August 23, 2023 - October 7, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) to Hydro One Networks Inc. for stormwater management and spill control works to serve Lake Transmission Station (lake TS) located at 2549 Barton Street East, in Hamilton, Ontario.
We have approved the amendments to the Quinte Source Protection Plan and Assessment Report. The amendments update the existing protection areas around three municipal residential drinking water systems in the Village of Madoc, City of Belleville and Town of Picton.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The government amended the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (BTFA) including Part II (Corridor Control) and Part V (Municipal Services & Right of Way) to streamline permitting and reduce approval bottlenecks for transit, leverage delegation of authorities to expedite transit delivery and provide predictable project timelines.
The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to the Town of Whitby for construction activities that may impact Little Brown Myotis. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, and requires monitoring and reporting.
February 21, 2024 - April 6, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 3380-837PYQ for 1787528 Ontario Inc., a manufacturer of cleaning products used in industrial and automotive industries, located at 1366 Sandhill Drive in Ancaster, Ontario.
We have approved amendments to the Grand River Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments include new water quantity protections in Wellington County and Region of Waterloo, and updates to existing water quality protections in the Region of Waterloo.
We have amended Part 7 of Ontario Regulation 663/98: Area Descriptions to add municipalities south of the French and Mattawa rivers to the list of areas where Sunday gun hunting is permitted.
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.
October 18, 2019 - December 2, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry has issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval A572102 for EACOM Timber Corporation's site in the District of Timiskaming to allow for the reclamation of approximately 400,000 tonnes of wood waste that is landfilled at the company's waste disposal site.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
019-0368
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
July 30, 2019 - August 29, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a benefit permit to the Regional Municipality of York for construction activities that will impact Redside Dace. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects and benefit the species, as well as monitoring and reporting requirements.
We have made a decision to amend the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, (FWCA) and associated regulations, to allow for the issuance of licences of new dog train and trial areas through a one-time application period and to allow for the transfer of licences.
This policy proposal notice was posted by the previous government and is no longer active. The government is committed to protecting and growing the Greenbelt and has posted a new proposal notice on the ERO registry to consult on growing the Greenbelt. Please see ERO Number 019-3136
January 10, 2020 - February 24, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility has been granted to Brose Canada Inc., a manufacturer of seat adjusters, door panels, door latches and small adjuster motors located in the City of London, Ontario.
An Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to 79681 Bluewater Investments Inc. for upgrades to the existing sewage works for the treatment and subsurface disposal of domestic sewage, servicing the existing seasonal Bluewater Village Trailer Park located at 79681 Bluewater Highway (Highway 21), in the Municipality of Central Huron.
We have approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments add one new well for the Aurora wellfield and remove a decommissioned well from the Newmarket wellfield located in York Region.
September 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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The Permit to Take Water No. 8845-DAASHP was issued to Ursa Major Minerals Incorporated on June 19, 2025, to amend the Permit No. 4308-CNGM98. Water will be taken from one pond for ground water remediation purposes at the Broken Hammer Open Pit, located in the Township of Wisner, District of Sudbury, Ontario.
