January 14, 2022 - February 13, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000307 to Emperor Metals Inc. for early exploration activities near Wabikoba Lake.
February 8, 2022 - March 10, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000024 to 5007223 Ontario Inc. for early exploration activities near Timmins.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-4163
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
October 26, 2021 - November 25, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to Branthaven Queen West Inc. to adversely impact Redside Dace habitat so they can construct a residential development. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects, actions to benefit the species, and monitoring and reporting requirements.
We considered the comments received on the proposal posting and developed updates to the name and design of the Northern Industrial Electricity Rate (NIER) Program.
February 25, 2022 - March 27, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000010 to Infinite Ore Corp. for early exploration activities approximately 134 kilometres direction northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario, in the Barbara Lake Area District of Thunder Bay, North West Region.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000225 to Pickle Lake Minerals Inc for early exploration activities located NW of Pickle Lake Ontario, in Kapkichi Lake Area, Ponsford Lake Area, District of Kenora, Northwest Region.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has updated municipal risk assessments for drinking water systems to explicitly consider cybersecurity threats. This will help ensure Ontarians' drinking water remains safe, secure and reliable.
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to authorize McCann Redi-Mix Inc. to extract below the water table at the Burkhart Pit in the Municipality of Lambton Shores.
September 23, 2021 - November 7, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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We made changes to a regulation under the Endangered Species Act to selectively extend existing conditional exemptions to eligible activities that may impact species newly classified as threatened or endangered in 2018 and 2022.
October 20, 2021 - November 19, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 6013-CADQTL on April 7, 2022,which cancels and replaces Permit to Take Water No. 4865-8VQPLS for R. W. Tomlinson Limited for dewatering, industrial and construction purposes located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario.
The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of April 6, 2032.
November 16, 2021 - December 31, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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An amended Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited for approval of sewage works for the treatment and subsurface disposal of industrial process wastewater from cheese processing operations, serving the Ivanhoe Cheese Plant, located in the Municipality of Centre Hastings, County of Hastings.
August 6, 2021 - September 20, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited for the establishment of sewage works for the treatment and disposal of water, accumulating within the confines of the 15.1 hectares extraction area of the existing Richmond Quarry, located in the Township of Drummond-North Elmsley.
November 10, 2021 - December 25, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to Entreprises Davidson Inc. for the establishment of stormwater management works to service a warehouse and packaging building site, located on the north side of Main Street East and to the west of Terry Fox Drive, within the Vankleek Hill Industrial Park in the Township of Champlain.
December 8, 2021 - January 22, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to 1936199 Ontario Inc. for upgrades to the existing stormwater management works designed for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of stormwater runoff from a new industrial/commercial building development site, located at 195 Webster Road in the City of Kitchener.
We are sharing principles to guide policy development of the EPS program to meet the updated federal benchmark for 2023-2030. These principles will inform the development of a future proposal to be finalized by 2023. We are also sharing our latest modelling information which shows Ontario is on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target.
