August 31, 2023 - October 30, 2023 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry is moving forward with regulatory amendments to streamline environmental permissions for water taking activities necessary to meet the province’s growing needs for critical infrastructure and housing development. These changes will help get important projects built faster while maintaining environmental protection.
February 22, 2021 - March 24, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000056 to Transition Metals Corporation for early exploration activities are located approximately 5km north of the village of Gowganda Ontario, in Haultain and Nicol townships, District of Timiskaming, North East Region.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing received a request for a Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator order from the Township of Springwater. The Ministry is seeking input on whether a Minister’s Zoning Order pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act should be considered to address this request.
A new Sewage Works Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) was granded to Camp Can-Aqua Inc., a youth camp, located at 503 Beaver Lake Drive, in the Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
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.
This proposal is for an amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (Air & Noise) No. 4406-BNQSGP for Detour Gold Corporation, a gold mining and processing facility located in the Town of Cochrane, District of Cochrane, Ontario.
October 21, 2016 - December 20, 2016 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
The amending regulations to the Building Code, O. Reg. 139/17, was filed on May 17, 2017 and O. Reg. 88/19, was filed on May 2, 2019. The amending regulations are available on e-Laws, Ontario’s online databased of statues and regulations. See The Building Code is a regulation under the Building Code Act, 1992 (BCA).
November 6, 2020 - December 21, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The director exercised his powers under subsection 20.13 paragraph (b) of the Environmental Protection Act to impose new terms and conditions to Algoma Steel Inc. coke oven battery Environmental Compliance Approvals for a steel manufacturing facility located in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, District of Algoma.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000155 to Great Lakes Nickel Ltd. for early exploration activities approximately 5 kilometres north of Shining Tree, Ontario, in Churchill Township District of Sudbury, Northeast Region.
This notice invited comments on the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Planning Study, which delivers on a commitment in Connecting the Southwest: a draft transportation plan for southwestern Ontario and is intended to support government decision-making to improve the transportation network. The feedback received has informed updates to the study
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
019-8428
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 4, 2024 - June 3, 2024 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
CBM Aggregates, a division of St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) has applied for a licence to operate a pit below the water table in the Township of Puslinch.
December 24, 2019 - February 7, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
We issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air) with Limited Operational Flexibility to AirBoss of America Corp., a rubber manufacturing facility located in the City of Kitchener, Ontario.
October 12, 2022 - November 11, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
We have decided to update the existing harmonization order for the Marathon Palladium Project. This will ensure that the harmonization order is consistent with the Environmental Assessment Act, as amended.
August 31, 2023 - October 30, 2023 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry is streamlining permissions for certain storm water management works by moving them to a registration-first approach or exempting them from a permission. These changes will allow important projects to begin faster while ensuring appropriate environmental protections are in place.
