The Ministry of Energy and Mines is launching a study to preserve a corridor of land within and adjacent to the Parkway Belt area for future transmission infrastructure. The purpose of the study is to identify which of those lands will be needed to ensure electricity demand growth in the Greater Toronto Area can be met reliably and affordably.
October 25, 2024 - November 24, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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On January 24, 2025, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing informed the City of Vaughan he was declining the request for the use of a Minister’s Zoning Order located at 171 Maplecrete Road, 140 & 160 Doughton Road, and Block 2 of Registered Plan 65M-4793.
The government has made legislative changes to the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 through the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 17).
The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD) updated its Statement of Environmental Values (SEV) to reflect changes in name, structure, and mandate.
A Certificate of Property Use was issued to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the continued residential use of the property located at 400, 420 and 440 Strasburg Road, Kitchener, Ontario.
May 31, 2017 - September 28, 2017 (120 days) Closed
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The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has posted a new proposal (ERO # 019-2826) which addresses amendments to its Statement of Environmental Values. Therefore a decision has been made not to proceed with this proposal. This notice is to advise that the posting is closed.
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received a request from the landowner of 2570 Fifth Concession Road in the City of Pickering to amend Ontario Regulation 102/72. The Ministry is seeking input and any additional information that may help inform the Minister’s decision-making.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
013-4466
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 15, 2019 - December 2, 2019 (32 days) Closed
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Application has been grated to D’Arcey Sand & Gravel Ltd. to vary a condition their current licence to authorize an increase in the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed in a calendar year.
Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-7195
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 21, 2023 - August 20, 2023 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on December 13, 2024, to approve, without modification, the remaining parts of the Durham Region Official Plan, as adopted pursuant to sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act, by By-law 38-2023. Notice of the Decision was issued on December 16, 2024.
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.
Ontario has made changes to the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006 and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Act to support increasing housing supply and streamlining planning processes.
Instrument type:
Order to prevent discharge of contaminants
ERO number
025-0560
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 6, 2025 - September 20, 2025 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
On March 4, 2026, the Director issued an order under the Environmental Protection Act for the purpose of requiring the removal of waste stockpiled at 2026 Campbell Avenue, Cavan-Monaghan, and to assess whether the waste is causing any adverse effects on any of the seven adjacent neighboring residential properties.
August 21, 2017 - October 5, 2017 (45 days) Closed
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We updated the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth’s Statement of Environmental Values to incorporate changes to the ministry's name, structure and mandate.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8857
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 31, 2024 - August 30, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Application 58-C-241428 was approved on May 6, 2025, subject to conditions. The last date to appeal the decision under the Planning Act is May 26, 2025.
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for dewatering and remediation purposes for Graham Construction and Engineering LP. Water will be taken from four (4) wells related to construction activities, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
October 27, 2020 - December 11, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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Certificate of Property Use (CPU) No. 5156-BSEFQW for 185 Queens Quay East (Block 3), Toronto, was issued to The George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology as part of their development plans for the site.
We are amending Ontario’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Requirements under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantification, Reporting and Verification regulation (O. Reg. 390/18) and the incorporated Guideline. The amendments will reduce unnecessary costs and regulatory burden for affected reporters.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8856
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 31, 2024 - August 30, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Application 58-C-241246 was approved on May 6, 2025, subject to conditions. The last date to appeal the decision under the Planning Act is May 26, 2025.
In response to impacts from COVID-19, we are delaying implementation of requirements under the new Excess Soil Regulation from July 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021. We are also exempting municipalities and health care providers from filing a Record of Site Condition to develop a temporary health or residential facility for emergency situations.
