Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-5865
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
September 8, 2022 - October 8, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on November 4, 2022 to approve, with modifications, the Region of York Official Plan, as adopted by By-Law 2022-40. The approved official plan outlines a comprehensive framework of new and revised policies to guide growth and development to 2051.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
011-9264
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 29, 2017 - July 8, 2017 (40 days) Closed
Last updated
622117 Ontario Incorporated o/a Jim Brown & Sons Trucking have applied for a Class “A”, Category 1 licence (Pit Below Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit of 27 hectares in size. This application is for a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 300,000 tonnes per calendar year.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation (O. Reg 59/05) to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas.
September 18, 2025 - October 18, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000180 to ATACAMA RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 0112-94VKPR for the Beckwith Solar Project, located at Lot 3, Concession 8 in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, to construct a tractor storage building and associated double-walled fuel storage tank.
November 19, 2018 - December 19, 2018 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 2602-B6NLPS on January 9, 2019, which cancels and replaces Permit to take Water No. 4115-A5YL3D for Enbridge Pipelines Inc. located in Gananoque, Ontario.
The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of November 30, 2021.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
013-4836
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 7, 2019 - April 8, 2019 (32 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Fowler Construction Company Ltd. to integrate the operations with the proposed Fleming Quarry “Extension” in the Township of Ramara, County of Simcoe
A decision has been made to proceed with the design of a legislative framework for commercial-scale geologic carbon storage in Ontario that would enable the development of technology-ready commercial-scale projects and the continued testing and demonstration of newer carbon storage technologies.
August 5, 2021 - September 4, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000214 to Barrick Gold Inc. for early exploration activities near Marathon, Ontario.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to The Quaternary Mining & Exploration Company Limited (“the proponent”) to undertake early exploration activities.
August 9, 2023 - September 8, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
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.
We have amended the Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs to provide voluntary participants with more flexibility to exit the EPS program.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-6135
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on April 26, 2024 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment № 2, as adopted by By-law 2022-26. The amendment updates the official plan in accordance with section 26 of the Planning Act, to reflect the Township's goals and objectives, and to ensure the plan aligns with current provincial land-use policies.
February 8, 2021 - March 10, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000342 to McLaren Resources Inc. for early exploration activities, in McCool township, approximately 20 km east of the Town of Matheson.
