| #Q001 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Mining Act Forms Notification | other | You may be required to submit a form to notify the ministry or get certain permissions required by the Mining Act. | When notifying the ministry or obtaining permissions required by the Mining Act | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | MLAS Registration Requirement | other | Per the Mining Act and the regulations claimholders, lessees, patent holders, or prospector licensees must be registered users in MLAS to do business for mining purposes, in Ontario. | To do business for mining purposes in Ontario | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | recommended | MAAP Completion via MLAS | other | If you are completing MAAP to conduct business with the ministry and/or to satisfy a mandatory requirement under the Mining Act, you should complete MAAP through MLAS. | If completing MAAP to conduct business with the ministry and/or to satisfy a mandatory requirement under the Mining Act | high |
| #Q004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Mandatory MAAP Completion | other | You must complete the MAAP if you: are applying for or renewing an existing prospector's licence hold a lifetime prospector's licence are listed as a qualified supervisor on an exploration plan or permit are a private landowner or a member or representative of an Indigenous community that may engage or work with prospectors and the mineral exploration industry | Applying for/renewing a prospector's licence, holding a lifetime licence, listed as a qualified supervisor, or acting as a landowner/Indigenous representative working with the mineral exploration industry | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Proponent Environmental Assessment | other | A Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) describes a planning and decision-making process for groups (or classes) of activities where a proponent must conduct an environmental assessment. | When undertaking groups (or classes) of activities eligible for review under a Class EA | high |
| #Q006 | design | operational | mandatory | Class EA Activity Eligibility | other | The classes of activities eligible for review under a Class EA must be routine in nature, with predictable and manageable environmental effects. | Activities eligible for review under a Class EA | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice to Operate or Reopen a Small Drinking Water System | drinking water | The Small Drinking Water System Identification form is to be used by owners of small drinking water systems to notify in writing the medical officer of health in the health unit where their system is located before supplying drinking water to users of the system following construction or alteration of the small drinking water system or following a shut-down of the system that lasts longer than 7 days. | Following construction or alteration of the small drinking water system or following a shut-down of the system that lasts longer than 7 days | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) | drinking water | The Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) form is to be used by small drinking water system owners/operators to notify the local public health unit in writing as to which licensed laboratories will test drinking water samples for their small drinking water systems. | | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution | drinking water | The Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution form is to be used by licensed laboratories and owners/operators of small drinking water systems to support required written notifications pertaining to small drinking water system adverse water quality incidents (AWQI). | Adverse water quality incidents (AWQI) | high |
| #Q010 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Site-Specific Risk Assessment and Directive Issuance | drinking water | Public health inspectors conduct individual site-specific risk assessments then issue a directive, setting out individual requirements for each system. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | guidance | Public Health Unit Consultation | drinking water | If you are not sure whether your system is affected, contact your local public health unit. | Uncertainty regarding system classification | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Approval for Sewage Works | wastewater | section 53 of the OWRA requires approval prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | Prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Registration for Storm Water Works | other | You must register your storm water management works in the EASR when they meet all the following criteria: the works are not owned by a municipality or will not be assumed by a municipality in the future; any processing, repair or maintenance of goods and materials at the property where the works are located are conducted indoors; the works or any part of the works does not and will not receive any discharge of process water, cooling water, wash water or sanitary sewage | When storm water management works meet the three specified criteria regarding ownership, indoor maintenance, and exclusion of process/sanitary water | high |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | ECA Condition Compliance | wastewater | You must comply with all the conditions listed in any ECA issued to you by the ministry. | Ongoing operation of approved sewage works | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Amendment Requirement | wastewater | An amendment to your sewage works ECA is required before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works. | Before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works | high |
| #Q016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Facility Classification and Operator Certification | wastewater | All applicable facilities must be classified in accordance with the regulation and comply with operator certification requirements. | For sewage works owned/operated by the Crown/municipality or receiving domestic sewage as defined in O. Reg 129/04 | high |
| #Q017 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Hauled Sewage Disposal Responsibility | wastewater | It is your responsibility to ensure all hauled sewage removed from your sewage works is: transported by a carrier with an approved waste management system; deposited at an approved waste disposal site or dedicated septage treatment works | When generating or removing hauled sewage (septage) from works | high |
| #Q018 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Spill Reporting Requirement | other | Spills are required to be reported immediately or as soon as practicable to the ministry. | Upon occurrence of a discharge abnormal in quality or quantity | high |
| #Q019 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Spill Cleanup and Restoration Duty | other | Part X also requires the owner of the pollutant spilled, and the person who had control of the pollutant spilled to promptly clean up and restore the environment if the spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect. | Following a spill that causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect | high |
| #Q020 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention and Contingency Planning | other | Under section 91.1 of the EPA, a regulated person shall develop and implement plans to prevent or reduce risk of spills of pollutants, and to prevent, eliminate or ameliorate any adverse effects that result or may result from spills of pollutants. | Applicable to 'regulated persons' as defined in subsection 3(1) of O. Reg 222/07 | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Registration Non-Transferability | other | If there is a storm water management works that is registered in the EASR, that registration cannot be transferred, and you are responsible for self-registering the works under your my Ontario account. | Upon acquisition of a facility with existing EASR-registered storm water works | high |
| #Q022 | operational | operational | mandatory | LEP Update for EASR Changes | other | If you have registered your storm water management works in EASR, you must retain a LEP to update your storm water management works report or prepare an addendum and upload it into the registry before you make any changes. | Before making changes to EASR-registered storm water management works | high |
| #Q023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Pollution Prevention and Control Plan Requirement | wastewater | Guideline F-5-5 requires each operating authority with a combined sewer system to develop a pollution prevention and control plan to address the impact of combined sewer overflows. | For operating authorities with a combined sewer system | high |
| #Q024 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Financial Assurance Estimate | wastewater | Where applicable, the ECA application must include an estimate of the required amount of financial assurance. | When submitting an ECA application for applicable facilities | high |
| #Q025 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Owner Evaluation of Unapproved Works | wastewater | If the sewage works has (or you suspect it has) been extended or altered without the applicable environmental permission having been obtained, it is the owner’s responsibility to have the sewage works evaluated and to apply for any necessary ECA or self-register in the EASR including amendments. | When sewage works have been altered or extended without prior permission | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Application Fees | wastewater | Application costs... must be provided with the application when it is submitted for review. | Upon submission of an ECA application | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Building Code Act Permit Requirement | wastewater | sewage systems or plumbing, as defined in the Ontario Regulation 332/12: Building Code under the Building Code Act, require a permit under Section 10.1 of the act instead of an ECA | For systems with a design capacity of 10,000 litres per day or less located wholly within the boundaries of the lot serving buildings | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Infrastructure Ownership and Destination Determination | wastewater | it is your responsibility to determine whether you are the owner of infrastructure designed to collect, transmit, store, treat or dispose of sewage and obtain any necessary environmental permissions. | If the owner does not know where facility sewage goes | high |
| #Q029 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Inspection Action Verification and Reporting | wastewater | These required actions normally have a completion date by which you must report and verify to the ministry that the identified required work or actions have been completed for your sewage works. | Following an inspection where required actions are identified in the report | high |
| #Q030 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention Plan Minimum Contents | other | The plan must include: steps to notify the ministry, other public authorities and members of the public who may be affected by the spill; measures to ensure that appropriate equipment, material and personnel are available to respond to a spill | Applicable to regulated persons required to develop plans under section 91.1 of the EPA | high |
| #Q031 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of Failure to Report Spills | other | Failure to report the spill of a pollutant to the ministry is an offence. | Upon occurrence of a spill as defined under Part X of the EPA | high |
| #Q032 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Qualified Professional Requirement | wastewater, other | The services of a qualified consulting firm or licensed engineering practitioner (LEP) familiar with sewage works impacts and design are generally required to prepare the documentation necessary to support the ECA application or EASR registration. | When preparing documentation for ECA application or EASR registration | high |
| #Q033 | operational | operational | recommended | Maintenance Manual Review and Documentation | wastewater | Maintenance manuals should be reviewed regularly and include details on when the maintenance was performed; and documentation such as a checklist, detailing who services the equipment, what services were performed and when they were performed. | As part of an operation and maintenance program | high |
| #Q034 | design | operational | recommended | Historical Guidance Resource Utilization | wastewater | The 1982 Manual of Policy, Procedures and Guidelines for Onsite Sewage Systems contains details on how to site, design and construct an on-site sewage system and should continue to be used as a resource for those matters. | Unless in conflict with more recent guidance or legislation | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | guidance | Niagara Escarpment Permit Requirement | other | A permit under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act may be required. | If the sewage works is located in the Niagara Escarpment Planning Area | high |
| #Q036 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Spill Regulation Understanding Requirement | other | You must fully understand the application of Ontario Regulation 675/98: Classification and Exemption of Spills and Reporting of Discharges prior to evaluating whether a spill is reportable to the ministry or any other regulatory agency. | Prior to evaluating spill reportability | high |
| #Q037 | operational | operational | mandatory | EASR Regulation Compliance Duty | other | You must comply with the relevant regulation for the EASR activity that you are self-registering. | Upon registration of a prescribed activity in the EASR | high |
| #Q038 | operational | operational | mandatory | O. Reg 63/16 Operational Compliance | wastewater | It does not require applicable sewage works be registered but does require that they be operated in accordance with prescribed requirements. | For sewage works used solely for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of storm water and ground water to dewater work areas within a construction site | high |
| #Q039 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Sanitary Sewer Legal Agreement Requirement | wastewater | privately-owned sewage works designed to partially treat sewage that is to drain or be discharged into a sanitary sewer, which need a legal agreement with the owner of the sanitary sewer to satisfy this exemption. | To qualify for exemption under subsection 53(6) of the OWRA | high |
| #Q040 | administrative | operational | recommended | Pre-Application Ministry Consultation | wastewater | It is strongly recommended that you consult the ministry before submitting your approval application to confirm supporting information requirements and site-specific considerations. | Before submitting an ECA approval application | high |
| #Q041 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Post-Acquisition Obligation Responsibility | wastewater | When you acquire a sewage works, you become responsible for all obligations associated with the sewage works at the time of purchase. | Upon acquiring a facility with existing sewage works | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | operational | recommended | Local Office Compliance Consultation | wastewater | If you have not met, or know you will not be able to meet, a legal requirement related to constructing, operating or maintaining your sewage works, you should contact your local ministry office to discuss how you can bring the sewage works into compliance. | When a legal requirement is not met or cannot be met | high |
| #Q043 | operational | operational | mandatory | NASM Application Rules | other | Ontario Regulation 267/03: General made under the Nutrient Management Act sets rules and guidelines for applying non-agricultural source materials (NASM) to farmland. | When applying non-agricultural source materials (NASM) such as sewage biosolids to farmland | high |