The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Grid Metals Corporation to undertake this early exploration activity: Mechanized Drilling. The location of the activities is in the Townships of Boon, Gerow, and Lockeyer.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Stephen Skjonsby to undertake these early exploration activities: Mechanized Drilling, Mechanized Stripping and Pitting and Trenching of Bedrock. The location of the activities is within McAuslan township.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Pacton Gold Incorporated to undertake these early exploration activities: Line cutting and Geophysical Survey Requiring Generator Type.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Battery Mineral Resources Limited to undertake these early exploration activities: Mechanized Drilling and Mechanized Stripping. The location of the activities is 97 kilometres west of the city of Temiskaming Shores Ontario, in Leonard and North Williams townships, District of Timiskaming, North East.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Battery Mineral Resources Limited to undertake these early exploration activities: Mechanized drilling and Mechanized stripping. The location of the activities is approximately 95 kilometers northwest of Sudbury, Ontario, in Leonard Township, District of Temiskaming, North East Region.
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Tiger Gold Exploration Corporation to undertake these early exploration activities: Mechanized stripping. The location of the activities is Elliott township.
December 6, 2018 - January 20, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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We will repeal the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 and its associated regulations on December 31, 2021. This will remove unnecessary duplication with the federal program and reduce burden for industry.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-5496
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 15, 2022 - August 14, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit to Trinity Woods Inc. for residential development which will impact Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) and Willowleaf Aster, both species at risk. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.
The ministry issued Environmental Compliance Approval No. 8719-BNWR7F on May 20, 2020 for Stericycle, ULC, to establish four temporary transfer sites for temporary storage and transfer of biomedical waste in Cities of Mississauga, Hamilton, London and Ottawa.
We are modernizing the environmental assessment program by working with proponents of Class Environmental Assessments (Class EA) to propose changes that would ensure strong environmental oversight, while aligning assessment requirements with environmental impact, reducing duplication and increasing efficiency of the Class EA process.
September 4, 2025 - October 4, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, (Act) was passed to advance the measures outlined in Ontario’s first Integrated Energy Plan, Energy for Generations. This Act enables the buildout of energy infrastructure to meet rising demand, support economic growth and create a self-reliant and resilient province.
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) with Limited Operational Flexibility (air), which replaces all the current ECA for air for this facility.
A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for the establishment of industrial sewage treatment and year round subsurface sewage disposal works, servicing Walinga Inc., for domestic sewage for the site located at 5656 Highway 6, Township of Guelph/Eramosa.
December 5, 2025 - January 19, 2026 (45 days) Closed
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We are proposing regulatory amendments to streamline the Renewable Energy Approval process by removing certain projects from the process and substituting the requirement for Ministry of Natural Resources to confirm that a Natural Heritage Assessment was appropriately conducted with a requirement that qualified persons prepare those assessments.
Reach Harbour's request to continue to use two single-wall steel underground storage tanks, located approximately one metre from Lower Buckhorn Lake, for two more years during the “on-season” (approximately May to October), and then remove them from the ground, has been approved.
Suncor's request to replace several tank and dispenser sump entry boots (fittings that connect piping to a containment system) with retrofit boots made by Icon Products, has been approved.
