ontario regulation 264/26

made under the

Environmental Protection Act

Made: July 16, 2026
Filed: July 28, 2026
Published on e-Laws: July 28, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 15, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 206/97

(WASTE DISPOSAL SITES, WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND SEWAGE WORKS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL UNDER OR EXEMPT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 206/97 is revoked and the following substituted:

Exempt from hearing

1. (1) A waste disposal site, waste management system or sewage works is exempt from being the subject matter of a hearing under section 20.15 of the Environmental Protection Act if it is or forms part of an undertaking or project that is subject to Part II.1, II.3 or II.4 of the Environmental Assessment Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a sewage works that is designated as a Part II.4 project under section 35 or 37 of Ontario Regulation 50/24 (Designation of Part II.3 and II.4 Projects).

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2027 and the day this Regulation is filed.