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Permit PR-17-10230 was withdrawn at the applicant’s request as of November 20, 2019.

Permit Issued. The exploration permit is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.

We are making regulatory changes to Regulation 347: General – Waste Management under the Environmental Protection Act. The changes capture registration and reporting requirements to support electronic service delivery and require the regulated community to provide reporting information to the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority.

We have amended Ontario’s Blue Box Regulation (O. Reg. 391/21) under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes are designed to maintain existing recycling services while addressing rising system costs and providing producers with greater flexibility and regulatory certainty.

Approval was granted to allow Maurice Yelle Excavation Ltd. to add a road allowance to a licensed site in the Township of Osgoode.

The Advance Exploration Closure Plan was filed by the Ministry for the West Cache Project.

We are making changes to address duplication and overlap with the federal government’s requirements for toxic substances to reduce burden for facilities. Facilities with existing toxics reduction plans will no longer be required to review those plans. In addition, all facilities in Ontario will no longer have new planning or reporting required.

We are moving forward with regulatory changes to allow the ministry and owners and operators of wastewater facilities to act quickly to help ensure that waterways in Ontario are protected during an emergency, including by providing wastewater facility owners with temporary staffing options and extending operator licences.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to 2434233 Ontario Ltd. to construct a multi-unit residential development that will impact three species at risk and their habitat. The permit includes actions to benefit the species, minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements

Permit PR-18-11257 Terminated after e-mail from proponent on 8-Aug-19.

Terminated, due to expiration of tenure, 19 February 2019

Permit PR-18-000193 has been issued. This exploration permit is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.

Permit PR-18-000228 Issued. The exploration permit is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.

Minor consequential changes have been made to Ontario Regulation 299/19: Additional Residential Units. The changes are intended to bring the regulation into alignment with the Planning Act changes made by Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 regarding additional residential units.

We amended the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, to provide government with authority to make regulations, and decided to implement those regulations, to streamline and modernize leave-to-construct approvals for certain pipeline relocation or reconstruction projects to facilitate key government commitments to build transit and housing faster.

Bill 76, Barrie-Oro-Medonte-Springwater Boundary Adjustment Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which enables the transfer of approximately 1,673 hectares of land from the Townships of Oro-Medonte and Springwater to the City of Barrie (“the City”) as of January 1, 2026.