December 13, 2023 - January 27, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will be enhancing its monitoring of certain housing development Minister's Zoning Orders that have made limited progress.
The ministry has accepted the risk assessment prepared for the owner, C.H.B.O. Holdings Inc., for the property 640-650 King Street East. The director has issued Certificate of Property Use No. 8726-9KLNWT-1 on August 14, 2019.
October 6, 2020 - November 20, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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We have amended several regulations related to excess soil under the Environmental Protection Act, and related documents, in response to delays to infrastructure and development projects as a result of COVID-19, and to support flexible reuse of excess soil.
Instrument type:
Order to prevent discharge of contaminants
ERO number
019-9032
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 1, 2025 - June 15, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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This is a notice of a proposed director’s order under sections 18 and 197 of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) regarding dry-cleaning solvent contamination from 480 Guelph Line, Burlington Ontario.
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
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 4, 2024 - June 3, 2024 (60 days) Closed
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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.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
026-0443
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 24, 2026 - May 24, 2026 (30 days) Open
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received an adopted Official Plan Amendment 10 (OPA 10) from the County of Simcoe for a decision. OPA 10 proposes mapping changes to redesignate lands to facilitate a site-specific boundary expansion of the Bradford settlement area in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-6829
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 22, 2023 - April 21, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for an amendment to allow Bruno’s Contracting (Thunder Bay) Limited to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually from a pit operating in the in the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge.
On January 28, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 41/22. The Township of Oro Medonte requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.
January 25, 2024 - March 10, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of a Year Round subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 13,800 litres per day, to service a commercial plaza located at 871 Ward Street, in the Township of Selwyn, Ontario.
The amendments to the source protection plan and assessment report for the Nottawasaga Valley Source Protection Area update the vulnerable area around the Colgan drinking water system within Simcoe County to reflect increased water taking from three municipal drinking water wells.
January 24, 2025 - February 23, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Permit to Take Water No. 1108-DFSQ7S was issued to 2419787 Ontario Inc. on May 07, 2025. Water will be taken from one pond for miscellaneous purposes, located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, for 10 years.
November 15, 2023 - December 15, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000311 to Ring of Fire Metals Ltd. (176367) 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-23-000074 to Ring of Fire Metals 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-23-000069 to Ring of Fire Metals for early exploration activities.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000065 to Ring of Fire Metals 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-23-000064 to Ring of Fire Metals for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
November 6, 2025 - December 22, 2025 (46 days) Closed
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Ontario Regulation 161/17 and Ontario Regulation 239/13 were amended to allow short-term bridges, geotechnical investigations, and mobile wind testing and environmental monitoring equipment on public lands provided conditions are followed, including location registration. In addition, the definition of “shore lands” was amended.
The ministry has accepted a risk assessment prepared for the owner as part of their future development plans for a property at 1140 Yonge Street, Toronto. The director is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use.
