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The minister has issued an overall benefit permit to Cando Rail and Terminals Limited for the expansion of a rail storage facility that may impact Butler’s Gartersnake, which is a species at risk. The permit includes actions to benefit the species, minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.

The forest management plan for the Caribou Forest is complete. We are closing this notice as an administrative action.

The plan will ensure the sustainability of the forest resource, encourage continued biodiversity, and provide social and economic opportunities of the Crown forest.

Fairgate (Ninth Line) Inc. application for a permit for activities with conditions to achieve overall benefit to the species under the Endangered Species Act clause 17(2)(c) has been approved.

We have made a decision on an application for four proposed models to calculate the lifecycle GHG intensity of new bio-based content under the Cleaner Transportation Fuels Regulation. This posting serves as approval under s.7(1)(b) of the regulation. We are also providing notice of updates to the Technical Guideline pursuant to s. 177(6).

This is the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 3716-8UZMCU for Triton Water Canada Holdings, Inc. and is for water bottling purposes. The new issued permit No. is 4788-C5TJTZ and was issued on Monday November 15, 2021 with an expiry date of November 15, 2026.

We released our Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy for Ontario, informed by feedback received on the "Ontario Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy" discussion paper and the Hydrogen Strategy Working Group.

We finalized criteria, methods and mapping for the Natural Heritage System for the Growth Plan area for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This supports the Growth Plan and promotes landscape level management to reverse the trend of habitat loss in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to The Regional Municipality of Durham for construction work that will adversely impact Redside Dace and its habitat. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects, actions to benefit the species, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

Ontario has passed legislation to make it easier for businesses to grow and create more jobs. The Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 will reduce regulatory burdens and practices that cost businesses time and money, while protecting environmental and health standards and ensuring worker safety.

The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) for activities which will impact Species at Risk and their habitat, and which was originally issued to Schlegel Urban Development and is now being updated to Schlegel Urban Developments Corp.

We finalized a new regulation that will allow the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority to issue administrative penalties for not abiding by the provisions in the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 and specified regulations.

We have decided to change the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority’s mandate to include digital reporting services through its registry for a wider range of waste and resource recovery programs. Combining these services will save businesses time and money as a larger group of users will share costs and benefit from a modern registry.