Wednesday, April 16, 2025
New environment minister for Ontario: Todd McCarthy
Yesterday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his cabinet with an experienced team that will deliver on the government’s mandate to do whatever is necessary to…
Conservation and Parks
Ontario government enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 (the Excess Soil Regulation) and the Rules for Soil Management…
Ontario Seeks Input on New Digital System for Haz Waste
The Government of Ontario is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory and implementation changes that will modernize the Hazardous Waste program through a new digital reporting…
Ontario Restores Environmental Bill of Rights
After a temporary exemption in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government has reinstated the full requirements of its Environmental Bill of Rights. On…
Ontario Approves Proposal to Operate Hazardous Waste Information Network
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) recently expanded the mandate of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) to include digital…
Ontario Proposes Changes to Reduce Delays to Class Environmental Assessments
The Government of Ontario is taking the next steps to modernize its almost 50-year-old environmental assessment program by working with holders of Class Environmental Assessments…
City of Hamilton Required to Develop Corrosion Control Plan
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks announced on November 4, 2019 that it is requiring the City of Hamilton to develop a…
Environment Minister Reworking Waste Recovery Programs in Ontario
Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Jeff Yurek provided a compelling keynote presentation on managing key waste streams at the Canadian Waste to Resource…