We have approved the amendments to the Source Protection Plan for the Saugeen-Grey-Sauble-Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region. The amendments add new wellhead protection areas for new wells in the municipality of Huron-Kinloss. The amendments also make changes to the policies to make them easier to understand and implement.
We finalized nine recovery strategies for species at risk in Ontario. We are starting pre-consultation on government response statements through a survey.
November 29, 2018 - January 28, 2019 (60 days) Closed
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The proposed Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan reflects our government’s commitment to address the pressing challenges we face to protect our air, land and water, reduce litter and waste, and support Ontarians to continue to do their share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help communities and families prepare for climate change.
We are revoking the remaining regulations under the repealed Climate Change Mitigation Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 related to the cancelled cap and trade program.
September 11, 2018 - October 11, 2018 (30 days) Closed
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Bill 4, The Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018, received Royal Assent on October 31, 2018. This act repeals the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016, and provides for various matters related to the wind down of the cap and trade program.
November 29, 2017 - January 18, 2018 (50 days) Closed
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Ontario Regulation 273/18, a regulation amending Ontario’s net metering regulation (O. Reg. 541/05: Net Metering) under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 has been revoked.
November 28, 2017 - January 17, 2018 (50 days) Closed
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Ontario Regulation 275/18, a regulation amending Ontario’s energy consumer protection regulation (O. Reg. 389/10: General) under the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 has been revoked.
February 26, 2018 - June 26, 2018 (120 days) Closed
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Thanks to your feedback, we made a number of improvements to the Environmental Registry of Ontario. The new look, better search capabilities, clearer information and custom notifications will make it easier to find and comment on environmental issues that matter to you.
October 14, 2016 - November 14, 2016 (31 days) Closed
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On July 3, 2018, Ontario cancelled the cap and trade program. Given that the Electric and Hydrogen Incentive Program (EHVIP) and the Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Incentive Program (WEVCIP) was funded through cap and trade proceeds, these programs have been cancelled.
December 13, 2017 - January 12, 2018 (30 days) Closed
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We are closing this notice and proposing species-specific policies (government response statements) for Blue Ash, Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee and Kentucky Coffee-tree under Environmental Registry number 013-3605.
We proceeded with the conversion regulation which, as of April 10, 2018, the conversion date, converted all existing mining claims to new digital cell claims and boundary claims, and proceeded with the general regulation amendment and the revocation of the forms regulation as proposed.
A pre-conversion period was set that included a cessation of staking mining claims, the suspension of a number of transactions relating to mining claims and removed the requirement for claim holders to perform assessment work for a set time period.
