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The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007, to Clubhouse Developments Inc. to allow for the construction of a residential subdivision that will adversely impact Little Brown Myotis, a species at risk bat, and its habitat. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects.

We are extending the current moratorium on new or increasing permits to take groundwater to produce bottled water for one year, to January 1, 2020.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to 2121 Cornwall Road Portfolio Inc. for parking lot expansion activities that will impact Kentucky Coffee-tree and their habitat. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects and requires monitoring and reporting.

We decided to move ahead with amendments to the Mining Act to improve consistency of some processes, including one process that will also align with the Digital First Strategy which is to have all transactions online.

A decision was made on February 19, 2026 to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Northumberland County Official Plan adopted by By-law 38-2021, subject to nine (9) modifications. The approved amendment updates the official plan to add Natural Heritage System policies and mapping to the Northumberland County Official Plan.

A decision was made on June 5, 2019 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 406 to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 1111-2018. Notice of this decision was issued on June 5, 2019.

A decision was made on April 14 2026, to approve, with modifications, a new Official Plan of the Geographic townships of Gorham, Ware and the Dawson Road Lots (Lots 1-20), Concession A and B, east of the Kaministiquia River to achieve consistency with provincial policies, and to manage and direct physical (land use) change within the planning area.

A decision to approve Official Plan Amendment No.1 to the Sudbury East Planning Area Official Plan, as adopted by By-law No. 2021-75 (municipality of French River), was made on April 22, 2022. The last date to appeal this decision is May 12, 2022.

We issued an environmental compliance approval to YORK1 Millwick Transfer Station Ltd. (formerly The Recycling Depot GP Inc.) for their 48 Millwick Drive, Toronto location to allow an increase in site tonnage and add blue box materials.

An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) was granted to Explor Resources Inc., for the advanced exploration facility in Bristol/Ogden Townships, Ontario.

The facility production limit is 90,000 tonnes bulk ore sample per year.

The Minister has issued a permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) to the North Pickering Community Management Inc. for road construction activities that may adversely impact Redside Dace. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects, actions to benefit the species, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

Permit to Take Water No. 7757-DMMPVZ was issued to Ivari on October 24, 2025. Water will be taken from two wells in Waterloo, Ontario for groundwater remediation purposes.

Approval is granted to amend the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site) No. A181008 for construction and operations of a new Leachate Treatment System (LTS).