We are revoking the remaining regulations under the repealed Climate Change Mitigation Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 related to the cancelled cap and trade program.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 7580-DQDKBJ has been issued to The Oakdale Golf and Country Club, Limited for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from two wells located in Toronto, Ontario.
December 19, 2017 - February 28, 2018 (71 days) Closed
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Municipalities subject to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe are required to use a standard approach to calculate the amount of land needed to accommodate population and employment growth.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is transferring jurisdiction over regional roads and associated stormwater infrastructure; and aligning with a locally developed solution, to transfer jurisdiction over waste collection services from Peel Region to Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon.
Instrument type:
Approval of an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan
ERO number
011-2900
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 15, 2011 - May 16, 2011 (62 days) Closed
Last updated
Application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to re-designate approximately 82 hectares of land in Burlington from Escarpment Rural Area to Escarpment Natural Area and Escarpment Protection Area has been closed.
We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 4623-9W7K5Q for the Whitesand First Nation Cogeneration and Pellet Mill Project, located in an unorganized territory of the Thunder Bay District, near Whitesand First Nation and the community of Armstrong, to extend the expiry date of the approval.
October 6, 2020 - November 20, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry is moving forward with amending regulations made under the Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act to streamline permissions for certain low risk short-term water taking activities. These amendments align approval requirements with the activity’s level of risk, while maintaining environmental oversight.
We have amended the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes enable Ontario’s producer responsibility framework to be more responsive to the needs of business and allow government to assess the effectiveness of any future changes to the framework.
The application for the proposal for a waste disposal site to receive and process solid non-hazardous waste to be located at 580 Hazelhurst Road in the City of Mississauga, Ontario, has been withdrawn and the the file has been closed.
December 6, 2018 - January 20, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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We will repeal the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 and its associated regulations on December 31, 2021. This will remove unnecessary duplication with the federal program and reduce burden for industry.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation (O. Reg 59/05) to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas.
We amended the Renewable Energy Approval for the Whitesand First Nation Cogeneration and Pellet Mill Project, located in the Thunder Bay District, near Whitesand First Nation and the community of Armstrong, to extend the expiry date of the approval.
A new Permit to Take Water No. 8244-C3MTVP for The Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Limited was issued on June 4, 2021 for golf course irrigation purposes in Norfolk County, Ontario.
December 10, 2020 - January 9, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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This decision is for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 1674-8BZSMJ for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from one watercourse. Permit to Take Water No. 0127-BWCQBB was issued on February 22, 2021 for a period of 10 years.
September 11, 2020 - November 10, 2020 (60 days) Closed
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We have made regulations, including the Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Projects regulation, and taken related actions to move Ontario’s environmental assessment program to a project list approach under the Environmental Assessment Act.
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'.
Permit to Take Water No. 3807-BBRJJT was issued to The Summit Golf and Country Club, Limited. Water will be taken from two (2) wells for golf course irrigation. The Permit expires on December 31, 2028.
An Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been issued to York1 Tiffin Recycling Ltd.. (formerly known as The Recycling Depot GP Inc., as a general partner for, and on behalf of the Recycling Depot LP). The facility is a solid waste transfer and soil processing facility located in Barrie, Ontario.
