The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-24-000056 to Compton Mining Corp. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-0868
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 12, 2019 - December 27, 2019 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The site plan amendment for Durham Stone and Paving Inc. to lower the final depth of extraction for a pit in the Municipality of Grey Highlands has been approved.
January 28, 2022 - February 27, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000318 to Paul Wilson for early exploration activities approximately 90 kilometres Southwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Prelate Lake Area, District of Thunder Bay, North West Region.
November 29, 2017 - January 23, 2018 (55 days) Closed
Last updated
We have amended the renewable fuel regulations to increase blending requirements, improve the environmental performance of fuels, and recognize emerging low carbon fuel technologies.
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Sewage) for Cielo Vista Farms Inc. This application is for the approval of a new wastewater treatment facility and surface discharge system, located at 768 Highway 77 in the Municipality of Leamington, County of Essex.
Instrument type:
Approval of an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan
ERO number
019-3215
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 24, 2021 - April 26, 2021 (61 days) Closed
Last updated
An application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan has been submitted on behalf of Nelson Aggregate Co. to facilitate an expansion to an existing aggregate extraction operation in Burlington southwest of the Village of Mount Nemo.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-2970
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 14, 2021 - February 13, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted in respect of Application 58-C-168346 for the creation of one (1) new resource-based recreational lot for land described as PIN 62279-9513, Whitefish Lake, Unincorporated Township of Hardwick, District of Thunder Bay.
We finalized the regulation that will make battery producers environmentally accountable and financially responsible for collecting and managing their products at end-of-life in February 2020. The regulation for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) was finalized in September 2020.
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for a new stormwater management facility serving 1863406 Ontario Inc. (o/a Cherry Creek Greenhouses), located at 3530 Cherry Avenue, Lincoln, Ontario.
The forest management plan for the Gordon Cosens Forest is complete. We are closing this notice as an administrative action.
The plan will ensure the sustainability of the forest resource, encourage continued biodiversity, and provide social and economic opportunities of the Crown forest.
January 15, 2019 - February 28, 2019 (44 days) Closed
Last updated
The Minister has identified 29 provincially significant employment zones that receive enhanced protection under A Place to Grow. Based on feedback, the Ministry has corrected any technical errors to the boundaries for zones and issued revised maps to be used in the Plan’s implementation but will still consider requests to review the zones.
This proposal is for the issuance of an Environmental Compliance Approval 20-KEN--43408 for Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. for a hauled sewage disposal site in Miscampbell, Ontario.
This proposal is for the issuance of an Environmental Compliance Approval 20-KEN-17471 for Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. for a hauled sewage disposal site in Lake of the Woods, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-8387
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 25, 2024 - May 25, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on July 15, 2025, to approve, with modifications, the new Town of Cobalt Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 2024-01. The approved new Town of Cobalt Official Plan outlines a comprehensive framework of new and revised policies to guide growth and development.
A new Environmental Compliance Approval is granted to Hexo Operations Inc. for a new sewage treatment and subsurface disposal system and an existing holding tank system, located at 5640 South Service Road, in the Town of Lincoln.
January 13, 2025 - February 27, 2025 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
Certificate of Property Use (CPU) 6872-DAAHFK was issued to 150 Steeles Milton Inc. on May 28, 2025, for future “Residential Use”, Parkland Use” and “Institutional Use”, as defined by O. Reg. 153/04 (the "Regulation"), as amended, made under the Environmental Protection Act(the "Act").
July 18, 2022 - September 1, 2022 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry issued a Certificate of Property Use to The Corporation of the City of Stratford for their property located 350 Downie Street in the City of Stratford, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-5909
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 5, 2022 - January 4, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to South Windsor Development Company Ltd. regarding residential and commercial development that will impact Willowleaf Aster. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects and requires monitoring and reporting.
