Tag: Government of Ontario

Ontario Recruiting New Conservation Officers

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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...

Investments for National Capital Region’s First Net-Zero Community

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A $23-million investment to Hydro Ottawa through the Federation of Canadian Municipality (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will help create a district energy (DE) system...

Ontario’s Record-Breaking Recovery Budget Not Green Enough?

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Ontario’s Minister of Finance and president of the Treasury Board, Peter Bethlenfalvy, has released the 2021 budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our...

New Funds to Conserve Ecologically Critical Areas in Ontario

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The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance...

Consultation on Growing the Greenbelt in Ontario

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The Ontario government has launched a 60-day consultation to grow the Greenbelt and help protect more of the province's natural environment, including farmlands, forests,...

Impact Study on Canada’s Largest Nuclear Decommissioning Project

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The City of Pickering, in partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Region of Durham, is undertaking a Financial, Economic, and Social Impact...

New Excess Soils Regulation in Ontario: Significantly Different Requirements  

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By Rob Kennaley The first phase of Ontario’s new regulation for On-Site and Excess Soil Management, Regulation 406/19 (passed under Ontario’s Environmental Protection Act) came into...

Ontario Auditor General’s New Environmental Appointment

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Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has announced that Tyler Schulz has joined her executive team as Acting Assistant Auditor General, Commissioner of the Environment. “Dr....

Ontario Supports Air Monitoring Tech to Detect COVID

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The Ontario government is providing CEM Specialties Inc. (CEMSI) $2 million through the Ontario Together Fund to help commercialize and accelerate production of its airborne...

OPG Commits to Net Zero by 2040

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Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has released its Climate Change Plan that includes ambitious goals aimed at driving efficient, economy-wide decarbonization and economic renewal, while...