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The ERO will experience a temporary outage on July 9 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm as we undergo maintenance

The ERO will experience a temporary outage on July 9 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm as we undergo maintenance.

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Recent policy, act, and regulation notices

Review of Ontario’s Municipal Energy Plan Grant Program
Proposal
Closing date: August 22, 2026
Proposed amendments to development permit exemptions under R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 828 for lands in the Niagara Escarpment Planning Area that is under the area of development control
Decision
Decision posted: July 7, 2026
Proposed Changes to Various Regulations Under the Planning Act to Facilitate the Electronic Submission of Information and Materials to Approval Authorities and Allow Notices to be Given Electronically to the Province
Decision
Decision posted: July 6, 2026
Regulatory and Policy Changes to Private, Non-Commercial Occupation and Use of Land in Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves
Proposal Updated
Closing date: July 26, 2021
Expanding Protected Areas in Ontario – Sites Proposed to be Regulated under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006
Decision
Decision posted: September 17, 2025
Expanding Protected Areas in Ontario – Additional Sites Proposed to be Regulated under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006
Decision
Decision posted: May 6, 2026
2026 Proposal to Revoke the five MZOs associated with the PBWP
Decision
Decision posted: July 3, 2026
Decision: 2026 Proposal to revoke the Parkway Belt West Plan, 1978
Decision
Decision posted: July 3, 2026

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