December 15, 2021 - January 29, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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An amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) with Limited Operational Flexibility was issued to TransAlta (SC) Inc. as general partner for and on behalf of TransAlta (SC) L.P., operating the TransAlta Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant, located in the City of Sarnia, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-7198
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 21, 2023 - August 20, 2023 (60 days) Closed
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A decision was made on March 11, 2024 to approve City of Brantford Official Plan Amendment No. 5, as adopted by By-law 97-2023. The approved Official Plan Amendment No. 5 amends the City of Brantford Official Plan to redesignate lands from the Core Natural Areas Designation and Adjacent Lands Overlay to other land use designations.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-0533
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 3, 2025 - July 3, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 54 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for a severance of a shoreline allowance and consolidation of both the severed and retained portions to two adjacent lots was granted on August 8, 2025, subject to conditions.
In collaboration with the government of Canada and many other partners, we have developed a Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Action Plan, which includes over 120 actions to reduce phosphorus loads to Lake Erie by 40 per cent.
November 15, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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Certificate of Property Use No. 6454-CGJJCS was issued to Chayell Palm Canada Ltd. on January 16, 2023 with no changes as part of the development plans for the property.
The ministry has accepted the risk assessment prepared for the owner, 2468750 Ontario Ltd., as part of the development plans for property at 127 and 133 Manville Road, Toronto. The director is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use ("CPU") in relation to the property.
Permit to Take Water No. 2445-DHHQBJ has been issued to Kawartha Golf and Country Club for golf irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from four wells and one pond, located in the City of Peterborough, Ontario.
November 23, 2020 - January 7, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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Certificate of Property Use (CPU) No. 5357-BURPVX for 1 and 15 Marmac Drive, Toronto was issued to Marmac EMPC Seven Limited as part of their development plans for the site.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
026-0123
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 19, 2026 - March 21, 2026 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 4 (OPA 4) from the County of Middlesex for a decision. OPA 4 proposes to update the county's Official Plan to bring it into consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS) and guide growth and development over a 30-year planning horizon to 2056.
October 7, 2021 - November 21, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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A decision was made to proceed with amending the Mining Act to support the recovery of minerals at current operating, closing or abandoned mines sites in Ontario through reprocessing of minerals, including critical minerals. Bill 13 contained amendments to the Mining Act in Schedule 12 and received Royal Assent on Thursday December 2, 2021.
We amended Mining Lands Policies to support the implementation of a new electronic Mining Lands Administrative System (MLAS). The amendments reflect the functionality of the MLAS and legislative changes.
Certificate of Property Use No. 0431-B9YR4W-1 was issued to The Corporation of the Town of Amherstburg for the property located at 290, 296 & 306 Dalhousie Street in Amherstburg, Ontario.
August 31, 2023 - October 15, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of a seasonal subsurface sewage disposal works, rated at 1,600 litres per day, to service a cottage located at Lot 144, Road 100, Conestogo Lake in Mapleton, Ontario.
September 1, 2023 - October 16, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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A decision has been made to proceed with establishing a framework for authorizing projects to test or demonstrate carbon storage and other new or innovative activities using certain types of wells and to remove security exemptions and caps for all types of wells going forward if the well is new, converted to another use or deepened.
We are seeking feedback on a proposal to amend R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 826 under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act to update the Area of Development Control where it overlaps with the Parkway Belt West Plan within the City of Burlington, and to align with the Niagara Escarpment Plan boundary in Dufferin County.
This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 4649-9PPJLK for Lincoln Electric Company of Canada GP 2 Limited as general partner for and on behalf of Lincoln Electric Company of Canada LP, an aluminum wire production facility, located in Mississauga, Ontario.
We have amended Regulation 347 to remove requirements for the collection, storage and transportation of hazardous waste generated by COVID-19 antigen testing. The waste is still required to be disposed of at approved biomedical waste disposal site. Recommendations for storage and transportation of the waste will be set out in guidance.
