October 16, 2024 - November 15, 2024 (30 days) Closed
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A decision was made to approve a site-specific amendment to the Minister's Zoning Order, filed as Ontario Regulation 102/72, to permit a new single dwelling in the City of Pickering.
The approved amendment is filed as Ontario Regulation 4/26.
December 8, 2021 - January 7, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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This decision is to renew Permit to Take Water No. 1431-8R9LBN for Vale Canada Limited/Vale Canada Limitée. Water will be taken from three wells for mining water supply at the Levack Wells, Township of Levack, Municipality of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
September 19, 2025 - October 19, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Minister of Infrastructure is considering whether to issue a Minister’s Zoning Order for a Transit-Oriented Community (Exhibition TOC – Jefferson Site) in the City of Toronto. The Ministry is seeking input that may help inform the Minister’s decision-making.
New Permit to Take Water No. 0008-DRGQM2 was issued to Explor Resources Inc. on March 23, 2026, to support mining and domestic water supply for advanced exploration purposes. Water will be taken from the Mattagami River, near the City of Timmins, District of Cochrane, Ontario for 2 years.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000090 to Greenstone Gold Mines GP Inc. for early exploration activities near Geraldton.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000089 to Greenstone Gold Mines GP Inc. for early exploration activities near Geraldton.
We issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air) to Glencore Canada Corporation, for their underground mining operation for copper-zinc ore (the Kidd Mine), located in the City of Timmins, Ontario.
On October 14, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 495/22 to facilitate development of the existing golf course into a resort community with accompanying residential and mixed-use development.
On October 30, 2020 the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 608/20 to permit the development of a retirement home in the Township of Springwater. The Township of Springwater and County of Simcoe requested that the Minister consider making a Zoning Order.
On October 22, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 594/20 to permit 661 total rental units.
August 20, 2021 - September 19, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000251 to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. for early exploration activities 111 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000193 to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. for early exploration activities 50km SW of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000194 to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. for early exploration activities 50km SW of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (air) with Limited Operational Flexibility to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining and processing facility located in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario.
November 6, 2025 - December 22, 2025 (46 days) Closed
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Ontario Regulation 161/17 and Ontario Regulation 239/13 were amended to allow short-term bridges, geotechnical investigations, and mobile wind testing and environmental monitoring equipment on public lands provided conditions are followed, including location registration. In addition, the definition of “shore lands” was amended.
On July 30, 2021 the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 538/21 to permit manufacturing/industrial uses in the Township of McNab/Braeside.
On December 2, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 698/20 to permit a mixed-use development, including approximately 400 residential units.
On July 8, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 355/20 to permit new mixed-use development in the City of Kawartha Lakes. We wanted to inform you of this decision even though we are not required to under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993.
