Sault Ste. Marie solid waste management plan
Learn about the environmental assessment process for a plan to manage waste disposal in Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area over the next 25 years.
Current status
You can comment on the ministry review of the Sault Ste. Marie solid waste management environmental assessment from October 23, 2026, to November 27, 2026.
Learn how to submit your comment.
Project summary
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is proposing to add 3.17 million cubic metres (m3) of waste disposal capacity to the existing Sault Ste. Marie landfill.
This will allow the city to continue accepting solid non-hazardous residential, industrial, commercial and institutional, construction and demolition waste, and biosolid waste, providing waste disposal services until 2049.
No changes to the types of waste are proposed.
Learn more on the Sault Ste. Marie waste management plan website.
Proponent
City of Sault Ste. Marie
Location
Sault Ste. Marie
Type
Waste
Reference number
04075
Contact
Devon Wills, Environmental Assessment Branch
Project history
Publication of ministry review: October 23, 2026
Expiry of public comment period: November 27, 2026
Environmental assessment: submitted
Date submitted: January 12, 2024
Expiry of public comment period: March 1, 2024
Revised environmental assessment submitted: August 14, 2025
Terms of reference: approved
Date submitted: March 11, 2005
Expiry of public comment period: April 11, 2005
Decision date: September 26, 2005
Environmental assessment
On January 12, 2024, the City of Sault Ste. Marie submitted its final environmental assessment for the Sault Ste. Marie landfill expansion project to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for review.
We posted an invitation to comment on the environmental assessment on this page on January 18, 2024.
In response to the comments received, the environmental assessment was subsequently revised by the City and resubmitted to the ministry on August 14, 2025.
Notice of completion of ministry review
The ministry has prepared a review of the environmental assessment for Indigenous community, public, agency and stakeholder comment.
The review of the environmental assessment is not the decision about the project. The decision is made by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks after the comment period is over and the ministry has considered all submissions.
The minister’s decision is subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Read the ministry review.
Submit a comment
You can submit comments on the:
- project
- environmental assessment
- ministry review
You may also request a hearing by the Ontario Land Tribunal. In your submission to request a hearing, you must state whether it is for:
- the whole application
- specified matters related to the application
Submit your comments by 11:59 p.m. on November 27, 2026 to have your comments or request for a hearing considered by the ministry.
Send your written comments by email to:
Director
Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Attention: Devon Wills, Project Officer
devon.wills@ontario.ca
Your privacy
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in all submissions become part of the public record files for this matter and can be released, if requested, to any person. For more information, please contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at
Terms of reference
On September 26, 2005, the Minister of the Environment approved the terms of reference for the Sault Ste. Marie solid waste management plan.
Get details on the notice of approval.