September 4, 2024 - October 19, 2024 (45 days) Closed
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A renewal of an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility was issued to Kubota Materials Canada Corporation, a foundry facility manufacturing steel alloy castings and custom-designed steel assemblies, located in the City of Orillia, Ontario.
The facility production limit is 8,700 tonnes of metal melt per year.
January 31, 2023 - March 17, 2023 (45 days) Closed
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Approval is granted for an amendment to the existing Environmental Compliance Approval No. 9621-6RTNYW for the establishment of a three seasonal subsurface sewage disposal works, sewage works no. one, sewage works no. five and sewage works no. six located at 1109 Kendrick Creek Lane, Township of Minden Hills, Ontario.
August 8, 2025 - September 7, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Permit to Take Water No. 7313-DNYS4Q has been issued to Roseburg Forest Products Canada Ltd., for water supply and industrial-manufacturing purposes. Water will be taken from one well and one watercourse in Pembroke, Ontario.
Permit to Take Water No. P-300-6363520338 has been issued to TERRA INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC., for manufacturing cooling purposes. Water will be taken from one watercourse in Courtright, Ontario.
October 16, 2025 - November 15, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000212 to Rich Copper Exploration Corp. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, was passed by the Legislature on November 24, 2025. Schedule 5 of this Act streamlines the approach for municipalities implementing and installing new bicycle lanes, by prohibiting motor vehicle lane reductions.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The Province of Ontario has passed Bill 60, which introduces the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. The amendments support the implementation of harmonized road standards, including for municipal road construction.
October 23, 2025 - November 22, 2025 (30 days) Closed
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The government amended the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (BTFA) including Part II (Corridor Control) and Part V (Municipal Services & Right of Way) to streamline permitting and reduce approval bottlenecks for transit, leverage delegation of authorities to expedite transit delivery and provide predictable project timelines.
December 20, 2024 - February 18, 2025 (60 days) Closed
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Updates were made to the Off-Farm Anaerobic Digestion MaterialsProtocol under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. These changes ensure consistent eligibility of organic waste materials from the production of ingredients used in food, animal feed, pet food, ethanol, and biodiesel production, irrespective of where the ingredients are produced.
We are informing the public about the opportunity to provide input on proposals to support economic development by streamlining and modernizing certain approvals related to the use of natural resources.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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We are proposing to revoke the Municipal Class EA and make a streamlined environmental assessment regulation for more complex municipal infrastructure projects and archaeological assessment requirements for other projects. The new regulation would help deliver critical public works faster to support housing for Ontario’s rapidly growing population.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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We are proposing regulatory changes to exempt proponents from requiring environmental permissions for certain low risk activities to better align approval requirements with the level of risk and re-allocate resources to areas where higher oversight is beneficial.
December 5, 2025 - February 3, 2026 (60 days) Closed
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We are proposing to exempt certain early exploration activities and aspects of advanced exploration projects from requiring a ministry permission to reduce duplicative requirements and support critical mineral development while continuing to maintain environmental protections.
A new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been issued to Clean Soils Services Ltd., located in Toronto, Ontario. The facility undertakes waste transfer and processing.
An amended Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) has been issued to Thames River Chemical Corp., for emissions from a Chemical distribution and soap manufacturing facility, located in Burlington, Ontario.
