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We finalized criteria, methods and mapping for the Natural Heritage System for the Growth Plan area for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This supports the Growth Plan and promotes landscape level management to reverse the trend of habitat loss in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

This proposal notice invited stakeholders of northern Ontario, Indigenous communities, organizations and people, and interested members of the public to review and provide comments on the Phase 1 Report – The Northern Ontario Context: Implications and Considerations for Strategy Development.

This proposal notice invited stakeholders of northern Ontario, Indigenous communities, organizations and people, and interested members of the public to review and provide comments on the Discussion Paper, Towards a Northern Ontario Multimodal Transportation Strategy.

We have made small changes to the boundary of Sandbanks Provincial Park. These changes add acquired land to the park, allow the transfer of a boat launch property to the County of Prince Edward and allow the County of Prince Edward to widen a section of County Road 12 to a standard width.

Ontario has a new strategy, the Northern Ontario Agri-Food Strategy, to strengthen the role of agriculture, aquaculture and food processing in the economy of Northern Ontario.

We are moving the pesticides licensing program to a digital system. It will make more information available to the public.

We passed a new regulation that will help create offset credits to use in Ontario’s cap and trade program.

We're providing incentives to eligible businesses that want to buy low-carbon commercial vehicles and technologies to reduce emissions. Our goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the movement of goods and non-passenger related services by encouraging a shift towards low-carbon fuels and emission reducing technologies.

The Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017, was passed on December 12, 2017. Once in force, it will give communities a stronger voice in land use planning and replace the Ontario Municipal Board with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

We're improving intercommunity bus service across Ontario with a two-part approach that will connect communities and meet the travel needs of Ontarians.

A guide was recently released to help proponents and the public consider the effects of climate change when doing environmental assessments.

We introduced Bill 139 - the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017, on May 30, 2017. The changes identified in the bill respond to the province-wide consultation the government undertook as part of the Ontario Municipal Board Review.

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.

On November 24, 2017, we amended the energy efficiency regulation with new and enhanced efficiency standards for 12 products. The amendment aligns Ontario’s energy efficiency standards with leading North American jurisdictions, helps reduce the environmental impact of energy use and encourages energy conservation.

After hearing from stakeholders and considering the impact of the proposed federal Clean Fuel Standard, we are proposing to amend existing renewable fuel regulations to reduce greenhouse gases in the transportation sector, drive innovation and fight climate change.

We made changes to Ontario’s cap and trade program to link it with the programs in Quebec and California, set program caps for 2021-2030 and improve fair treatment amongst participants.

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.