July 23, 2021 - September 6, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry have amended Ontario Regulation 826 under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act to add the Pleasant View Survey lands to the area of development control.
Ontario is proposing to expand Charleston Lake Provincial Park (adventure class park) by adding Crown lands directly east of the park under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserve Act, 2006 (PPCRA). Adding these lands to the park would support ecological protection while allowing current, sustainable uses to continue.
The minister has approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan and Lake Simcoe Assessment Report which include updates to the Sunderland and Cannington drinking water system vulnerable areas within the Municipality of Durham to add 3 municipal drinking water wells and remove the mapping for 2 decommissioned wells.
February 4, 2022 - March 21, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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Ontario and Canada have signed a historic bilateral conservation agreement for boreal caribou under the federal Species at Risk Act with the objective to sustain or improve the environmental conditions necessary for the recovery of the boreal caribou, while considering social and economic factors.
July 29, 2021 - September 12, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval for a 11.21-hectare waste disposal site (processing/transfer) for receipt, temporary storage, processing and transfer of liquid organic wastes destined for land application on agricultural land as a non-agricultural source material.
An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been granted to NASG Canada Inc., a manufacturer of stamped and welded steel parts for the automotive industry, located in Woodstock, Ontario.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-1369
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Instrument
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Decision
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January 29, 2026 - February 28, 2026 (30 days) Closed
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Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on March 24, 2026 in respect of Application 58-C-252597 for a lot addition in the unincorporated Township of Stirling, District of Thunder Bay. The last day this decision can be appealed is April 13, 2026.
August 14, 2024 - September 28, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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Approval is granted to amend the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) number A2106622 which is replaced with number A-500-6293724509, version 1.0, for the use and operation of a waste disposal site (waste transfer/processing) to include acceptance of blue box recycling materials.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-6937
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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A decision was made on October 9, 2024 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment No. 21 to the City of Quinte West Official Plan, as adopted by By-Law No. 2023-032. OPA No. 21 is a ten-year update to the city's OP and contains new and revised policies to guide growth and development over a 25-year planning horizon to the year 2046.
An Environmental Compliance Approval No. 9741-C5ARW9 has been issued to ENGIE Services Inc., for the increase in the water discharge associated with the existing industrial stormwater management works serving the Public Works and Government Services Canada Tunney’s Central Heating and Cooling Plant.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-7856
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 6, 2023 - December 6, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on May 9, 2024 in respect of Application 60-C-220676 to create one (1) new resource-based recreational lot.
Permit to Take Water No. 4662-DMGJWW was issued to Walker Aggregates Inc. on October 21, 2022. Water will be taken from two ponds, located in the Township of Chatsworth, Ontario, for industrial aggregate washing purposes.
The material change proposed by the proponent has resulted in the need for a closure plan amendment. The Ministry is proposing to file the proposed amendment to Rainy River Gold Project Closure Plan.
August 28, 2020 - September 27, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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We are extending the current moratorium on new or increased permits to take groundwater to produce bottled water for up to 6 months, to April 1, 2021. This extension gives us time to thoroughly consider the feedback we received and further engage on how we can implement our proposed enhancements to Ontario’s water taking program.
January 12, 2018 - February 26, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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We have approved amended Environmental Compliance Approval No. A680198 for Greenflow Environmental Services Incorporated's for a waste transfer and processing site located in Burlington, Ontario.
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 have approved amendments to the Quinte Conservation Source Protection Area’s Assessment Report and Source Protection Plan. The amendments update the protection areas around the Village of Tweed drinking water system within the Municipality of Tweed in the County of Hastings.
On January 26, 2022, we amended the Species at Risk in Ontario List to reflect new species at risk classifications set out in the 2019-2020 Annual Report of the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario. This is required by the Endangered Species Act, 2007.
We are proposing updates to the document Records of Site Condition: A Guide on Site Assessment, the Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and the Filing of Records of Site Condition (RSC Guide) to help those involved in brownfields redevelopment projects in Ontario understand the Record of Site Condition (RSC) program processes and requirements.
