The 2025-26 Annual Report from the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is now available on Ontario.ca. The report includes COSSARO’s assessments and resulting classifications of species in accordance with the Species Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA).
We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 6457-9L6QLC for the Grand Valley Wind Farms Phase 3 Project, located in the Town of Grand Valley and Township of Amaranth. This is to allow the capacity increase of fourteen turbines from 2.483 megawatts (MW) to 2.648 MW, increasing the overall nameplate capacity of the facility from 40 MW to 42.368 MW.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines is launching a study to preserve a corridor of land within and adjacent to the Parkway Belt area for future transmission infrastructure. The purpose of the study is to identify which of those lands will be needed to ensure electricity demand growth in the Greater Toronto Area can be met reliably and affordably.
October 25, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (66 days) Closed
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MMAH sought feedback on a proposal to revoke the Parkway Belt West Plan. The province has considered feedback received on this proposal and has decided to initiate two new ERO proposals (026-0229 and 026-0230) to gather input based on the current provincial land use planning system and additional government corridor-protection related initiatives.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The government has proposed Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 changes to create a regulation-making authority to establish a minimum residential lot size in urban areas. The government is consulting on a proposed regulation that would set a minimum residential lot size of 175 square metres.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing consulted from October 23 to November 22, 2025, on municipal use of Enhanced Development Standards at the lot level. The Ministry received 134 submissions and reviewed this input to help inform future policy direction.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The government has proposed legislative changes to the Planning Act through the proposed Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 to simplify, standardize and make more permissive municipal official plans so they are shorter, easier to understand, and more consistent across Ontario.
The government is seeking feedback on proposed changes to various regulations under the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to identify additional certified professionals for the purposes of a complete application.
August 12, 2025 - October 11, 2025 (60 days) Closed
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The Ministry received feedback on proposed updates to the Projection Methodology Guideline (PMG) to support implementation of the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS), 2024 policies related to growth forecasts and land needs. The Ministry has released a further revised draft PMG for further public input. For full text, see ERO 026-0304.
The government is seeking feedback on a proposed Minister’s regulation that would have the effect of removing authority to require certain mandatory Enhanced Development Standards or sustainability measures as a condition of land division approval.
The government is seeking feedback on a potential regulation under the Planning Act to establish a minimum lot size of 175 square metres on urban residential lands in Ontario.
We are seeking feedback on a proposal for a regulation(s) under the Planning Act that would identify the only information and material that planning authorities could require as part of a complete application, to provide more certainty and predictability for applicants and support faster planning approvals.
This proposal is for an amendment for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 1105-DJSRF6 for Cyclic Materials Inc., a metals recycling facility located in the City of Kingston, Ontario.
This proposal is for an amendment for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 5654-9LPKFC for Strada Aggregates Inc., an aggregate manufacturing facility that operates in sand and gravel pits located in the City of Vaughan, Ontario.
