October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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We are revoking Ontario Regulation 323/94 (Dry Cleaners) which required dry cleaning establishments to employ a person trained in the environmental management of contaminants and waste in connection with the operation of dry cleaning equipment. Revoking the regulation will reduce administrative burden and costs to small businesses in Ontario.
We have approved the amendments to the assessment report and source protection plan for the Grand River Source Protection Area. The amendments update the existing protection areas around six drinking water systems in Grey County (Township of Southgate), City of Hamilton and County of Brant.
December 19, 2025 - February 2, 2026 (45 days) Closed
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This decision is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for stormwater management (SWM) works associated with a commercial auto‑parts recycling and retail facility located at 17 Seapark Drive, in the City of St. Catharines, Ontario.
We have approved the Project Evaluation Policy under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act. It will guide consideration of potential environmental effects and consultation for certain proposed projects within provincial parks and conservation reserves carried out by or on behalf of the ministry.
A Certificate of Property Use was issued to Terraces of King George GP Inc. and Terraces of King George LP for the property located at 141 King George Road, Brantford on June 24, 2024.
August 26, 2022 - September 25, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. P-300-1188804864 on November 25, 2022, which cancels and replaces Permit No. 3442-BEUKU5 for CRH Canada Group Inc. Water takings will be used for aggregate washing operations at the Cedar Creek Pit in Cambridge, Ontario. The new permit expires on November 22, 2032.
An approval was issued to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 8444-AN3KES for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility conditions, for FNX Mining Company Inc., a base metal underground mine located in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
We are seeking input and additional scientific information, including traditional ecological knowledge and community knowledge, from the public and Indigenous communities on four draft recovery strategies for six species at risk in Ontario. The information we receive will be considered in finalizing the recovery strategies for these species at risk
August 20, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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The ministry sought feedback on any planning matters that should be addressed through a transition regulation, under the Planning Act for the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS 2024). The Minister reviewed the feedback and decided no matters required transition for PPS 2024 and will not be prescribing any matters by regulation.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
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011-5886
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Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
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March 7, 2012 - April 6, 2012 (30 days) Closed
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Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd. (c/o Paul Ritchie) has applied for a Class “A” licence, Category 4 (Quarry above Water) to excavate consolidated aggregate material from a limestone quarry of 175.0 hectares in size. This application is to establish a new quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied for is unlimited tonnage.
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has released the Minister’s 10-Year Report on Lake Simcoe, which outlines improvements in the health of the lake after a decade of actions and programs under the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan.
Ontario’s Strategy to Address the Threat of Invasive Wild Pigs has been finalized. The strategy outlines a proactive approach to prevent the establishment of invasive wild pigs in the province.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, in partnership with other municipal, provincial and federal government agencies, and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have implemented the Cornwall Sediment Strategy - Administrative Controls Protocol.
