Order in Council 1340/2019

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas subsection 9(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act (the “Act”) provides that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may give approval to proceed with an undertaking, give approval to proceed with an undertaking subject to such conditions as the Minister considers necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act, or refuse to give approval to proceed with an undertaking; and

Whereas a Notice of Completion of the Review for the amended environmental assessment for the Scarborough Waterfront Project (the “undertaking”) was published on February 22, 2019 and 110 submissions were received from the public before the prescribed deadline; and

Whereas, having considered the purpose of the Act, the amended environmental assessment of the undertaking, the terms of reference, the Ministry review of the environmental assessment and the submissions received, the undersigned Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is of the opinion that the undertaking should be given approval to proceed, subject to the conditions specified in the attached approval;

Therefore, pursuant to subsection 9(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act, approval to proceed with the undertaking is given in the form attached, subject to the conditions specified therein.

Environmental Assessment - Notice of Approval