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.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has taken actions to facilitate the development of a critical transmission project that will support demand growth and enable economic development and electrification in Northern Ontario, while advancing a shared goal of reconciliation by supporting economic and partnership opportunities for Indigenous communities.
November 23, 2022 - January 7, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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Certificate of Property Use No. 7828-CKTHUR for 840 to 860 Dupont Street, Toronto, was issued to The Residences Of The Dupont Inc. as part of their development plans for the site.
This application was for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 7424-7ZXM63 for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from one (1) river and one (1) pond. Permit No. 5167-BQ7QGT was issued on June 3, 2020 for a period of 10 years.
Instrument type:
Approval of an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan
ERO number
012-6084
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 14, 2015 - February 12, 2016 (60 days) Closed
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We have amended the Niagara Escarpment Plan, to allow for a site specific change to the Land Use Designation from Mineral Resource Extraction Area to Escarpment Natural Area and Escarpment Rural Area relating to the surrender of the Aggregate Resources Act.
On April 1, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 251/22. The purpose of the Order is to protect environmentally sensitive lands, including provincially significant wetlands, in the Town of Georgina.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-0703
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 11, 2025 - September 12, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on December 10, 2025 in respect of Application 60-C-252799 for a lot addition in the unincorporated community of Minaki, District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is December 30, 2025.
We are proposing changes to the Environmental Assessment Act to provide the Minister with authority to waive or alter the 30-day waiting period following completion of a Class Environmental Assessment process. This will help critical projects to proceed more quickly.
September 13, 2024 - October 13, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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On December 20, 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Minister's Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 563/24in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
We are publishing a new technical standard for the asphalt mix industry. This will address air emissions and help protect communities who live close to these industrial sources.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-2151
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 27, 2020 - August 26, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Lafarge Canada Inc. to increase the extraction area for Licence No. 2180, operating in the Township of Zorra, County of Oxford.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-5295
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 29, 2022 - May 29, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit to the Ministry of Transportation concerning Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis and Tri-colored Bat and their habitats in order to accommodate the widening of Highway 400 between Kind Road and Lloydtown-Aurora Road. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects.
October 25, 2022 - November 24, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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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.
We have issued an environmental compliance approval (air) to Moncrief Construction Limited, a mobile aggregate crushing facility operating in various locations in Ontario.
October 31, 2025 - December 15, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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A new Environmental Compliance Approval was granted to 2572306 Ontario Inc., for existing and proposed sewage works at a total maximum daily flow capacity of 72, 598 litres per day to service 53 existing and 15 new mobile home lots located at 11981 Plank Road, Bayham Municipality, County of Elgin.
New regulations have been finalized to focus conservation authorities on their core mandate by prescribing mandatory programs and services they must provide, giving municipalities greater control over what conservation authority (CA) programs and services they will fund, and consolidating “Conservation Areas” regulations.
September 13, 2019 - October 28, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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A new Environmental Compliance Approval Number 6779-BJPQC8 was issued for sewage disposal works to The Kitchener Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association servicing a children's camp in the Township of Wellesley, Ontario.