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A new Environmental Compliance Approval is granted for the establishment of subsurface sewage disposal works to service one year round residence and one seasonal cottage located in Kingston, Ontario.

We are extending the current moratorium on new or increased permits to take groundwater to produce bottled water for up to 6 months, to April 1, 2021. This extension gives us time to thoroughly consider the feedback we received and further engage on how we can implement our proposed enhancements to Ontario’s water taking program.

We updated the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth’s Statement of Environmental Values to incorporate changes to the ministry's name, structure and mandate.

The Province of Ontario has passed Bill 56, the Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025, which amends the Clean Water Act, 2006 (to come into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council).

An amended approval has been issued to amend existing Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7643-4K7QXM for the existing sewage works servicing The Greens at Renton Golf Club, located at 969 Concession 14, Norfolk County.

Erie Sand and Gravel Limited was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Municipality of Leamington.

We have temporarily paused protections for Black Ash under the Endangered Species Act, for two years from the time when it is added to the Species at Risk in Ontario List, to allow time to develop an approach to support Black Ash protection and recovery.

We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Timothy Loran Hagel and Margarethe Martia Smulders for the replacement of existing on-site sewage works servicing an existing apartment building located in Central Frontenac, Ontario.

An new approval has been issued for the proposed and existing subsurface disposal works, servicing 4 Seasons Trailer and Tent Park Limited, located at 1078 Baseline Road in Severn Bridge within the municipality of the Town of Gravenhurst, District of Muskoka,

59-C-194392 was amended on April 26, 2021. A new condition was added. Applicants have one (1) year to satisfy conditions otherwise approval will lapse. The last day to appeal this decision under the Planning Act is May 17, 2021.

An amended Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board for approval of upgrades to the existing works for the treatment of sanitary sewage and subsurface disposal of treated effluent from the re-developed Foxboro Public School located at 658 Ashley Street, Village of Foxboro, City of Belleville.

We have not approved the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 5242-96KKA7 for industrial purposes. The application was returned to the proponent on May 15, 2018 because it was incomplete. No permit was issued.

We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 8824-C2JMC2 on April 29, 2021, which cancels and replaces Permit to take Water No. 7551-8E3Q52, for Brockville Country Club located in Brockville, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario.

The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of April 30, 2031.

The government brought into force a regulation under the Planning Act that authorizes landowners to stipulate that pay-on-demand surety bonds are to be used to secure municipal obligations that are conditions of land-use planning approvals. A wider acceptance of pay-on-demand surety bonds may help homebuilders to free up funds for housing projects.

Ontario Regulation 385/21  (General) implements amendments that were made to the Ontario Heritage Act through the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019. The amendments and regulation come into force on July 1, 2021.

We are amending Ontario’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Requirements under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantification, Reporting and Verification regulation (O. Reg. 390/18) and the incorporated Guideline. The amendments will reduce unnecessary costs and regulatory burden for affected reporters.