Instrument type:
Order to prevent discharge of contaminants
ERO number
019-1800
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 20, 2020 - July 4, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The director is considering the issuance of an order under the Environmental Protection Act to former owners of 152/153 Shanley Street, regarding the presence of trichloroethylene (TCE) on site with the potential to discharge contaminants to the natural environment which may cause an adverse effect.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the Closure Plan Amendment to Northern Sun Mining Corporation approximately 22 kilometres southeast of the City of Timmins, Ontario. The property is within the boundaries of the City of Timmins, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8150
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 17, 2024 - February 16, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent to sever a lot for continued residential purposes was granted on March 8, 2024, subject to conditions.
Instrument type:
Licence for a forest resource processing facility
ERO number
019-5125
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 23, 2022 - March 25, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted to Stefan Szeder to establish and operate a wood fibre by-product facility on the site of the former Barwick Peat Plant near Barwick, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Amendment to a permit issued under the Endangered Species Act
ERO number
019-0765
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 7, 2020 - February 6, 2020 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
We are notifying the public that we issued an amendment to ESA Overall Benefit Permit #KV-C-007-15 to authorize the removal of additional Blanding’s Turtle habitat. The permit includes conditions to minimize adverse effects and provide beneficial actions for Blanding’s Turtle as well as monitoring and reporting requirements.
The ministry issued a Certificate of Property Use to Rambri Management Inc. for their property located 677 Erie Street in the City of Stratford, Ontario.
October 9, 2025 - November 8, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000199 to Canadian Gold Miner Corporation for early exploration activities. The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
On November 15, 2021, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 771/21 to permit residential uses, commercial uses, institutional uses, trail system and new parks in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 335/22 and Ontario Regulation 336/22. The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Orders.
On January 26, 2024, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 10/24. The City of Toronto and Minister of Health requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
December 17, 2019 - January 31, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
A new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) has been issued to 9483004 Canada Ltd. for the construction of a stormwater management facility servicing a proposed light industrial building located on lands legally described as Part of Lot 21, Concession 4, Township of Russell, Ontario.
We are proposing changes to the Environmental Assessment Act to provide the Minister with authority to waive or alter the 30-day waiting period following completion of a Class Environmental Assessment process. This will help critical projects to proceed more quickly.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-5818
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 8, 2022 - September 7, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on September 28, 2022 in respect of Application 60-C-217403 for the creation of one new lot for recreational use on lands described as PIN 42180-0835, in unsurveyed Territory, in the District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is October 18, 2022.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8857
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 31, 2024 - August 30, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Application 58-C-241428 was approved on May 6, 2025, subject to conditions. The last date to appeal the decision under the Planning Act is May 26, 2025.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-2824
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 15, 2020 - January 14, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to J.G. Rivard Limited for construction activities that will impact Blanding’s Turtle and Butternut. The permit includes actions to benefit both species and minimize adverse effects, and requires monitoring and reporting.
An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been granted to Lafarge Canada Inc., for an aggregate depot with a crushing plant, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-4919
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 18, 2022 - March 21, 2022 (62 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow the Municipality of Huron East to change the final depth of extraction from above the water table to below the water table for ARA licence No. 4781, operating in the Municipality of Huron East, County of Huron.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-3875
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 16, 2021 - July 16, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on July 30, 2021 in respect of Application 58-C-215876 for the creation of one new resource-based recreational lot in respect of land described as PIN 62327-0380 in the Unincorporated Township of Pellatt, District of Thunder Bay.
