Approval is granted for the establishment of industrial stormwater management works to service a trailer storage facility in Township of Woolwich for collection, transmission, treatment and disposal stormwater run-off from a catchment area of 7.868 hectares to provide enhanced level water quality protection, flow control and erosion.
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.
September 18, 2025 - November 2, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been granted to GFL Environmental Services Inc., for the operation of a landfill, located in the community of Stoney Creek within the City of Hamilton, Ontario.
On March 24, 2020, the government set electricity prices for Time-Of-Use (TOU) customers at the off-peak TOU electricity rate of 10.1 cents per kilowatt hour for all periods of the day, seven days a week, until May 7, 2020. On May 6, 2020, the government announced its intention to extend the TOU off-peak rate until May 31, 2020.
January 14, 2014 - February 28, 2014 (45 days) Closed
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Marten Falls First Nation is leading preparation of a community based land use plan, working together with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) within the context of the Far North Land Use Planning Initiative. Marten Falls is a fly-in community located on the Albany River and 170 km northeast of Nakina Ontario.
We have approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments add one new well for the Aurora wellfield and remove a decommissioned well from the Newmarket wellfield located in York Region.
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-31552825369 (version 2) has been issued to Amrize Canada Inc., for the Brockville Quarry. Water will be taken from the quarry sump for dewatering, aggregate washing, dust suppression, and construction purposes in Brockville, Ontario.
We are proposing amendments to the Tires, Hazardous and Special Products (HSP), and the Administrative Penalties regulations, under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. The changes are intended to strengthen Ontario’s framework to better support waste diversion and set clear, enforceable requirements for producers.
The Minister of Energy has extended the completion deadline for projects contracted under the legacy Conservation First Framework by eight months, with a possibility of an additional four-month extension based on qualifying criteria, to offset delays caused by COVID-19. We are providing this update to ensure transparency regarding sector activity.
October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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To further reduce regulatory burden for the waterpower sector while maintaining environmental protection, we have removed existing Permits to Take Water for waterpower facilities. This action follows amendments to the Ontario Water Resources Act in December 2019 that removed the need for these facilities to have a Permit to Take Water.
September 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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Changes have been made to Ontario Regulation 299/19: Additional Residential Units to facilitate the creation of additional residential units by removing barriers that would reduce or eliminate the need for rezoning or minor variances in certain cases. The amended regulation can be accessed here:
September 5, 2024 - October 20, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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We have amended four producer responsibility regulations made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes increase flexibility, reduce burden and simplify requirements for producers.
September 27, 2019 - November 18, 2019 (50 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air) was granted to NORPROP Limited, a zinc galvanizing facility located in North Bay, Ontario.
We are proceeding with the plan to protect Slate Island provincial park’s natural and cultural heritage, and incorporating changes based on Indigenous and public feedback. The plan will guide the use, development, management and operation of the park for a 20-year period.
We have issued a new multi-media Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) to De Beers Canada Inc. that will allow for the operation of the existing 0.98-hectare landfill and a 1.44-hectare landfill for the disposal of non-hazardous solid waste and management of associated landfill leachate and stormwater runoff at the company's Victor Diamond Mine.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000170 to Battery Mineral Resources Limited for early exploration activities approximately 19 kilometres South of the town of Gowganda Ontario, in Leith township, District of Timiskaming, North East Region.
December 6, 2019 - January 5, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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A new Permit to Take Water No. 4324-BLPSH3 was issued to Beverly Golf and Country Club Limited. Water will be taken for golf course irrigation purposes.
Instrument type:
Approval of a program to prevent, reduce or control discharge
ERO number
019-0978
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 3, 2019 - January 17, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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The Program Approval was issued to Nortel Networks International Corporation to prevent or to reduce and control the discharge into the natural environment of any contaminant from the source of the contaminant of a site in London, Ontario.
