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A new Environmental Compliance Approval has been issued for the establishment of a subsurface sewage disposal works to service Bancroft Campground, located at 98 Bird Lake Road in the Town of Bancroft, Ontario.

Changes have been made to the Planning Act related to control of the division of land (subdivision control, plans of subdivision, consents and validations), as well as other housekeeping and consequential changes to the Act.

This approval is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to be issued to 2311215 Ontario Limited and 2311217 Ontario Limited, for the establishment of sewage works, in support of a proposed expansion of the existing multi-unit storage facility; for collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of stormwater run-off from the site.

We have expanded the boundaries of 23 protected areas (17 provincial parks and 6 conservation reserves) and corrected the name of Chapleau Nemegosenda River Provincial Park. These changes contribute to the long-term sustainability of Ontario’s natural heritage and provide increased opportunities for recreational activities.

This proposal notice invited stakeholders of northern Ontario, Indigenous communities, organizations and people, and interested members of the public to review and provide comments on the Phase 1 Report – The Northern Ontario Context: Implications and Considerations for Strategy Development.

We amended the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, to provide government with authority to make regulations, and decided to implement those regulations, to streamline and modernize leave-to-construct approvals for certain pipeline relocation or reconstruction projects to facilitate key government commitments to build transit and housing faster.

On February 28, 2024, Ontario filed the regulatory amendments to O. Reg. 160/99 and O. Reg. 610/98 under the Electricity Act, 1998 to streamline the regulatory framework related to the appointments of directors to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) board and to provide clarity on conflicts of interest rules.

​​We are moving forward with regulatory amendments to enable Metrolinx and other transit authorities to make changes to sewage and water works more easily, helping to deliver transit projects faster while maintaining environmental oversight.

Permit to Take Water No. 7524-CXTJDR was issued to The Sarjeant Company Limited on November 23, 2023, for 10 years. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing and dust control purposes, in Phelpston, Ontario.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Johnston Bros. (Bothwell) Limited to amend their site plan to increase the below water extraction area within their licensed boundaries. For their pit located in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, County of Huron.

The variance has been approved with conditions.

The government has made changes that restore the 15 areas of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in December 2022. The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 also ensures that any future changes to the Greenbelt boundary can only be made through legislation.

In accordance with the Pesticides Act, Denatonium Benzoate has been added to the list of Active Ingredients Authorized for Cosmetic Uses (Allowable List).

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on August 19, 2019 regarding application 57-C-173176 for the creation of one new recreational lot on Centre Lake at PIN 31387-0075 in Galbraith unincorporated township, District of Algoma. This decision can be appealed until September 8, 2019.

Approval has been granted for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 2892-ARTN8J with Limited Operational Flexibility for Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. (formerly Resolute FP Canada Inc.), a kraft market pulp and paper products manufacturing facility located in the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

This decision is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of seasonal subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 30,000 litres per day, to service Camp Howland youth camp located at 5373 Haliburton County Road 121, in the Township of Minden Hills, Ontario.

The ministry issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) for a hauled sewage disposal site as described in this notice.

On April 9, 2026, the Minister of Infrastructure made (4) Minister’s Zoning Orders for the Transit-Oriented Community in the Town of Oakville, as Zoning Orders 01-2026, 02-2026, 03-2026, and 04-2026 (Transit Oriented Community Lands).