Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species and/or to pay a species conservation charge (ESA s.17(2) (c))
ERO number
019-6772
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 26, 2023 - June 25, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit for a single residential home development that may adversely impact Dwarf Hackberry and Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, which are species at risk. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects and overall benefit actions for the species.
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to Jones Feed Mills Limited for the upgrades to the existing works for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of stormwater to service the site expansion of the Jones Feed Mills Limited, located at 1024 Alfred Street, Township of Wellesley, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Requirement that licensee amend the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
012-7585
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 9, 2016 - June 8, 2016 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Dumont Backhoe Services, the licensee and land owner, was issued a grandfathered Class “B” licence following the designation of Nipissing District on January 1, 2007. The licence is a Category 5 – pit (below water table) on a site of 34 hectares in size.
February 7, 2024 - March 23, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) for Everguard Coatings (International) Limited, a manufacturer of coatings for residential and commercial applications located at 7071 Oakwood Drive, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Suncor's request to replace several tank and dispenser sump entry boots (fittings that connect piping to a containment system) with retrofit boots made by Icon Products, 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
011-5886
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 7, 2012 - April 6, 2012 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd. (c/o Paul Ritchie) has applied for a Class “A” licence, Category 4 (Quarry above Water) to excavate consolidated aggregate material from a limestone quarry of 175.0 hectares in size. This application is to establish a new quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied for is unlimited tonnage.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-8978
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionAppeal (2)
Appeal posted
May 20, 2026
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 26, 2024 - September 9, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on October 10, 2025 to approve the City of Burlington Official Plan Amendment 2, as adopted by By-law No. 45-2024, with modifications. The approved Official Plan Amendment 2 amends the text and schedules of the existing Burlington Official Plan 2020 to direct future development within three Protected Major Transit Station Areas.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
019-1321
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 16, 2020 - May 4, 2020 (49 days) Closed
Last updated
Drain Bros. Excavating Limited has applied for a licence to operate a quarry below the water table, to excavate aggregate from a 20.4 hectare site in the Township of Belmont-Havelock-Methuen.
November 25, 2020 - January 9, 2021 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
A new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) was granted for an open-loop geothermal heating and cooling system at 786 Country Squire Road, in the Town of Woolwich, Ontario.
November 22, 2023 - January 15, 2024 (54 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has amended the Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs to clarify requirements, improve efficiency and address fundamental changes in some Ontario industries.
Approval has been granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of seasonal sewage disposal works rated at 1,750 litres/day, to service a proposed cottage located at 708 7th Street, Belwood Lake, in the Township of Centre Wellington.
December 14, 2020 - January 13, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A Certificate of Property Use was issued to Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited for the intended commercial use of the property located at 6 Stewart Boulevard, Brockville, ON.
The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval to Crane Lake Discovery Camp for the construction of three new onsite septic systems for the youth camp, in addition to the two existing septic systems, located at 200 South Crane Lake Road in the Municipality of the Archipelago, Ontario.
