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On July 3, 2018, Ontario cancelled the cap and trade program. Cycling programs funded through the cap and trade program have been cancelled.

The applicant has requested that this application be withdrawn and the file closed. The applicant has revised the application and re-submitted at a later date.

The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval for industrial stormwater management works serving The Sarjeant Company Limited, located at 8933 Penetanguishene Road in the Town of Midland.

In support of Ontario’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and the government’s commitment to support the construction of 1.5 million new housing units over the next ten years, we have updated the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System as proposed and with additional clarifications.

A decision was made to approve the application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to allow for a site-specific change to the Land Use Designation of the subject property from Mineral Resource Extraction Area to Escarpment Natural Area and Escarpment Rural Area

The application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to change the designations and/or policies for lands affected by the Escarpment Recreation Area Designation has been closed.

We are improving forest management planning in Ontario by removing the duplication between the Environmental Assessment Act requirements and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s policies, regulations and guidelines.

We approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Private Sewage) No. 1433-BQNPAE for the establishment and use of a domestic wastewater treatment system at 4850 Highway 59, Norfolk County.

A decision was made on July 25, 2025, to approve Official Plan Amendment 124 to the London Plan, as adopted by By-law No. C.P.-1512(du)-223, with no modifications. OPA 124 aims to update policies on building heights, introduce new Transit Villages, and designate Strategic Growth and Major Shopping Areas to enhance housing and economic development.

The variance is cancelled.

We decided to proceed with the proposed changes to reduce the minimum distance requirement for placement of bait from rights of way for public vehicular traffic and marked and maintained recreational trails for black bear hunting from 200 metres to 30 metres.

The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to 2434233 Ontario Ltd. to authorize impacts to Willowleaf Aster individuals and to update mitigation and overall benefit requirements concerning Willowleaf Aster, Butler’s Gartersnake and Eastern Foxsnake.

We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Greenflow Environmental Services Inc. to amend the environmental compliance approval for their existing subject waste transfer and processing site. This amendment allows the hand-sorting of pharmaceutical waste and the solidification of non-hazardous liquid industrial waste.

William Day Construction Limited has withdrawn this request and will not be moving forward with any changes to their site plan at this time and this proposal is considered closed.

A decision has been made on the boundaries for Ontario’s new regional conservation authorities. This spring, the government intends to introduce legislative amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) that, if passed, would consolidate Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs) and create nine regional CAs, targeted to occur in early 2027

We have not made a decision on the proposal. To keep the Environmental Registry current, we are closing this posting.

We have not made a decision on the proposal. To keep the Environmental Registry current, we are closing this posting.

Application withdrawn at applicant request.