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We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval 9156-BUYKSC to K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. for the collection, treatment and disposal of stormwater and salt-impacted stormwater run-off from the sodium chloride rock salt underground mine, located at 200 Morton Drive, City of Windsor, Ontario.

We’re taking the first step towards removing barriers for geologic carbon storage in Ontario and have released our longer-term plan for proposals to regulate carbon storage and the demonstration or testing of other new technologies through a phased approach, informed by the feedback received on the Geologic Carbon Storage discussion paper.

We are moving forward with guidance to help enhance the management of water takings in areas where quantity is a concern and where there are competing demands for water. We are also revoking the interim guidance on water bottling renewals at the same time that the enhancements to Ontario’s water taking program will be put in place on April 1, 2021.

The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) for activities which will impact Species at Risk and their habitat, and which was originally issued to Schlegel Urban Development and is now being updated to Schlegel Urban Developments Corp.

The ministry has approved an application to amend Environmental Compliance Approval No. 1442-7RRKQL on March 31 2023 for StormFisher Environmental Ltd. to expand the operations at their approved facility at 1087 Green Valley Road in London, Ontario, including additional waste processing capacity and renewable natural gas production.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on February 23, 2023 in respect of Application 60-C-147321 for an easement for right of way road access over Lots 216 & 219 to Lots 217 & 218 of Plan M222, Unincorporated Twp. of Minaki, District of Kenora. A Notice of Change, dated January 24, 2025, has amended t

The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act has been updated to remove the requirement to publish notices of proposed amendments to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and associated hearings in newspapers, enables broader exemptions for low-risk activities, and broadens the range of compliance tools for the Niagara Escarpment Commission.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on May 13, 2024 in respect of Application 58-C-230180 for one (1) of two (2) new lots on lands described as PIN 62315-0176 on Stewart Bay, Shebandowan Lake, District of Thunder Bay. A Notice of Change, dated March 5, 2026, has amended the list of conditions.

A regulation has been made allowing Ellsin Environmental to increase the quantity of tires they can thermally treat daily without carrying out additional EA work, given the extensive EA work already completed and the various other MECP approvals required for the project which ensure environmental protections are maintained.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on May 26, 2025 in respect of Application 60-C-249776 for a lot addition on lands described as PIN 42150-3047 on Poplar Bay, Lake of the Woods, unincorporated territory, District of Kenora. A Notice of Change, dated July 3, 2025, has amended the list of conditions.

We have issued a new multi-media Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) to De Beers Canada Inc. that will allow for the operation of the existing 0.98-hectare landfill and a 1.44-hectare landfill for the disposal of non-hazardous solid waste and management of associated landfill leachate and stormwater runoff at the company's Victor Diamond Mine.

We are moving forward with a new fee regulation, ‘Subject Waste Program Regulation’, under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act. It outlines requirements that the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority must adhere to when establishing its fees related to hazardous waste reporting.

A Director’s Order was issued to Carillion Canada Inc., Gerald Anthony DiRocco, Hamilton Beach Brands Canada, Inc., and 2441577 Ontario Inc. with respect to the property located at 10 McFarland Drive, Picton.

We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Best Blasting Mats Inc. for their 500 Salter Street, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario location. This approval amendment the existing tire processing approval to increase daily receiving, on-site storage, storage times, hours of operation and site security.

The government made changes to a regulation under the Planning Act to regulate as-of-right variations from setback requirements, reducing applications for minor variances.  The amended regulation can be accessed here:  https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/060545