Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
025-0255
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 4, 2025 - July 4, 2025 (30 days) Open
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 45 from the City of Kitchener for a decision. The adopted Official Plan Amendment 45 revises Site-Specific Policy 15.D.12.40 to increase the maximum permitted height to 24 storeys within the ‘Mixed Use’ designation for lands municipally known as 490 Huron Road.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
025-0254
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 4, 2025 - July 4, 2025 (30 days) Open
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 58 from the City of Kitchener for a decision. The adopted Official Plan Amendment 58 adds Specific Policy Area 76 to Map 5 that establishes maximum floor space ratios, building heights, and introduces a new holding provision to ensure implementation of a noise study.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
025-0193
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 4, 2025 - July 4, 2025 (30 days) Open
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 59 from the City of Kitchener for a decision. The adopted Official Plan Amendment 59 modifies the implementation date for Inclusionary Zoning policies within Protected Major Transit Station Areas, changing it from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026.
We have posted proposed legislative amendments to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act,1994 (CFSA) on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry that, if approved, would enable us to make regulations that would create a more efficient process for the removal of forest resources for non-forestry purposes.
We are proposing to amend the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes would 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.
We are proposing to amend the Blue Box Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes would curb higher than expected cost growth while ensuring that the blue box continues to support resource recovery in Ontario.
This proposal is to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 2542-APGUC5 for Pastway Planing Ltd. for the operation of a lumber dimensioning and treatment facility, located in the Combermere, Ontario.
Instrument type:
New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
025-0533
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
June 3, 2025 - July 3, 2025 (30 days) Open
Last updated
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is reviewing Application 58-C-259357 to sever the shoreline allowance and consolidate both the severed and retained portions to two adjacent lots in Unincorporated Township of Wiggins, District of Thunder Bay.
This proposal is for a renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 5317-BL2J3P for Markdale Golf & Curling Club Inc. Water will be taken from one pond for golf course irrigation purposes, located in the community of Markdale in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, Ontario.
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for Walker Aggregates Inc. Water will be taken from one pond for industrial aggregate washing purposes, located in the Town of Hanover, Ontario.
November 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
An amended Environmental Compliance Approval has been issued to QM GP Inc., as general partner for and on behalf of QM LP, for one mobile in-situ remediation system to be used throughout Ontario.
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.
September 10, 2024 - October 25, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The approval is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for Romarjo Holdings Inc. for private stormwater management works located at 385 Dundas Street North, City of Cambridge, Ontario.
The works comprise of Quantity, Quality, Erosion Control works and include Grassed swale/ditches and a wet pond to discharge in a storm sewer on Graham street.
October 31, 2023 - December 15, 2023 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) for Woodbine One GP Inc. for the installation of a stormwater management system as part of the proposed storage and distribution centre, located at 18574, 18818 and 18948 Woodbine Avenue, in the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario.
Permit to Take Water No. 6176-DG6HG5 was issued on May 27, 2025, to renew Permit to Take Water No. 4155-9UNJ57 for aggregate washing purposes. Water will be taken from one wash pond in Grey Highlands for 10 years.
We issued an Amended Environmental Compliance Approval (air) to consolidate Environmental Compliance Approval (air) Nos. 8-1026-90-916, 8-1129-93-006 and 8-1048-94-967 for 1644451 Ontario Ltd., operating as Canflow Environmental Services (2005), a commercial waste processing and transfer facility, located in the Township of Enniskillen,
This proposal is to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 9205-6TKPTF for Shell Canada OP Inc. and Shell Canada Limited as general partners for and on behalf of Shell Canada Products, a petroleum refinery located in the Township of St. Clair, Ontario.
This proposal is for a new ECA (waste disposal site) for the use and operation of a waste transfer site with a total site area of 39.5 hectares, located at 543 Witt Road in Pembroke, Ontario.
The establishment of industrial process water management to service Coloured Aggregates Inc's Washing Facility via a closed loop settling pond, for the collection and treatment of effluent water from the wash plant to allow this effluent to be continuously recycled and only overflows to be discharged into a culvert within the owners land.
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for Great Bear Resources Ltd. Water will be taken from one watercourse and six wells for the Advanced Exploration Program operation, located approximately 25 kilometres southeast of the Municipality of Red Lake, Ontario.
