December 8, 2025 - January 7, 2026 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000243 to Great bear Resources Ltd. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
December 31, 2024 - January 30, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-24-000245 to Great Bear Resources Ltd. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
October 25, 2022 - November 24, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000295 to Mistango River Resources Inc. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
September 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000261 to John Ternowesky for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
October 8, 2020 - November 7, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000295 to Rock Tech Lithium for early exploration activities near Rocky Bay.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000081 to (James Reed) for early exploration activities located 12 kilometres SW of the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Eby Township, District of Timiskaming, Northeast Region.
September 29, 2020 - October 29, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000279 to Jubilee Gold Exploration Ltd. for early exploration activities near Beardmore.
We used the comments we received through the consultative process to develop a regulation to help advance municipal asset management planning across Ontario.
October 31, 2025 - December 15, 2025 (45 days) Closed
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A decision was made to implement the proposals to establish a framework for issuing administrative monetary penalties and to make updates to the Outdoor Fires Regulation.
We have approved amendments to the Grand River Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments include new water quantity protections in Wellington County and Region of Waterloo, and updates to existing water quality protections in the Region of Waterloo.
November 6, 2025 - December 22, 2025 (46 days) Closed
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We are proposing to modernize the management of Ontario’s public lands and resources. The goal is to unlock economic development opportunities by streamlining statutory and regulatory processes, updating policies, improving service delivery, and enhancing transparency. This initiative focuses on enabling responsible development to protect Ontario.
August 17, 2020 - September 16, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000068 to Plato Gold Corp. for early exploration activities near Ruffle Lake.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-6281
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 30, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on February 28, 2023, in respect of Application 52-C-226398 for a lot addition in Cochrane unincorporated township, District of Sudbury.
In collaboration with the government of Canada and many other partners, we have developed a Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Action Plan, which includes over 120 actions to reduce phosphorus loads to Lake Erie by 40 per cent.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000238 to MacDonald Mines Exploration Limited for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
