We are clarifying the administrative process that a person will be required to follow to request the addition of an industrial activity to the Emissions Performance Standards program. We are also providing information about the data the ministry requires to assess these requests.
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
A Director's Order is being issued to authorize the release of approximately $34,000 of financial assurance to the ministry to retain a clean-up contractor to remove and dispose of waste oil that spilled on site and to take steps to reduce the risk of future spills at the site. A delay in issuing the order could result in harm to the environment.
Instrument type:
Approval of a site-specific air standard
ERO number
019-5142
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 30, 2022 - September 29, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
This ministry has approved site-specific standards for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and sulphuric acid for Ontario Power Generation’s Lennox Generating Station in Napanee, Ontario for a 10-year period.
November 20, 2019 - January 4, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Egan's Campground Inc. for the establishment of sewage works for the treatment and subsurface disposal of domestic sewage to service the existing seasonal Egan's Campground located in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, County of Simcoe.
A new Permit to Take Water for short term construction dewatering and long term drainage for Tippett South Inc. was issued. Water will be taken from a well located at 30 Tippett Road, Toronto. Permit No. 6618-BRHSHE was issued on August 7, 2020 for a period of 10 years.
We approved an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) (waste disposal site) No. A680066 for a 6.3-hectare waste disposal site (processing/transfer). The ECA amends the approval of the existing transfer facility and approves a new anaerobic digestion facility.
This approval is for establishment, usage and operation of new non-municipal sewage works, for the treatment of sanitary sewage from Marina and Resort Facilities.
December 9, 2024 - January 8, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Upon completion of the consultation period, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) (formerly Ministry of Energy and Electrification) have finalized refinements to the Focused Analysis Area (FAA) and the Narrowed Area of Interest (NAI).
November 9, 2017 - February 8, 2018 (90 days) Closed
Last updated
We have a new policy to improve how we consider cumulative impacts from multiple air pollution sources. The policy applies to air emissions of benzene and benzo[a]pyrene in the Hamilton/Burlington area and benzene in the Sarnia/Corunna area.
Instrument type:
Approval of a site-specific air standard
ERO number
019-3243
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 29, 2021 - June 13, 2021 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
This decision extends (by notice under s. 36 of O. Reg. 419/05) the expiry date of a site-specific standard approval for benzo[a]pyrene for Stelco’s Lake Erie Works integrated iron and steel facility in Nanticoke until June 30, 2023.
This decision is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 8404-7YBLB2 for Gott Enterprises Inc. and is for water bottling purposes. The new issued permit No. 5457-CC74KJ was issued on September 13, 2022 with an expiry date of September 13, 2032.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
013-3483
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 31, 2018 - November 29, 2018 (90 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on June 5, 2019 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 405 to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 1284-2018. Notice of this decision was issued on June 5, 2019.
This proposal is for an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) for Crate 61 Organics Inc., a bar soap manufacturing facility, located in the City of Pickering, Ontario.
This proposal is for a New Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) for Crown Chemical Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of cleaning chemical products, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-9205
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 16, 2025 - February 15, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
On May 13, 2025 application 57-C-242646 for provisional consent was approved with conditions. The application would sever a triangular piece of land from PIN 31386-0450 (approximately 81 square metres in size) as a lot addition to an adjacent lot (PIN 31386-0295) to resolve a driveway encroachment. The last date of appeal is June 2, 2025.
We approved the amendments to the assessment report and source protection plan for the Grand River Source Protection Area. The amendments update the water quality protection zones around 28 municipal residential drinking water systems, and include some new policies and revisions to previous policies to further protect drinking water sources.
November 22, 2017 - January 21, 2018 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry is no longer pursuing this proposal. The actions in this proposal, as well as the comments and feedback received were considered in the drafting of the current government’s Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, which outlines proposed actions and commitments to help strengthen the province’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
This proposal is for an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air) from PLZ Corp., a facility that custom mixes and fills aerosols for health and beauty aid, pharmaceutical, food and household markets, located in the City of Mississauga, Ontario.
