Ontario · O. Reg. 50/24

PART II.3 PROJECTS - DESIGNATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS

Under the Environmental Assessment Act

Current version date July 28, 2026 · official source text · watch this law (RSS)

Tax & Revenue

Change history

Ontario · AmendedDate recorded July 28, 2026

Ontario adds new environmental assessment requirements for water, sewage, stormwater, shoreline and road projects, effective January 2027

Starting January 1, 2027, a new regulation (O. Reg. 257/26) significantly expands the types of projects that must go through Ontario's environmental assessment process. Municipalities, water and wastewater public corp…

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