Environment and energy
Learn more about how Ontario protects and restores wildlife and the environment. Includes information on conservation and the electricity system.
Wildlife and nature
How we manage and protect plants, animals, land, water, forests and other ecosystems.
Fishing
How to get a fishing licence, Outdoors Card, city fishing, camping on crown land, and eating Ontario fish.
Air quality
Find daily air quality index readings and the Smog Alert Network.
Forestry
Information about Ontario’s forests, Crown timber resources and the forest sector.
Hunting
How to get a hunting licence, Outdoors Card, trapping, falconry, and camping on crown land.
Power and electricity
Your electricity bill
Learn about your electricity bill, electricity rates and rebates.
Find programs to reduce your electricity bill
Learn about programs and credits to reduce your electricity bill.
Motor fuel prices
Get current pricing for unleaded gas, diesel, auto propane and other types of fuel.
How to use less electricity at home
Find out how you can reduce your electricity use – and costs – at home.
Ontario Energy Quarterly
Read quarterly snapshots about Ontario’s energy sector.
Energy partnerships
Encourages First Nation and Métis community participation in the development of renewable energy.
Water
Drinking water
Ontario regulates drinking water systems to ensure water safety and quality.
Great Lakes and Watersheds
Read more about what actions we take with our partners to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
Industrial projects
Brownfields property redevelopment
Information on cleaning and repurposing former industrial or commercial properties.
Environmental assessments
Learn about the different types of environmental assessments you need to complete before starting an infrastructure or building project.
Environmental permissions
Find out about the different types of environmental permissions you or your business may need and how to apply for each.
Toxics and pesticides
Hazardous waste management
Rules and guidelines for managing hazardous and liquid industrial wastes and how to register as a generator by using the Hazardous Waste Information Network (HWIN).
Pesticides
Information about pesticide licenses, pesticides training, and classification of pesticides.
Toxics
How we work to keep toxics away from the environment through legislation, education and incentive programs.
Maps
Environment maps
Maps that display environmental information about well records, sport fish, permits to take water and more.
Natural resources maps
Maps that display natural resources information about crown land use, conservation, wildlife management and more.
Contact us
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Oversees the province’s natural resources and works to safeguard Ontario’s forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates, Crown lands and waters.
Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Promotes the development of a safe, reliable, secure and environmentally sustainable energy supply. Promotes northern economic and community development, oversees Ontario mineral sector and helps to deliver programs and services for Northerners.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Works to protect, restore and enhance the environment to ensure public health and environmental quality.
