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.
On April 29, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed an Amendment to O. Reg. 355/20 made pursuant to clause 47(8) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as O. Reg. 457/22. The City of Kawartha Lakes requested that the Minister consider amending the Zoning Order.
January 19, 2021 - February 18, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000368 to Greg Smith for early exploration activities near Red Lake, Ontario.
September 22, 2015 - October 22, 2015 (30 days) Closed
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-15-10755 to Noront Resources Ltd. for early exploration activities located about eighty kilometers north east of Pickle Lake.
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.
January 2, 2018 - February 16, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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We are no longer considering the Administrative Penalties Guideline as it informed a regulation made under the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 (CCMLEA) which was revoked when the CCMLEA was repealed.
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.
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.
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.