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…
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Ontario Election Campaigns: What’s on the menu for the environment?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called an early election. He says he is seeking a stronger mandate from voters so he can stand up to…
Great expectations discussed at the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum
The Great Lakes Region provides the backbone for an $8 trillion regional economy that would one of the largest in the world if it stood alone as…
Historic investment of $15B for Honda EV plant in Ontario
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it plans to build a comprehensive electric vehicle value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of $15 billion,…
Ontario proposes to enhance Greenbelt protections
On October 16, 2023, the Ontario government introduced legislation that, if passed, would restore all properties that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt and…
New $2.8B rechargeable battery plant announced for Ontario’s Loyalist Township
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are welcoming an investment from Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada Inc. to build a new manufacturing plant…
Ontario government reverses Greenbelt development decision
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development, he announced September 21, after sustaining nearly a…
Ontario Auditor General releases scathing report on Greenbelt development
Actions of the Ontario government to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with…
Canada and Ontario establish auto pact to support EVs
The Government of Canada and the Ontario government have established an auto pact to secure the Stellantis-LGES and Volkswagen deals and provide joint support for…
Historic electric vehicle production investment for Volkswagen plant
Transportation accounts for about a quarter of our emissions in Canada. That’s why the Government Canada has an ambitious target of 100 per cent zero-emission…
Ontario budget builds on efforts to electrify transportation, but falls short on addressing sprawl
Yesterday Ontario’s Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. It is a plan that navigates ongoing global economic uncertainty…
Oneida, Canada’s largest energy storage project, receives additional support and finalizes agreement
The governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to build the largest battery storage project in in the country. The 250-megawatt (MW) Oneida Energy…
Canada’s first all-electric vehicle manufacturing facility opens in Ontario
The General Motors of Canada’s (GM Canada) first full-scale electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant recently opened in Ingersoll. With support from the Ontario government, GM…
Game-changing battery materials manufacturing plant for Ontario
Umicore N.V., a multinational circular materials technology company based in Belgium, plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind…
Ontario re-elects Progressive Conservative government
Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won a second majority by winning 83 of 124 seats in the Ontario Provincial election on June 2nd…
LG and Stellantis investing in Ontario’s first large-scale EV battery plant
With the support of the Ontario, federal and municipal governments, LG Energy Solution and automaker Stellantis are joining forces to build the province’s first large-scale…
Ontario Cabinet Shuffle Appoints New Environment Minister
As part of a Cabinet shuffle on June 18, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made some key changes, including appointing new ministers to the environment…
Small Modular Reactors Study Released and MOU Expanded
The premiers of New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta joined virtually recently to release a study by provincial power utilities to formally welcome Alberta as…
Ontario Recruiting New Conservation Officers
The Ontario government is enhancing the protection of the province’s natural resources and ensuring public safety by recruiting additional conservation officers. “Ontario’s natural resources are…
Greenbelt Council Controversy in Ontario Over Recovery Bill
The Ontario government is continuing to pursue plans to push forward controversial legislation while it announced funding for wetlands today, despite seven members of Ontario’s…