We have approved an amended Environmental Compliance Approval No. 0751-BP3SCT to Laplante Poultry Farms Ltd. for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, for the treatment of sanitary sewage and process wastewater at Laplante's poultry processing facility, in the Township of North Stormont, Ontario.
An approval was issued to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No.3635-CL7SNT for GFL Environmental Services Inc., for a waste transfer facility located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
October 22, 2019 - December 6, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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We have decided to transfer requirements from Ontario’s industrial effluent monitoring and limits regulations into Environmental Compliance Approvals and revoke the regulations. These changes will provide regulated industrial facilities with greater flexibility to make operational improvements, while maintaining strong environmental protections.
The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking to gather initial input on potential ideas and approaches to manage “camping” on water and the use of floating accommodations on waterways over Ontario’s public lands.
An amendment approval to the existing ECA (waste processing) No. A-500-2094980750 is granted for the use and operation of a waste soil transfer and processing site, receiving excess soil (including liquid soil) and solid subject waste soil.
A Certificate of Property Use (CPU) was issued to Imperial Oil Limited for the continued commercial use of the property located at 1508 Richmond Road in the City of Ottawa.
November 26, 2020 - February 10, 2021 (76 days) Closed
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Amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) No. 4870-BLQRX8 was granted to Index Energy Ajax Corporation (Index), a steam and electricity producing and supplying facility located in the Town of Ajax, Regional Municipality of Durham.
We are proposing to amend the Public Lands Act to reduce red-tape for clients. Changes would improve customer service and government efficiency, reduce unnecessary burdens, and provide a greater ability to make public lands available for economic development opportunities, particularly in the North.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Bounty Gold Corp. and Last Resort Resources Ltd. (“the proponent”) to undertake early exploration activities.
We amended Renewable Energy Approval 5272-A9FHRL for North Kent Wind Project, located in an area bounded by Oldfield Line (north), Bear Line Road (west), Pioneer Line and Pine/Darrell Line (south) and Centre Side Road/Caledonia Road (east), in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The amendment is to outline daytime and nighttime operation requirements
February 22, 2021 - March 24, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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This decision is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 3222-87BR8F, issued to Condon Construction Limited, to take water from three wells and one pond for water supply and golf course irrigation operations.
We have approved the amendment and issued a renewed Permit to Take Water No. 5127-BP4L3J for Steed and Evans Limited for industrial purposes and aggregate washing.
We are modernizing the environmental assessment program by working with proponents of Class Environmental Assessments (Class EA) to propose changes that would ensure strong environmental oversight, while aligning assessment requirements with environmental impact, reducing duplication and increasing efficiency of the Class EA process.
We are proposing updates to the document Records of Site Condition: A Guide on Site Assessment, the Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and the Filing of Records of Site Condition (RSC Guide) to help those involved in brownfields redevelopment projects in Ontario understand the Record of Site Condition (RSC) program processes and requirements.
November 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017 (60 days) Closed
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The Ministry has developed a final strategy – New Horizons: Ontario’s Agricultural Soil Health and Conservation Strategy. Feedback received through consultation on the draft strategy, as well as collaboration with the soil health working group have informed the development of the final strategy.
September 15, 2017 - October 18, 2017 (33 days) Closed
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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.
