October 23, 2020 - November 22, 2020 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 222, the Ontario Rebuilding and Recovery Act, made a series of legislative amendments to accelerate the delivery of major provincial public infrastructure projects, such as transit and highways. Measures in this proposal would strengthen communities, create jobs and enhance critical services in the province.
The proposed Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Repeal Act, 2022 was introduced on November 16, 2022 to align with the broader proposed amendments to the Greenbelt and to support Ontario’s goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next decade.
August 16, 2017 - November 14, 2017 (90 days) Closed
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This proposal was originally posted in 2006 and is no longer aligned with government’s priorities. We have identified this as a posting that is no longer pertinent or active. This decision notice has been posted to advise the public that the government is no longer considering this proposal.
September 15, 2023 - October 30, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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This proposal is for an amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 3613-A2KPR7 for Northern Sun Mining Corp., a mill processing nickel, copper, and gold ore located in South Porcupine, Ontario.
January 23, 2019 - February 22, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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December 19, 2019 - The 2018 Closure Plan Amendment for the Lac Des Iles Mine was filed with supplemental information on Monday December 16, 2019 by the Director of Mine Rehabilitation with changes addressed in the Closure Plan Amendment.
August 1, 2019 - The Closure Plan Amendment (013-4594) posting period has ended.
We amended the Conservation Authorities Act to ensure that conservation authorities focus on their core mandate and to improve public transparency, consistency, and accountability in conservation authorities’ operations.
February 22, 2024 - April 7, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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We are proposing to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEBA) to provide government with authority to ensure fair and informed decision-making at the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to foster affordable communities.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000196 to Gold Canyon Resources Inc. for early exploration activities near Red Lake.
December 6, 2018 - January 20, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, received Royal Assent on April 3, 2019. This Act is the second bill implementing Ontario’s Open for Business Action Plan to stimulate business investment, create good jobs, and make Ontario more competitive by cutting unnecessary regulations that are inefficient, inflexible or out of date.
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.
October 28, 2019 - November 27, 2019 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 132: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 is the third in a series of bills through Ontario’s Open for Business Action Plan. The bill introduces new measures to further ease the regulatory burden to help businesses, people, schools, hospitals and municipalities.
September 16, 2021 - October 16, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000266 to Battle North Gold Corp. for early exploration activities 90 kilometres NW of Wabauskang First Nation Ontario, Bateman Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000217 to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for early exploration activities 90 kilometres north west of Wabauskang First Nation, Ontario, in Skinner Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.
December 7, 2017 - January 21, 2018 (45 days) Closed
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An amending regulation under the Planning Act was filed on March 5, 2018 and came into force on April 3, 2018. The regulation sets out new transition rules to deal with certain planning matters in process when the land use planning changes made by the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 took effect.
We are proposing a regulation specifying the circumstances under which the Minister may issue an order to prevent a conservation authority from making a permitting decision and make the permitting decision in the place of a conservation authority or may undertake a review of a conservation authority permitting decision.
The Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction has proposed the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020, which features a wide range of items that cut across themes and ministries. Items in the package will reduce the number of requirements and the cost of doing business in the province, to support economic recovery.
September 16, 2021 - October 16, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000267 to Evolution Mining Gold Operations for early exploration activities 90 kilometres NW of Wabauskang First Nation Ontario, Bateman Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022. The Act amends the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) and its regulations to reduce red tape and remove barriers that are slowing down housing construction and other priority projects while continuing to conserve heritage properties that matter most to local communities.
