July 20, 2021 - September 3, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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Northern Sun Mining Corp. requested to withdraw their application for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air). The application is considered withdrawn and no approval was issued.
A new regulation under the Planning Act would support the implementation of the new community benefits charge authority and parkland dedication to ensure that municipalities have the tools necessary to fund services that growing communities need while making the costs of building housing more predictable and increasing housing supply.
The Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, introduced the Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, 2022, to benefit businesses, non-profits, and people - providing greater economic certainty, confidence and stability as Ontario emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing amendments to the EAA. The amendments, if passed, will build on the vision for a modern environmental assessment program as proposed in the April 2019 discussion paper titled ‘Modernizing Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Program'.
September 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry has received an application for a new recovery permit #MR-25-04756, from First Mining Gold (“the Applicant”) for the recovery of gold bearing substances from mine waste materials resulting from historic mining. The proposed permit activities would occur at First Mining Gold’s Cameron Lake site, Rowan Lake Area, District of Kenora.
The government amended the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (BTFA) to expand the measures in the Act to all provincial transit projects, allowing projects to be delivered faster to help Ontarians get where they need to go more efficiently.
On June 20, 2025, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Minister's Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 125/25 in Prince Edward County. Prince Edward County requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-24-000066 to South Timmins Mining Inc. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) for EnviroTEM Industrial Mining Solutions Inc., for twenty mobile sewage treatment units operating at various locations across Ontario.
On September 20, 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Minister's Zoning Order with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 368/24 in the Town of Ajax. The Town of Ajax requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
November 12, 2021 - December 12, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000278 to Pick Lake Mining Limited for early exploration activities near Schreiber.
December 24, 2020 - January 23, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000375 to 55 North Mining Incorporated for early exploration activities approximately 65 kilometres south of Timmins, Ontario, in Sothman township, District of Sudbury, North East Region.
Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, made changes to the Development Charges Act to provide more certainty of development costs and to increase housing supply in Ontario.
An approval was granted to Northern Sun Mining Corp. to amend Environmental Compliance Approval No. 6790-AW6RCL for the modifications to the existing sewage works located at Redstone Mine and Mill, South Porcupine, in the City of Timmins, Ontario.
The director of exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-24-000100 to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. 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-22-000205 to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. 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-23-000201 to South Timmins Mining Incorporated C/O: Robin Webster for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
November 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000242 to Val-d'Or Mining Corporation for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.