Permit to Take Water No. P-300-3265769439 was issued to 926715 Ontario Inc. for water supply purposes. Water will be taken from three wells in County of Northumberland, Ontario for 10 years.
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-1279529004 was issued to RIVERAIN DEVELOPMENTS INC. to amend Permit to Take Water No. 4488-CKYR9A for construction dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from three ponds located in Ottawa for 6 years.
Changes were made through Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, to enhance regulation-making authority and allow the Minister to remove and override municipal zoning by-law provisions that limit the development of additional residential units (ARUs).
The Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism has published the updated Ontario Heritage Tool Kit on Ontario.ca. The tool kit consists of five guides that support municipalities with the implementation of Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Updates reflect legislative changes through omnibus Bills enacted between 2019-24.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000097 to Noble Mineral Exploration Company for early exploration mining activities located approximately 42.5 kilometres north of Timmins, Ontario.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000134 to Perry English. for early exploration located approximatley 100 kilometres northwest of Wabauskang First Nation, Ontario, in Ball Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.
December 16, 2019 - January 15, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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As part of our Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan commitment, Ontario increased the renewable content in gasoline to 15 per cent by 2030. The new Technical Guideline: Cleaner Transportation Fuels will require fuel suppliers to consistently use data and other methods for calculating greenhouse gas performance of renewable content in fuel they sell.
October 2, 2019 - November 1, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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A new Permit to Take Water No. 6024-BKCRLP has been issued to Richardson Ridge Inc. on January 6, 2020 for construction dewatering in Ottawa, Ontario. The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of December 30, 2023.
November 21, 2024 - December 21, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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This proposal is for an amendment and renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 4020-D3BJ7E for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Water will be taken from one well and two ponds for dewatering purposes at the Detour Mine, located in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario.
We are proposing new technical standards for the archaeological excavation and reporting of 19th century rural historical farmstead sites. We want to reduce the need for excavation on these sites through improved analysis and documentation at earlier stages of the archaeological assessment process.
December 8, 2025 - January 22, 2026 (45 days) Closed
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Amending the administrative provisions in the Ontario’s Building Code to transfer enforcement authority for on-site sewage systems. Clarifying the requirement for distribution pipes used in shallowed buried trenches.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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We are proposing regulatory changes to exempt proponents from requiring environmental permissions for certain low risk activities to better align approval requirements with the level of risk and re-allocate resources to areas where higher oversight is beneficial.
August 12, 2025 - October 11, 2025 (60 days) Closed
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The Ministry received feedback on proposed updates to the Projection Methodology Guideline (PMG) to support implementation of the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS), 2024 policies related to growth forecasts and land needs. The Ministry has released a further revised draft PMG for further public input. For full text, see ERO 026-0304.
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Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)
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019-6277
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October 17, 2023 - December 1, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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We have granted approval to 2399296 Ontario Inc. (operating as Arts Metal), located in Toronto, Ontario, to be registered under the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution. This facility will adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Metal Finishers – Industry Standard.
A decision was made on October 20, 2020 to approve Regional Official Plan Amendment 33 to the Regional Municipality of Peel’s Official Plan, as adopted by By-Law 18-2020, without modification.
Notice of this decision was issued on October 21, 2020 to the Regional Municipality of Peel.
A new Permit to Take Water No. 0128-BPJKAD was issued to Empire Communities (2183 Lakeshore Blvd.) Ltd. Water will be taken from sump pits for the purpose of long term drainage in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
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Approval for variance from the Liquid Fuels Handling Code
ERO number
019-1650
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April 14, 2020 - May 14, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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Original Traders Energy (OTE), a supplier and distributer petroleum products, is building a new facility at 180 Industrial Park Drive, Shannonville, Ontario, K0K 3A0. The company wants to *manifold the *Stage I vapour recovery header on the loading skid for the underground storage tanks at this site.
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Approval for variance from the Liquid Fuels Handling Code
ERO number
019-0056
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May 8, 2019 - June 7, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a variance to The City of Thunder Bay Transit to refuel buses indoors at their bus maintenance and storage facility and to use the Emco Wheaton Posi/Lock nozzle which does not have ULC approval.
August 2, 2024 - September 1, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 5375-D8RRBR was issued to Woodside Greens Business Association Inc. on October 4, 2024, to renew Permit to Take Water No. 0825-94TR52. Water will taken from one watercourse, for the purpose of industrial manufacturing in the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, for 4 years.
