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.
December 20, 2019 - February 18, 2020 (60 days) Closed
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We have approved the four regulated manuals under the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. The revisions align with the draft Forest Sector Strategy and reduce burden for the forest industry while continuing to provide for the sustainability of Ontario’s Crown forests.
On August 4, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to the Zoning Order, Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 92/23, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 240/23.
On January 20, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 170/20 made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 6/23.
On September 23, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to the Zoning Order, O. Reg. 41/22, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 489/22. The Township of Oro Medonte requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
August 2, 2023 - September 16, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 8702-BNAL5P with Limited Operational Flexibility has been granted to Lake Shore Gold Corp., for a mining, extraction and refining facility located at the Bell Creek Complex at 3160 Florence Street, Timmins, Ontario.
February 24, 2020 - April 9, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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The Environmental Compliance Approval is for Conscious Living Cuisine Ltd., a poultry processing operation at 126815 Southgate Road outside of Dundalk, Ontario.
First Nation communities in the Far North of Ontario are working together with Ontario to prepare community based land use plans, as set out under the Far North Act, 2010 (the “Far North Act”).
De Beers Canada Incorporated has submitted Mine Closure Plan Amendment #5 for filing by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines as required under the Mining Act.
De Beers Canada Inc. has submitted a Mine Closure Plan Amendment for filing by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines as required under the Mining Act.
On September 23, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an amendment to the Zoning Order, O. Reg. 771/21, made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 490/22. The City of Kawartha Lakes requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
We finalized the regulation that will make battery producers environmentally accountable and financially responsible for collecting and managing their products at end-of-life in February 2020. The regulation for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) was finalized in September 2020.
We have decided to proceed with regulating compressed air energy storage in porous rock, making administrative changes related to trustees, and making other amendments to reference more current standards for the regulated sector.
On March 4, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order Amendment, made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 164/22.
December 12, 2017 - January 11, 2018 (30 days) Closed
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We are proposing to develop a species-specific policy (government response statement) that outlines the actions the government intends to lead and support in the protection and recovery of American Eel in Ontario.
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 344/22. The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
On March 4, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an Amendment to O. Reg. 771/21, made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 163/22 to add 65.5 hectares of land to the Zoning Order. The City of Kawartha Lakes requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
