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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000226 to Alamos Gold Inc. for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

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 Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000382 to Douglas Paker for early exploration activities near Manitouwadge

The decision is to : Issue

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007, to a private landowner so they can construct a residential home that will adversely impact Dwarf Hackberry and its habitat.

The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.

Endrit Karaj requested to withdraw their application for an Environmental Compliance Approval. The application is considered withdrawn, and no approval was issued.

Arbour Farms Limited were issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Township of Mulmer.

We have approved the amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 2369-AAYNTD with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air) for Colacem Canada Inc., a new cement plant located in the Township of Champlain, United Counties of Prescott and Russell. This approval is issued in conjunction with ECA (Sewage Works) #9996-B6YQK.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000307 to Xander Resources Incorporated for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-26-000054 to PROJECT NIKOLAS COMPANY INCORPORATED for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000273 to LaSalle Exploration Corp for early exploration activities approximately 72 kilometres north east of Cochrane, Ontario, in Blakelock and Hoblitzell townships, District of Cochrane, North East Region.

The decision is to: Issue the permit.

A decision was made on October 27, 2025 to approve the City of Kitchener Official Plan Amendment 42, as adopted by By-law 2024-019. Official Plan Amendment 42 proposes to revise policy 15.D.12.41 c) of the City’s Official Plan to permit a warehouse use for the lands municipally known as 485 Huron Road.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000230 to Battery Mineral Resources Limited for early exploration activities approximately 13 kilometres southeast of Gowganda, Ontario, in Lawson Township, District of Temiskaming, Northeast Region.

The decision is to: Issue

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000169 to Harte Gold Corp for early exploration activities, in Cooper, Tedder and Strickland townships, approximately 25 kilometres north of the Town of White River.

The decision is to : Issue

Approval was granted to allow Ottawa D-Squared Aggregates Limited, operating in the Township of North Stormont, to increase the maximum number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site annually.

The application is withdrawn by the client for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for stormwater management works servicing a proposed Crown Royal Distillery facility with storage warehouses, located at 571 Moore Line in the Township of St. Clair, Ontario.

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.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit for a single residential home development that may adversely impact Dwarf Hackberry and Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, which are species at risk. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects and overall benefit actions for the species.

GHBLAF Holdings Inc. was approved to amend their site plan to reduce the excavation setbacks in the north east corner of the licensed site.

This notice was published in error and it is a duplicate of 019-7209. 019-7209 was posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario on June 9, 2023, with a 30 day comment period ending July 9, 2023, and the decision was made to issue the mineral exploration permit PR-23-000154 to Metals Creek Resources on August 2, 2023.