January 17, 2020 - March 17, 2020 (60 days) Closed
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The policy proposal notice invited public comments on Connecting the Southwest, which outlines a vision and goals for transportation in the region. The draft plan is a living document and comments received in response to the policy proposal notice have and will continue to guide our actions and inform future updates.
September 27, 2019 - November 11, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Air) for Premier Powder and Paint Inc., a custom powder painting facility located in Toronto, Ontario
August 3, 2023 - September 2, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 1717-CXBTST was issued to The Sarjeant Company Limited on December 13, 2023 for eight years. Water will be taken from one well for industrial-aggregate washing purposes in the Township of Oro-Medonte, Ontario.
February 19, 2026 - April 5, 2026 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval was granted to The Regional Municipality of Waterloo for an existing stormwater management system, in support of a proposed paramedical facility, from a site located at 1001 Erbs Road, in the Township of Wilmot, Region of Waterloo, Ontario.
October 25, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (66 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) sought ideas in 2022 on how to integrate A Place to Grow and the Provincial Policy Statement. On April 6, 2023, MMAH made a proposed Provincial Planning Statement available for public input.
On April 24, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 173/20 to permit a distribution facility and other uses on land in the City of Vaughan. We wanted to inform you of this decision even though we are not required to under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993
Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, made changes to the Development Charges Act to provide more certainty of development costs and to increase housing supply in Ontario.
The 2025-26 Annual Report from the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is now available on Ontario.ca. The report includes COSSARO’s assessments and resulting classifications of species in accordance with the Species Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA).
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-3600
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 9, 2021 - August 8, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The ministry has closed an application for a permit by the Corporation of the City of Pembroke to carry out sanitary sewer works in Pembroke, Ontario that would have impacted Butternut and its habitat. No decision was made and no permit has been issued.
July 22, 2019 - September 5, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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We have approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) No. 1537-BFWLGV for the establishment of a septic system, on private property in the Township of Coleman.
A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for the establishment of works for the treatment of sanitary sewage and subsurface disposal of treated effluent from the expanded Residential Accommodations for Refugees, rated at a maximum daily flow of 16,500 litres per day.
The Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism has published the updated Ontario Heritage Tool Kit on Ontario.ca. The tool kit consists of five guides that support municipalities with the implementation of Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Updates reflect legislative changes through omnibus Bills enacted between 2019-24.
October 19, 2023 - December 3, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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We have created Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park through an amendment to O. Reg. 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006. This will strengthen the long-term protection of biodiversity and important habitats within the park while providing opportunities for visitors to enjoy the area’s natural beauty.
November 3, 2022 - December 3, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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To make the Excess Soil Regulation more practical and focused on higher-risk movements of soil, Ontario has finalized amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 and the Soil Rules to remove the excess soil reuse planning requirements for projects on low-risk sites and to provide more flexibility when storing excess soil.
July 28, 2025 - September 11, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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This decision is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 10,000 litres per day, to service a cottage located at 1005 10th Street, in the Township of Centre Wellington.
The ministry has issued an amendment to the ECA 5089-BZZP82 to upgrade the sewage systems servicing Camp Kintail located at 85153 Bluewater Highway, in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, County of Huron, Ontario.