Approval has been granted to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 9205-6TKPTF for Shell Canada OP Inc. and Shell Canada Limited as general partners for and on behalf of Shell Canada Products, a petroleum refinery located in the Township of St. Clair, Ontario.
This proposal is for an amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 5836-ASYRJN for Galata Chemicals (Canada) Inc., a chemical additives manufacturing facility located in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario.
February 17, 2026 - April 3, 2026 (45 days) Closed
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A new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been issued to Ontario Asphalt Supply Limited for the operation of a portable hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plant, equipped with hot mix asphalt dryer/mixer, a storage tank, oil-fired hot-oil heater, baghouse, storage silo and associated diesel engines.
October 24, 2025 - December 8, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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We have issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) to 45 Victoria Street Limited for a groundwater remediation system exhaust located at 45 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario.
October 3, 2025 - November 17, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & Noise) No. 2065-A5HMLQ for Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc., a gelatin capsule manufacturing facility located in the City of Windsor, Ontario.
October 9, 2020 - November 8, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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A new Permit to Take Water No. P-300-4098206027 for remediation purposes for Canadian General-Tower Limited was issued. Water will be taken from seven wells related to groundwater remediation activities, located in the City of Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Permit No. P-300-4098206027 was issued on December 29, 2020
July 23, 2021 - September 6, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry have amended Ontario Regulation 826 under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act to add the Pleasant View Survey lands to the area of development control.
We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 0252-C2RJJW on May 18, 2021 which cancels and replaces Permit to take Water No. 8267-AC2PKC for 495582 Ontario Inc. located in Ottawa, Ontario.
The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of May 18, 2031.
December 6, 2018 - January 20, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, received Royal Assent on April 3, 2019. This Act is the second bill implementing Ontario’s Open for Business Action Plan to stimulate business investment, create good jobs, and make Ontario more competitive by cutting unnecessary regulations that are inefficient, inflexible or out of date.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000149 to Grid Metals Corporation for early exploration activities in the Townships of Boon and Gerow.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Alexander Pleson to undertake early exploration activities. The location of the activities is Bruce Lake Area, Gerry Lake Area, Karas Lake Area and South of Otter Lake Area.
The Ministry of Mines has completed our assessment for the rehabilitation of mine hazards at the Gould Copper Mine. Project planning is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act (Class Environmental Assessment).
August 7, 2019 - September 6, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 0431-BH3LV9 on January 6, 2020, which cancels and replaces Permit to take Water No. 6820-9YTKK4, for Greystone Village Inc. located in Ottawa, Ontario. The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of October 18, 2029.
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Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
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019-1811
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May 22, 2020 - June 21, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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We are seeking public input on a permit proposal that will impact Mottled Duskywing and Silver Shiner, which are Species at Risk. The proposal considers avoidance options, includes actions to minimize adverse effects as well as overall benefit actions for the species that may be identified for implementation.
We are commencing the development of the 2023-2033 Forest Management Plan for the Armstrong Forest. The public is invited to participate in ‘Stage One’ of the 2-year Contingency Plan (CP) and the 10-year Forest Management Plan (FMP).
An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 20 KEN-43408 for Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. was issued on November 24, 2020 for a hauled sewage site in Miscampbell Township, Ontario.
