Ontario Environment

• Some question Ford government timeline to slash number of conservation authorities

  Minister Todd McCarthy confirmed this week he would amalgamate the province's 36 conservation authorities into just nine, something he aims to achieve in the next year.

  Politics

  Mar 13
  
• Ontario’s environment minister plans to consider ‘growing the economy’ in his decisions

  Todd McCarthy, who became the environment minister last month, said he was considering economic outcomes as part of ensuring he is effectively completing his role.

  Politics

  Apr 15, 2025
  
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• Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

  The auditor general said the government did not follow the Environmental Bill of Rights when it made "sweeping changes" to the province's land use and housing framework.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2023
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• Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate law impact on businesses

  The mandate letter written for the province’s environment minister suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to create more of it.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2023
• Ontario water, air quality a concern: auditor general state of environment report

  Bonnie Lysyk and environment commissioner Tyler Schulz say a warming climate has raised greenhouse gas emissions that have reduced Great Lakes ice cover.

  Entertainment

  May 16, 2023
• Ontario not effectively protecting boreal caribou habitat: federal minister

  Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2023
• Ontario auditor general finds Niagara Escarpment protections lacking

  "It is obvious that the commission does not have sufficient resources for environmental monitoring to assess the state of the Escarpment," auditor general Bonnie Lysyk wrote.

  Environment

  Dec 16, 2022
• Cleanup efforts underway after oil spill into Humber River in Toronto

  Cleanup efforts are underway after oil spilled into the Humber River earlier this week. The City of Toronto was alerted to the spill on Monday.

  Environment

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Sudbury’s young climate activists heading to court

  On Sept. 12, the Mathur et. al. case against the Ontario government will go to trial, two years after a judge denied a motion to dismiss their complaint.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2022
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• Ontario losing farmland at fast rate amid urban sprawl: provincial agriculture group

  Data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture suggests Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland daily, equal to the loss of one average family farm per day.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2022