General Information
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) works to protect, restore and enhance the natural
environment through tough legislation and enforcement, innovative programs and initiatives, strong
partnerships, and public engagement. The ministry works to provide all Ontarians with safe and
clean air, land and water.
The MOE conducts inspections to ensure that businesses are complying with regulations and the conditions
of their Certificates of Approval. This section outlines the ministry's compliance activities
and cleanup efforts.
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Canada-Ontario
Agreement on Environmental Assessment Cooperation
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Canada’s
Minister of the Environment, and Leona Dombrowsky,
Ontario’s Environment Minister, signed an
agreement on environmental assessment cooperation
on November 1, 2004 to improve the EA process
and make it more efficient. The agreement will
coordinate the environmental assessment process
whenever projects are subject to review by both
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Ontario's
Environmental Leaders Program
(formerly known as Cooperative Agreements).
Ontario's Environmental Leaders Program is a
new initiative under which the Ministry provides
incentives to environmental leaders who commit
to meeting beyond compliance environmental targets. |
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Penalties
On October 27, 2004, the Ontario government introduced
the Environmental Enforcement Statute Law
Amendment Act for First Reading. This legislation
proposes the introduction of Environmental Penalties
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Since 1998, Ontario has been participating with other jurisdictions across Canada in developing
national standards titled “Canada-wide standards” (CWS). Get more
information on CWS for: Benzene, Dioxins and furans, Mercury, Particulate Matter and
Ozone, and Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil.
Certificates of Approval
The Ministry of the Environment approvals program has been designed to ensure
that all undertakings requiring approval are carried out in accordance with legislation
including the Ontario Water Resources Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the
Pesticides Act, the Environmental Assessment Act, the Environmental Bill of Rights,
the Safe Drinking Water Act and associated regulations. Certificates of Approval
are required for facilities that release emissions to the atmosphere, discharge
contaminants to ground and surface water, provide potable water supplies, or store,
transport, process or dispose of waste. Proponents of these types of activities
are required to obtain Certificates of Approval to ensure that the environment
will not be adversely affected.
Certificates of Approval web page
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