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A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2019 came into effect on May 16, 2019 replacing the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017. Modifications to O. Reg. 311/06 support the implementation of the plan by providing transitional treatment for certain planning matters currently in process.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000158 to Stephen Skjonsby for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000265 to Stirling Metals Corp. for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.

James Dick Construction Limited was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit below water in the Town of Caledon.

The application made by O. Bettschen Construction Limited to amalgamate Licence #2409 and Licence #625121 as one operation, licensed under #2409 has been approved.

We finalized the regulation that will make producers responsible for blue box materials under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. We also finalized amendments to Regulation 101/94: Recycling and Composting of Municipal Waste to sunset municipal obligations to run blue box systems after transition to full producer responsibility.

Regulatory changes now enable the Smart Metering Entity (SME) to collect, process and manage bi-directional smart metering data, and provides the SME with exclusive authority as of January 1, 2025. These changes support a centralized billing solution for distributors to bill net-metered customers according to their choice of pricing plan.

The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) for activities which will impact Species at Risk and their habitat, and which was originally issued to Schlegel Urban Development and is now being updated to Schlegel Urban Developments Corp.

A decision was made on October 27, 2025, to approve the City of Kitchener Official Plan Amendment 59, as adopted by By- law 2024-212. The Official Plan Amendment 59 proposes to modify the implementation date for Inclusionary Zoning policies within Protected Major Transit Station Areas, changing it from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026.

We have approved changes to the Renewable Energy on Crown Land (RECL) policy and to rescind the renewable energy project Approvals and Permitting Requirements Document (APRD). These changes reflect current policy and approvals considerations for the management of public lands when a proposal for a renewable energy project is submitted.

Tri-County Aggregates Ltd. application for a Class A licence to extract aggregate from above the water table in a pit has been approved.

The government has released A Place to Grow which replaces the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017. Housekeeping changes to O.Reg. 311/06 clarify how to apply the Plan’s policies, update Plan references, provide clarity for decisions on certain matters before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and rules that are no longer needed.

We are no longer proceeding with this proposal as described and the posting is now considered closed.

This approval is for an amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 1324-ALJNK3 for Cloverdale Paint Inc., a paint manufacturing facility located in the City of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.

The variance is approved.

975270 Ontario Ltd. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in Bruce County.

An aggregate licence #626156 was issued to Tackaberry Sand and Stone Ltd. to extract mineral aggregate material from a new quarry operation 17.6 hectares in size. The annual tonnage is up to 400,000 tonnes.

We approved an amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility No. 5619-BCZKSW to Blanco Canada Inc. for manufacturing activities in Toronto, Ontario.