Key Proponents under the Environmental Assessment Act
Provincial
- Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
- Ministry of Transportation
- GO Transit
- Infrastructure Ontario
Municipal
- Association of Municipalities of Ontario
- Conservation Ontario
- Municipal Engineers Association
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Other
Other Related Links
Provincial
- Cultural Heritage Resources (Archaeology, Cemeteries, Cultural Landscapes, Historical Buildings, Heritage Tool Kit, Publications)
- Environmental Registry
- Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
- Ontario Public Library Directory
- Ontario Mining Association
Federal
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Environment Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Boards
Aboriginal Communities and Resources
- Chiefs of Ontario
- Metis Nation of Ontario
- Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- Natural Resources Canada - Aboriginal resources & maps
Public Health
Other Ministry Approvals
- Compliance Policy
- Contaminated Sites
- Environmental Approvals for Business including Certificates of Approval
- Water Taking
- Renewable Energy Approval
- Permits to Take Water
- Pesticide Licences
Other Environmental Legislation
Environmental Protection Act
- Environmental Protection Act - The Environmental Protection Act provides for the protection and conservation of the natural environment. It establishes powers to prohibit the discharge of contaminants into the natural environment that cause or are likely to cause an adverse effect.
Regulations made under the Environmental Protection Act
- Ontario Regulation 206/97 - Waste Disposal Sites and Waste Management Systems Subject to Approval under or exempt from the Environmental Assessment Act
- Ontario Regulation 232/98 - Landfilling Sites
- Regulation 347 - General - Waste Management
- Regulation 354 - Municipal Sewage and Water and Roads Class Environmental Assessment Project
- Regulation 419/05 – Air Pollution-Local Air Quality
Other Ministry of the Environment Legislation
- Environmental Bill of Rights
- Environmental Review Tribunal Act - The act provides rulings on applications and appeals including those under the Environmental Assessment Act.
- Clean Water Act – The act provides for the protection of existing and future sources of drinking water.
- Ontario Water Resources Act -The act provides for the protection of Ontario's water resources. It establishes powers to regulate the taking of water, and the establishment of water works and sewage works.
- Ontario Regulation 207/97 - Sewage Works Subject to Approval under the Environmental Assessment Act
- Regulation 900 Municipal Sewage and Water and Roads Class Environmental Assessment Projects
- Pesticides Act – The province is committed to protecting families and children with the ban on the sale and use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes. The ban took effect on April 22, 2009.
- Safe Drinking Water Act - The act provides for the protection of human health and the prevention of drinking-water health hazards through the control and regulation of drinking-water systems and drinking-water testing.
Other Relevant Legislation
Provincial
- Aggregate Resources Act
- Conservation Authorities Act
- Crown Forest Sustainability Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
- Greenbelt Act
- Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
- Mining Act
- Municipal Act
- Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act
- Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act
- Ontario Heritage Act
- Ontario Planning and Development Act
- Places to Grow Act
- Planning Act
- Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act
- Public Lands Act
Federal
- Canada Transportation Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- Fisheries Act
- Indian Act
- Migratory Birds Convention Act
- National Energy Board Act
- Navigable Waters Protection Act
- Species at Risk Act
