October 16, 2023 - November 30, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 that includes Schedule 1 - the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act ,2023 (DRAPA, 2023), came into effect on December 6, 2023. DRAPA, 2023 reinstates the legal protections of the easements and covenants applicable to the lands within the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve.
The Minister of Red Tape Reduction introduced the proposed Less Red Tape, Stronger Ontario Act, 2023 to increase Ontario’s competitiveness and build a stronger supply chain, and make government easier to interact with by cutting red tape.
Bill 46 (Less Red Tape, Stronger Ontario Act, 2023) received Royal Assent on March 22, 2023
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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The province is proposing new legislation that, if passed, would require the expansion of crucial wastewater treatment services for York Region and the construction of a phosphorus reduction facility to remove phosphorus from drainage water that flows into Lake Simcoe. The ministry is seeking comments on the proposed legislation.
Instrument type:
Order to conform with the Environmental Protection Act
ERO number
019-4585
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
DecisionUpdated
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 22, 2021 - December 22, 2021 (30 days) Closed
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We have issued a director’s order to Algoma Steel Inc. requiring them to apply for new site-specific standards for air emissions for their Sault Ste. Marie facility by March 31, 2022.
The Planning Act was amended to give the Minister regulation-making authority to address planning timelines in an emergency. This authority was used to file a regulation on April 15/20 to address the impact of certain orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act on planning timelines and effectively suspend some of these timelines
September 11, 2014 - October 11, 2014 (30 days) Closed
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PR-14-10582 early exploration permit application that Canada Chrome Corporation submitted pursuant to Section 78.3 (1) of the Mining Act has been withdrawn as of November 15, 2019.
November 4, 2019 - December 19, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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On December 3, 2020, we issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) with Limited Operational Flexibility No. 5420-BKFMGV to Prodigy Gold Inc.'s facility involved in open-pit gold mining and milling, located in Finan Township, approx. 40 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario. This ECA replaces all current ECAs for Air & Noise at this facility
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the First Mining Gold Inc. exploration permit application PR-20-000110 for early exploration located approximately 62 kilometres NE of Mishkeegogamang First Nation, in the Connell Township, District of Thunder Bay, North West Region.
We introduced a new penalty under Waste Diversion Transition Act to help ensure compliance with the legislation and its regulations. This will help to make sure the environment remains protected during the transition to the new producer responsibility framework.
December 1, 2017 - January 22, 2018 (52 days) Closed
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A new regulation will make tire producers environmentally and financially responsible for recovering resources and reducing waste associated with the tires they supply in Ontario. This will further reduce the amount of tires lost to disposal, benefit our environment and economy, and support our efforts to fight climate change.
Based on feedback received through engagement, we have decided to withdraw the proposal to repeal the Far North Act. We are now proposing to refocus the Act with proposed amendments to provisions that may hinder economic development and enhancing provisions that encourage collaboration with First Nations in the Far North regarding land use planning
October 13, 2016 - December 16, 2016 (64 days) Closed
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On October 26, 2017, the Ontario government issued the 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan, Delivering Fairness and Choice. The plan focuses on making energy more affordable and giving you more options in how you use energy.
August 25, 2017 - October 10, 2017 (46 days) Closed
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The fees collected for issuing Crown land dispositions such as leases and land use permit have not changed since 2003. In many cases, the cost to deliver these services exceeds the fees collected. We have updated these fees to keep pace with service costs and inflation.
November 3, 2020 - December 19, 2020 (45 days) Closed
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We have established the Species Conservation Action Agency to invest in strategic, large-scale, and coordinated actions that will support more positive outcomes for select species at risk. We also created regulations to enable use of the Species at Risk Conservation Fund and expand conditional exemptions for activities with standard approaches.
Newmont Porcupine has submitted a Mine Closure Plan Amendment for filing by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines as required under the Mining Act.
December 4, 2018 - January 18, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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Amendments were made to the regulation to align with new transition rules related to the restoration of municipal planning authority resulting from changes made to the Planning Act by the Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018.
On August 19, 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 470/22.
