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​The Building More Mines Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on May 18, 2023.

The Building More Mines Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on May 18, 2023.

The Building More Mines Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on May 18, 2023.

We decided to move ahead with amendments to the Mining Act to improve consistency of some processes, including one process that will also align with the Digital First Strategy which is to have all transactions online.

The sections of the Mining Act relating to the recovery of minerals, and a new regulation (O. Reg. 463/24) under ss. 176 (1) of the Mining Act to support interested applicants to recover valuable minerals from tailings and mine wastes in Ontario are expected to take effect on July 1, 2025.

We reviewed responses received and have implemented our regulation proposals to amend the Mine Development and Closure Regulation, and the Mining Claims Regulation and revoke the Conversion of Legacy Claims Regulation.

A decision has been made to amend the Mining Act to implement a One Project, One Process (1P1P) approach and to amend to the Mining Act, Energy Board Act, 1998, and Electricity Act,1998 to introduce new authorities to protect the strategic national mineral supply chain, and limit foreign participation in Ontario’s energy sector. 

The proposed amendments to the Mining Act allow the Minister in special circumstances to provide blanket exclusions of time or extensions of time for assessment work and allow for the Minister to annul the forfeiture of a boundary claim.

While all comments received were considered, we decided to make no amendments to the proposed legislative changes at this time.

After consideration of what was heard from all parties during the initial consultation period and developing the proposals further, the Ministry is providing additional details and seeking further feedback on the proposed regulatory amendments which can be found at the following posting: https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7598

Changes were made through Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, to enhance regulation-making authority and allow the Minister to remove and override municipal zoning by-law provisions that limit the development of additional residential units (ARUs).

The recently passed Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021 (MOMS Act) will help protect people and families by targeting stunt driving and unsafe, high-risk driving as well as to protect vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and highway workers, improve commercial vehicle safety, and strengthen oversight of the towing and storage sectors.

We have closed this notice.

We are moving ahead with implementing a new administrative monetary penalties framework for environmental contraventions, based on changes made via Bill 132 (Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019).

The government has made changes to the Planning Act to support increasing housing supply and streamlining development approvals.

Ontario has made changes to the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, and Municipal Act, 2001 through the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (‘Bill 185’).

A decision has been made to enact the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, which would help ensure that official plan decisions support our goal of building at least 1.5 million homes in a manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.

Ontario has made changes to the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006 and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Act to support increasing housing supply and streamlining planning processes.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on Cobalt Camp Refinery Limited Mining Closure Plan for filing by NDMNRF as required under the Mining Act.

The decision is to file the Closure Plan.

The government has made changes to the Planning Act so that zoning orders are not subject to the legislative requirement to be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.

The government has made legislative changes to the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 through the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 17).