Your Business

Find out why the ministry regulates businesses, how they fit into Ontario’s plan to protect the environment, and our environmental laws and regulations.

For a quick summary on Environmental Approvals in Ontario, see Green Facts: Environmental Approvals in Ontario

Air and Noise

• Does your business emit substances into the air?
• Does your business create odour?
• Does your business create noise?

Water

• Does your business require water resources?
• Does your business discharge substances (liquid or solid) into a water body?
• Does your business involve the construction and/or maintenance of water systems or water wells?

Land

• Does your business involve the manufacture, storage or use of pesticides?
• Does your business involve using, cleaning or remediating contaminated land?
• Do you have questions about how municipal land-use planning could affect your business?

Waste

• Does your business generate, process, transport or dispose of waste?