The Resource Management and Safety Act, 2025, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026, the Forest Fires Prevention Act becomes the Wildland Fire Management Act, with changes to address growing wildland fire risks and modernize the wildland fire management program.
February 24, 2021 - April 10, 2021 (45 days) Closed
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An amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) was issued to Levesque Plywood Limited, a plywood manufacturing and pre-finished ultraviolet (UV) and paint coating facility located in the Town of Hearst, Ontario.
We are providing information on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 2019 rabies research and control programs for Ontario’s terrestrial wildlife.
September 24, 2020 - November 8, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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We have issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to 1266952 Ontario Ltd. for the establishment of a sewage works system, including a bioswale with infiltration trench and storm sewers, to support of the proposed Forest Hill Estates residential subdivision in the Township of East Garafraxa.
December 16, 2016 - January 30, 2017 (45 days) Closed
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Ontario is a big place with incredible wildlife diversity. The way we protect wildlife habitat often varies by region. We are developing a technical manual about the identification, description and prioritization of significant wildlife habitat in the northeast region of the province.
Approval has been granted to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 7388-6RDHFS for Waste Management of Canada Corporation, a facility that maintains a fleet of waste hauling trucks, stores waste bins, baler, container maintenance shop and vehicle maintenance shop, located in Mount Forest, County of Wellington, Ontario.
The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking to gather initial input on potential ideas and approaches to manage “camping” on water and the use of floating accommodations on waterways over Ontario’s public lands.
The proposed amendments to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (CFSA) are intended to reduce administrative burden and make approvals more efficient.
We have issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to 1804016 Ontario Inc., for the establishment of sewage works, in support of the Sherwood Forest Subdivision to control the run-off from a land legally described as part of Lot 17, Concession B, in the City of North Bay, District of Nipissing, Ontario.
We have finalized the policy objectives to help ensure the long-term environmental sustainability of commercial-scale cage aquaculture operations (culture of fish in net cages floating in open waters) in the province.
This new Permit to Take Water (PTTW) servicing Ontario Graphite, Ltd. to take water for industrial purposes was approved on March 27, 2020 under permit No. 6475-BMCTDN. The permit expires on March 27, 2025.
November 29, 2019 - January 13, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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A new Environmental Compliance Approval is granted to Timberwolf Trading Inc. for sewage works serving an industrial/commercial site with a restaurant/bar, forest products operation facility and distillery building, having a total area of 9.1 hectares, located at 7781 Howard Avenue in the Town of Amherstburg.
This proposal is for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 1213-933SR9 for mining, dewatering and water supply purposes. Water will be taken from one lake, two ponds and two wells at the Kearney Mine, located in Kearney, Ontario.
We are informing the public about the opportunity to provide input on proposals to support economic development by streamlining and modernizing certain approvals related to the use of natural resources.
The Government of Ontario is committed to continuing to help Ontarians save time and money by reducing red tape and is dedicated to supporting better services and a stronger economy. In alignment with this commitment, the Minister of Red Tape Reduction (MRTR) has introduced Bill 227 (Cutting Red Tape, Building Ontario Act, 2024).
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-0102
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 23, 2019 - June 24, 2019 (32 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a major site plan amendment to allow St. Marys Cement Inc. Canada to revise the sequence of operational phasing for the ARA licence #624927 (Bromberg Pit).
August 31, 2009 - October 15, 2009 (45 days) Closed
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We have closed this notice.
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