eligible businesses that want to buy low-carbon commercial vehicles and technologies to reduce emissions. Our goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the movement of goods and non-passenger related services by encouraging a shift towards low-carbon fuels and emission reducing technologies.

The proposed guidance documents were posted under a previous version of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe which no longer exists.  As such, we have identified this as a posting that is no longer pertinent or active. This decision notice has been posted to advise the public that the government is no longer considering this proposal.

#CycleON Action Plan 2.0 identifies initiatives to help achieve the vision of #CycleON: Ontario’s Cycling Strategy. Action Plan 2.0 contains 38 action items that will continue to invest in cycling infrastructure, increase education and awareness of cycling issues, and develop policies and programs to support cycling.

A decision was made on November 26, 2021 to approve Haldimand County Official Plan Amendments 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, and 63, as adopted through Bylaw No. 1234-HC/24, with thirteen (13) modifications related to matters of provincial interest.

We have approved the minor amendment to the area-specific Crown land use policies for the Lac Seul General Use Area (G2518) and Red Lake General Use Area (G2514) to allow the potential sale of Crown land for the purposes of cottage lot development within the Township boundaries of the Township of Ear Falls.

Certificate of Property Use No. 0058-C82HUU was issued to 1646551 Ontario Inc. on February 14, 2022, with minor amendments as noted below, as part of the development plans for the property.

The government has established a regulation to require electricity and natural gas distributors to implement Green Button Download My Data (DMD) and Connect My Data (CMD)