On March 5, 2021, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 166/21. The Town of New Tecumseth requested that the Minister consider making a Zoning Order.
On June 9, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 127/23. The Minister of Long-Term Care requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
On April 14, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 345/22. The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
August 19, 2019 - September 18, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has submitted a Winston Lake Mine Closure Plan Amendment for filing by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines as required under the Mining Act. This Closure Plan Amendment proposes rehabilitation measures to be implemented upon the eventual closure of First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Winston Lake Mine.
We have exempted the Bradford Bypass project from duplicative requirements of the EAA by way of a regulation. The regulation sets conditions for the assessment process going forward and for continued environmental protection and consultations. No other Ministry of Transportation projects have been exempted from the EAA as part of this regulation.
On January 20, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 5/23. The Township of Cavan Monaghan Council requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
On July 26, 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Minister’s Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 304/24 in the City of Barrie. The Zoning Order was requested by the Minister of Long-Term Care to accelerate the development of a long-term care (LTC) facility.
November 26, 2021 - January 10, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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We have amended three producer responsibility regulations made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes reduce or remove burden, correct market issues, increase transparency, align administrative and technical provisions between the regulations and remove old provisions.
On April 1, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 250/22. The Township of Cavan Monaghan requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
December 13, 2017 - January 12, 2018 (30 days) Closed
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We are closing this notice and proposing species-specific policies (government response statements) for Blue Ash, Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee and Kentucky Coffee-tree under Environmental Registry number 013-3605.
November 3, 2025 - December 3, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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On February 26, 2026, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing made the decision to revoke a Minister’s Zoning Order in the Town of Ajax, filed as Ontario Regulation 367/24.
On January 28, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 40/22 to permit residential uses, commercial uses, institutional uses and new parks in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-3449
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 31, 2021 - April 30, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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Miller Paving Limited has withdrawn this request and will not be moving forward with any changes to their site plan at this time and this proposal is considered closed.
October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 132, The Better for People, Smarter for Business Act 2019, received Royal Assent on December 10, 2019 and amended the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act and the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (LRIA).
Ontario Regulation 102/20 Monitoring of Mercury Near Dams under the LRIA was approved on March 30, 2020.
We are proposing updates to the Procedures for the Use of Risk Assessment under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act document to align it with latest regulatory requirements and best practices related to brownfields risk assessment. We are seeking feedback on the document so we can improve its overall quality and usefulness.
July 19, 2019 - September 2, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air & Noise) has been granted to Compass Minerals Canada Corp., a salt mining facility, located in Goderich, Ontario.
