We have approved the amendments to the assessment reports and source protection plans for the Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Source Protection Areas. The amendments update wellhead protection areas around 6 municipal wells, revise risk management policies for consistency and help with implementation.
July 11, 2023 - September 1, 2023 (52 days) Closed
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We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility which replaced all the current Environmental Compliance Approvals for air at this facility and includes all emissions from Linamar Corporation, an automotive manufacturing facility, located at 65 Canal Bank Street, Welland, Ontario.
August 7, 2020 - September 6, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Rudolf Wahl to undertake early exploration activities. The location of the activities is 14 km north east of Terrace Bay ON.
August 19, 2020 - September 18, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Metalcorp Ltd. to undertake early exploration activities. The location of the activities is 50 km east of Marathon.
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is inviting stakeholders, Indigenous communities and the public to participate in our 10-year review of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan to see if updates need to be made to continue to protect and restore the lake.
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.
September 5, 2025 - November 4, 2025 (60 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) introduced amendments to the Electricity Act, 1998 as part of Bill 40. If passed, the government is proposing to set out in regulation a process that will allow the Minister of Energy and Mines to prioritize and approve connection requests from data centre projects that serve the province's economic interests.
January 12, 2021 - February 11, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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A new Permit to Take Water No. P-300-9109714420 was issued to Cambridge Aggregates Inc. Water will be taken for aggregate washing purposes from two wells located in Cambridge, Ontario.
December 1, 2022 - January 15, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility to Sika Canada Inc. to amend their current Environmental Compliance Approval for their facility, located at 141 Shearson Crescent in Cambridge, Ontario.
We have approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) No. 4924-C93TT3 to Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. at 571 Welham Road and 575 Welham Road in the City of Barrie.
This decision is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 3122-9ZCQRS, issued to Gold Mountain Springs Inc., to take water from two wells for water bottling purposes.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000033 to (Hemlo Explorers Inc.) for early exploration activities near Marathon.
We have granted an approval to Boy Scouts of Canada for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Private Sewage) No. 6731-BHNLSY at Everton Scout Camp, of Scouts Canada Central Ontario, in Guelph, 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.
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is seeking feedback on the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Planning Study to better understand the unique transportation needs and opportunities in the region, and ensure the study is informed by local perspectives and considerations.
A decision has been made to amend the Mining Act to implement a One Project, One Process (1P1P) approach and to amend to the Mining Act, Energy Board Act, 1998, and Electricity Act,1998 to introduce new authorities to protect the strategic national mineral supply chain, and limit foreign participation in Ontario’s energy sector.
This decision is to renew Permit to Take Water No. 6145-BTGQHE for Wawa OSB Inc. Water will be taken from one pond for manufacturing purposes in Wawa, Ontario.
