Order in Council 1726/2016

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 section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act provides that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may give approval to proceed with a class environmental assessment, give approval to proceed with a class environmental assessment subject to such conditions as the Minister considers necessary, or refuse to give approval to proceed with a class environmental assessment; and

whereas a Notice of Completion of the Review for the environmental assessment for the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities (hereafter “the Class Environmental Assessment”) was published on September 15, 2014 and five submissions were received from the public before the prescribed deadline, and one submission after the deadline, none of which requested a hearing.

whereas, having considered the purpose of the Act, the Class Environmental Assessment, the terms of reference, and the submissions received, the undersigned Minister of the Environment and Climate Change is of the opinion that the Class Environmental Assessment should be given approval to proceed, subject to the conditions specified in the attached approval,

therefore, pursuant to section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act, approval to proceed with the Class Environmental Assessment is given in the form attached, subject to the conditions specified therein.

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