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Certificates of Approval

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 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.

Applications for Certificates of Approval should be made to:

Director
Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch
Ministry of the Environment
2 St. Clair Ave W, Floor 12A
Toronto, ON M4V 1L5

Certificates of Approval are developed and issued with many purposes in mind. They must address the site specific considerations relevant to the proposal, provide enforceable requirements that ensure protection of human health and the natural environment, comply with legislation and policy guidelines, and acknowledge issues that fall within the mandate of the Ministry. Certificates of Approval are used by Abatement, Approvals and Enforcement staff in the course of their daily activities, as well as the public and the proponent.

For more information about Certificates of Approval or to obtain an application package, please contact the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch locally at 416-314-8001 ( toll free at 1-800-461-6290) or by email at EAABGen@ene.gov.on.ca.

Resources 3445e01 Green Facts: Environmental Approvals in Ontario 4980e Green Facts: Certificates of Approval – Industrial Sewage Works 4981e Green Facts: Certificates of Approval – Municipal and Private Sewage Works 4978e Green Facts: Certificates of Approval – Waste Disposal and Management 4979e Green Facts: Certificates of Approval – Waste Management Systems 4642e Green Facts: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy 3323e The Requirements Of The Environmental Bill Of Rights For Prescribed Instruments: Guide For Applicants for EPA s.9 EPA s.27 EPA s.46 OWRA s.34 and OWRA s.53 Applications (November 1994) 5237e Request for a Copy of a Certificate of Approval   Publications Relating to Air Approvals Publications Relating to Noise Approvals Publications Relating to Waste Disposal and Management Publications Relating to Municipal, Private and Industrial Sewage Works Publications Relating to Municipal and Non-Municipal Drinking Water Systems List of Ministry Regional/District and Area Offices

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