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Ontario’s Forest Biomass Action Plan has been revised and approved following review of comments and feedback received through the Environmental Registry of Ontario, outreach to forest sector stakeholders, and consultation and engagement with Indigenous communities and organizations.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000255 to Ardiden Limited for early exploration activities. Mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) sought ideas in 2022 on how to integrate A Place to Grow and the Provincial Policy Statement. On April 6, 2023, MMAH made a proposed Provincial Planning Statement available for public input.

This notice was published in error and is a duplicate of 019-7210. 019-7210 was posted on the ERO on June 9, 2023, with a 30 day comment period ending July 9, 2023 and the decision was made to issue the mineral exploration permit PR-25-000097 to Gold Cache Inc. on Aug 3, 2025.

Ontario has passed legislation to make it easier for businesses to grow and create more jobs. The Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 will reduce regulatory burdens and practices that cost businesses time and money, while protecting environmental and health standards and ensuring worker safety.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000169 PR-22-000178 to Golden Share Resources for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The government has released A Place to Grow which replaces the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017. Housekeeping changes to O.Reg. 311/06 clarify how to apply the Plan’s policies, update Plan references, provide clarity for decisions on certain matters before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and rules that are no longer needed.

We have decided to continue to the next stage of the management planning process for Bigwind Lake Provincial Park, which is the development of a preliminary management plan. A new management plan is required to create the first new full-service operating provincial park in 40 years at Bigwind Lake Provincial Park.

This notice was published in error and it is a duplicate of 019-7209. 019-7209 was posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario on June 9, 2023, with a 30 day comment period ending July 9, 2023, and the decision was made to issue the mineral exploration permit PR-23-000154 to Metals Creek Resources on August 2, 2023.

This notice was published in error and is a duplicate of 025-0583. 025-0583 was posted on the ERO on June 2, 2025, with a 30 day comment period ending July 2, 2025, and the decision was made to issue the mineral exploration permit PR-25-000097 to Timothy Martel on July 8, 2025.

We passed a new regulation that will help create offset credits to use in Ontario’s cap and trade program.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow OCL Custom Crushing and Quarrying Ltd. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 600421, operating in the City of Greater Sudbury, District of Sudbury.

We made a decision to amend the boundary of Pigeon River Provincial Park as described.  We have not made a decision on the other parts of the proposal. To keep the Environmental Registry current, we are closing this posting.

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.

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.

We have made regulations, including the Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Projects regulation, and taken related actions to move Ontario’s environmental assessment program to a project list approach under the Environmental Assessment Act.

An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 5684-92MJX6 is granted to Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. for the installation of Phase 3 sewage treatment system for serving a camp - Little Hopper Lodge, and to use treated Biosolids for reclamation at the Detour Lake Mine.