| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Registration prerequisites for highway and transit projects | other | A person who proposes to engage in an activity prescribed by section 2 shall not register the activity in the Registry until the following conditions are met, as applicable: 1. The person proposing to engage in the activity has received a copy of a water body report that is prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection (2) and includes the information and statements set out in subsection (3). | Before registering an activity prescribed by section 2 in the Registry | high |
| #Q002 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Stream flow rate calculation | other | before the taking of water each day, the flow rate of the stream shall be calculated using the methodology set out in the water body report referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 4 (1) or another methodology prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection 4 (2). | If the water body from which the water is to be taken is a permanent stream | high |
| #Q003 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Water monitoring plan implementation | other | A water monitoring plan shall be implemented in accordance with the plan set out in the water body report, if the applicable circumstances arise. | If the applicable circumstances arise | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Water body report availability | other | A copy of the water body report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Water taking daily log maintenance | other | A log shall be maintained at the location of the water taking that sets out, with respect to each day water is taken from the water body, i. the date, ii. the name of the water body, iii. the location of each water taking, iv. the average rate at which water was taken in litres per second, v. if the water body is a stream, the flow rate of the stream as calculated under subparagraph 1 ii, vi. the total volume of water taken in litres, and vii. any additional information required by the water body report. | With respect to each day water is taken from the water body | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual water taking reporting | other | On or before March 31 in each year, the person engaging in the activity shall provide the Director with a report, in a form and manner approved by the Director, setting out the volume of water taken daily with respect to each water body from which water was taken in the previous calendar year. | | high |
| #Q007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill clean-up equipment availability | other | Spill clean-up and containment equipment that is designed to contain or absorb oil, fuel and lubricant shall be available at the site of the water taking for the period during which the taking of water occurs. | During the period which the taking of water occurs | high |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Complaint notification (highway and transit projects) | other | If the person receives a complaint with respect to the taking of water and the complaint relates to the natural environment, the Ministry shall be notified of the complaint immediately after the complaint is received. | If a complaint relating to the natural environment is received | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of extended water taking | other | If the taking of water is intended to continue for more than 365 days from the proposed start date of the water taking, the person proposing to engage in the activity shall give written notice that includes the information set out in subsection (2) to, i. the upper-tier and lower-tier municipalities or the single-tier municipality, as the case may be, within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located, and ii. any conservation authority within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located. | If taking of water is intended to continue for more than 365 days | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Update of water body report information | other | If the taking of water continues for 10 years from the day it began, the person shall ensure that the information referred to in subsection 4 (3) with respect to the water body report is updated within 30 days. | If the taking of water continues for 10 years | high |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of water taking completion | other | If the taking of water is no longer needed, within 30 days after the day the person has ceased to engage in the activity they shall give notice to the Ministry that the water taking is complete by filing that information in the Registry. | If the taking of water is no longer needed | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Record retention for highway and transit projects | other | A person who engages in an activity prescribed by section 2 shall ensure that each of the following documents or records is retained for a period of five years from the day it is required to be created or from the last day it is updated, as the case may be: 1. A copy of each water body report. 2. If a methodology other than the methodology set out in the water body report is used, a copy of that methodology. 3. Each log referred to in paragraph 4 of subsection 4.1 (1). 4. A record of the following information with respect to each complaint... | | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Registration prerequisites for construction site dewatering | other | A person who proposes to engage in an activity prescribed by section 7 shall not register the activity in the Registry until the person proposing to engage in the activity, (a) has received a copy of a water taking report that is prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection (2) and includes the information set out in subsection (4); and (b) has received a copy of a discharge report that is prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection (3) and includes the information and statements set out in subsection (5). | Before registering an activity prescribed by section 7 in the Registry | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Filing of water taking and discharge reports | other | For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection 2 (2) of Ontario Regulation 245/11, a person who proposes to engage in an activity prescribed by section 7 shall file in the Registry the water taking report and discharge report referred to in subsection (1). | | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Notification protocol implementation | other | Prior to the commencement of the activity, the notification protocol shall be implemented in accordance with the protocol set out in the water taking report pursuant to paragraph 12 of subsection 8 (4). | Prior to the commencement of the activity | high |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Water taking and discharge report availability | other | A copy of the water taking report and the discharge report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | | high |
| #Q017 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Implementation of recommended transfer or discharge method | other | Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the method of transfer or discharge recommended in the discharge report shall be implemented with respect to the ground water or storm water, or both, that is taken for the purposes of dewatering the construction site. | | high |
| #Q018 | prohibition | aesthetic | mandatory | Prohibition of visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen (construction site) | other | With respect to any ground water or storm water, or both, that is discharged into the natural environment or a storm sewer, there shall be no visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen present. | When discharging into the natural environment or a storm sewer | high |
| #Q019 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Operation and maintenance of control measures | other | Any erosion, flooding, scouring, sediment and total suspended solids control measures identified in the discharge report shall be used, operated and maintained in a manner that satisfies the recommendations of the manufacturer of the control measures or as directed in the discharge report if no such recommendations exist. | | high |
| #Q020 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recovery and disposal of control measures | other | All control measures referred to in paragraph 7 and all materials collected or trapped by those measures shall be recovered and disposed of when the person is no longer engaging in the activity. | When the person is no longer engaging in the activity | high |
| #Q021 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Contingency plans implementation | other | Any measures identified in the contingency plans set out in the water taking report, pursuant to paragraph 10 of subsection 8 (4), and the discharge report, pursuant to paragraph 7 of subsection 8 (5), shall be implemented if the applicable circumstances arise. | If the applicable circumstances arise | high |
| #Q022 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Shutdown protocol implementation | other | Any shutdown protocol identified in the contingency plans set out in the water taking report, pursuant to paragraph 10 of subsection 8 (4), and the discharge report, pursuant to paragraph 7 of subsection 8 (5), shall be implemented if the applicable circumstances arise. | If the applicable circumstances arise | high |
| #Q023 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual water taking reporting (dewatered work areas) | other | On or before March 31 in each year, the person engaging in the activity shall provide the Director with a report, in a form and manner approved by the Director, setting out the volume of water taken daily for each dewatered work area in the previous calendar year. | | high |
| #Q024 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Complaint notification (construction site dewatering) | other | If the person receives a complaint with respect to the taking or discharging of ground water or storm water, or both, and the complaint relates to the natural environment, the Ministry shall be notified of the complaint immediately after the complaint is received. | If a complaint relating to the natural environment is received | high |
| #Q025 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of extended water taking (construction site dewatering) | other | If the taking of water is intended to continue for more than 365 days from the proposed start date of the water taking, the person proposing to engage in the activity shall give written notice that includes the information set out in subsection (3) to, i. the upper-tier and lower-tier municipalities or the single-tier municipality... and ii. any conservation authority within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located. | If the taking of water is intended to continue for more than 365 days | high |
| #Q026 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of water taking completion (construction site dewatering) | other | If the taking of water is no longer needed, within 30 days after the day the person has ceased to engage in the activity they shall give notice to the Ministry that the water taking is complete by filing that information in the Registry. | If the taking of water is no longer needed | high |
| #Q027 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Record creation and retention (construction site dewatering) | other | A person who engages in an activity prescribed by section 7 shall ensure that each of the following records with respect to the taking of ground water, storm water or both is created and retained for a period of five years from the day it is required to be created: 1. The dates on which the person engaged in the activity prescribed by section 7. 2. For each day on which ground water, storm water or both was taken, the average rate at which it was taken... 3. The volume of ground water... 4. A record of the following information with respect to each complaint... 5. A record of any precipitation... 6. A copy of any information or documents that demonstrate notice was provided... 7. A copy of the records related to the monitoring plans... | | high |
| #Q028 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Retention of water taking and discharge reports | other | A person who engages in an activity prescribed by section 7 shall retain a copy of each water taking report referred to in clause 8 (1) (a) and each discharge report referred to in clause 8 (1) (b) for a period of five years from the day it was prepared. | | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Registration prerequisites for pumping tests | other | A person who proposes to engage in an activity prescribed by section 12 shall not register the activity in the Registry until the person proposing to engage in the activity has received a copy of the pumping test design report that is prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection (2) and includes the information set out in subsection (3). | Before registering an activity prescribed by section 12 in the Registry | high |
| #Q030 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Notification protocol implementation (pumping tests) | other | Prior to the commencement of the activity, the notification protocol shall be implemented in accordance with the protocol set out in the pumping test design report pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection 13 (3). | Prior to the commencement of the activity | high |
| #Q031 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Pumping test design report availability | other | A copy of the pumping test design report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | | high |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Adherence to pumping test design report | other | The pumping test shall be performed in accordance with the pumping test design report and in accordance with any subsequent modifications to the report that have been approved by the person who prepared the report. | | high |
| #Q033 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monitoring plan implementation (pumping tests) | other | A monitoring plan shall be implemented in accordance with the plan set out in the pumping test design report. | | high |
| #Q034 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Contingency plan implementation (pumping tests) | other | Any measures identified in the contingency plan set out in the pumping test design report pursuant to paragraph 6 of subsection 13 (3) shall be implemented if the applicable circumstances arise. | If the applicable circumstances arise | high |
| #Q035 | prohibition | aesthetic | mandatory | Prohibition of visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen (pumping tests) | other | With respect to any ground water or storm water, or both, that is discharged into the natural environment or a storm sewer, there shall be no visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen present. | When discharging into the natural environment or a storm sewer | high |
| #Q036 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Implementation of transfer or discharge method (pumping tests) | other | The method of transfer or discharge recommended by the discharge plan set out in the pumping test design report shall be implemented with respect to the ground water or storm water, or both, that is taken for the purposes of the pumping test. | | high |
| #Q037 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Operation of control measures (pumping tests) | other | Any erosion, sediment and total suspended solids control measures identified in the pumping test design report pursuant to sub-subparagraphs 7 iv A and B of subsection 13 (3) shall be used, operated and maintained in a manner that satisfies the recommendations of the manufacturer of the control measures or as directed in the discharge plan if no such recommendations exist. | | high |
| #Q038 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recovery and disposal of control measures (pumping tests) | other | All control measures referred to in paragraph 8 and all materials collected or trapped by those measures shall be recovered and disposed of when the person is no longer engaging in the activity. | When the person is no longer engaging in the activity | high |
| #Q039 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual volume reporting (pumping tests) | other | On or before March 31 in each year, the person engaging in the activity shall provide the Director with a report, in a form and manner approved by the Director, setting out the volume of water taken daily in the previous calendar year. | | high |
| #Q040 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Complaint notification (pumping tests) | other | If the person receives a complaint with respect to the taking or discharging of ground water or storm water, or both, and the complaint relates to the natural environment, the Ministry shall be notified of the complaint immediately after the complaint is received. | If a complaint relating to the natural environment is received | high |
| #Q041 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of completion (pumping tests) | other | If the taking of water is no longer needed, within 30 days after the day the person has ceased to engage in the activity they shall give notice to the Ministry that the water taking is complete by filing that information in the Registry. | If the taking of water is no longer needed | high |
| #Q042 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Records maintenance (pumping tests) | other | 1. Any wells from which water is being taken, including well tag numbers if available. 2. The date and duration of each water taking. 3. The rate of taking in litres per second for each water taking. 4. The total volume of ground water taken per day in litres for each water taking. 5. The results of any other monitoring, measurements or observations required by the pumping test design report. 6. Any deviations made from the pumping test design report that occurred during the execution of the pumping test, including any use of the contingency plan. 7. A copy of all notifications sent in accordance with the notification protocol set out in the pumping test design report. 8. A copy of the pumping test design report. 9. A record of the following information with respect to each complaint referred to in paragraph 11 of section 14... | Records to be maintained | high |
| #Q043 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Provincial Officer Identification | other | On request, a provincial officer who exercises a power under this Act shall identify himself or herself as a provincial officer, either by producing a copy of his or her designation or in some other manner, and shall explain the purpose of the exercise of the power. | Upon request during the exercise of a power | high |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Vehicle or Vessel Compliance with Stop Signal | other | On the provincial officer’s signal to stop, the operator of the vehicle or vessel shall immediately come to a safe stop. | Upon signal from a provincial officer | high |
| #Q045 | operational | operational | mandatory | Statutory Condition to Permit Inspections | other | It is a condition of every licence or approval that the holder must forthwith on request permit provincial officers to carry out inspections authorized by the following provisions of any place, other than any room actually used as a dwelling, to which the licence or approval relates | Holder of a licence or approval | high |
| #Q046 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Preventive Measures Order | other | A person who is served with an order made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within the period of time specified in the order. | When served with an order for preventive measures under Section 29(1) | high |
| #Q047 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Obstruction | other | No person shall hinder or obstruct a Director, a provincial officer or any employee in or agent of the Ministry or any person involved in carrying out a program of the Ministry in the performance of duties under this Act. | General application | high |
| #Q048 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Obligation to Provide Information | other | No person shall refuse to provide a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry or any employee in or agent of the Ministry with all information, documents or data that the person is authorized to examine under this Act and the regulations. | When information is authorized to be examined | high |
| #Q049 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of False or Misleading Information | other | No person shall include false or misleading information in any document or data that a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry or any employee in or agent of the Ministry is authorized to examine under this Act and the regulations. | General application to documents/data under the Act | high |
| #Q050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Reporting at Posted Signs | other | Where a clearly marked sign is posted indicating that a class of vehicles or vessels should report to a certain place in the vicinity of the sign, the operator of a vehicle or vessel that passes the sign and that falls within the class of vehicles or vessels indicated shall report forthwith to the place the sign directs. | When passing a clearly marked sign directing a class of vehicles to report | high |
| #Q051 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Operator Duty to Produce Documents | other | Where the operator of a vehicle or vessel stops under subsection (3) or reports under subsection (5), the provincial officer may make any reasonable inquiries of the operator and the operator shall produce for inspection any documents related to the operation or ownership of the vehicle or vessel, including licences, permits and any documents that are required to be kept by the law of any jurisdiction in relation to the carriage of any cargo or container. | Upon stopping or reporting as required under Section 14 | high |
| #Q052 | operational | operational | mandatory | Restoration of Excavated Property | other | A provincial officer who makes or causes the making of an excavation in the course of performing duties under this Act shall restore the property, so far as is reasonably possible, to the condition it was in before the excavation was made. | Following an excavation made during the performance of duties | high |
| #Q053 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Provincial Officer Secrecy Obligation | other | Except as to information in respect of the discharge of materials containing nutrients into the natural environment, every provincial officer shall preserve secrecy in respect of all matters that come to the officer’s knowledge in the course of any inspection under this Act or the regulations and shall not communicate the matters to any person | During and after the course of an inspection | high |
| #Q054 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Restriction on Activity Following Director Notice | other | A person who receives a notice under subsection (2) shall not do the thing referred to in the notice without the permission of the Director. | Upon receipt of notice under Section 34(2) regarding the Director's intention to cause work to be done | high |
| #Q055 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of False Statements | other | No person shall orally, in writing or electronically give or submit false or misleading information in any statement, document or data to a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry, any employee in or agent of the Ministry or any person involved in carrying out a program of the Ministry in respect of any matter related to this Act or the regulations. | Any submission or statement related to the Act or regulations | high |
| #Q056 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Delegate Annual Reporting Duty | other | A delegate shall report annually to the Minister on its activities over the previous year with respect to the delegated powers and duties. | Entity acting as a delegate under Section 56 | high |
| #Q057 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Payment of Fees | other | A person required to pay fees described in subsection (1) shall pay them in accordance with that subsection. | When fees are established under Section 58(1) | high |
| #Q058 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Section 30 Compliance Order | other | A person who is served with an order made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within the period of time specified in the order. | When served with a compliance order under Section 30(1) | high |
| #Q059 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Delegate Performance Obligations | other | The delegate shall exercise and perform the powers and duties delegated to the delegate in accordance with the law and, in particular, in accordance with this Act, the regulation prescribing the delegated powers and duties and the delegation agreement. | Entity acting as a delegate under Section 56 | high |
| #Q060 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Duty to Provide Additional Reports | other | A delegate shall provide the additional reports to the Minister that the delegation agreement requires or the Minister requests. | Upon request by the Minister or as required by the delegation agreement | high |
| #Q061 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Police Duty to Render Assistance | other | It is the duty of every member of a police service called to render assistance under clause (1) (b) to render the assistance. | When called by a provincial officer to render assistance | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Duty to Issue Receipt and Return Documents | other | A provincial officer shall not remove documents or data under clause (5) (h) without giving a receipt for them and shall promptly return the documents or data to the person who produced them. | When removing documents for the purpose of making copies | high |
| #Q063 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Seizure Reporting Obligation | other | A provincial officer who seizes any thing during an inspection under section 13, 14 or 16 shall bring the thing seized before a justice or, if that is not reasonably possible, shall report the seizure to a justice. | Following the seizure of any item during an inspection | high |
| #Q064 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Notice of Seizure and Disposal | other | If a thing has been disposed of in accordance with subsections (1) to (4), the Director shall ensure that a provincial officer gives written notice of the seizure and disposal, within 15 days of the disposal, (a) to every person whom the officer knows or has reason to believe is an owner of the thing seized; and (b) to every person who has a security interest... | Within 15 days of the disposal of a seized item | high |
| #Q065 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Administrative Penalty Order Format and Content | other | An order mentioned in subsection (2) shall be served on the person who is required to pay the administrative penalty and shall, (a) contain a description of the contravention to which the order relates, including, if appropriate, the date of the contravention; (b) specify the amount of the penalty; (c) give particulars respecting the time for paying the penalty and the manner of payment; and (d) provide information to the person as to the person’s right to require, (i) a hearing under section 9, if the order is issued by the Director, or (ii) a review under section 40.1, if the order is issued by a provincial officer. | When issuing an administrative penalty order | high |
| #Q066 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Administrative Review Request Requirements | other | A written request for review under subsection (1) or a written confirmation of an oral request under subsection (2) shall include, (a) the portions of the order in respect of which the person is requesting the review; (b) any submissions that the person wishes the Director to consider; and (c) for the purpose of subsection (7), an address for service by mail or by electronic facsimile transmission or by whatever other means of service that the regulations specify. | When requesting a Director's review of an order under Section 32 | high |
| #Q067 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Planning and Condominium Act Decision Conformity | other | A decision under the Planning Act or the Condominium Act, 1998 made by a municipal council, local board, minister of the Crown or ministry, board, commission or agency of the Government of Ontario, including the Ontario Land Tribunal, that relates to the Lake Simcoe watershed shall, (a) conform with designated policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan; and (b) have regard to other policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | Decisions relating to the Lake Simcoe watershed | high |
| #Q068 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Municipality Public Work and By-law Conflict Prohibition | other | Despite any other Act, no municipality shall, (a) undertake within the Lake Simcoe watershed any public work, improvement of a structural nature or other undertaking that conflicts with a designated policy set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan; or (b) pass a by-law for any purpose that conflicts with a designated policy set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | Within the Lake Simcoe watershed | high |
| #Q069 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Body Submission and Advice Conformity | other | If a public body provides comments, submissions or advice relating to a decision or matter described in subsection (8), the comments, submissions or advice shall, (a) conform with designated policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan; and (b) have regard to other policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | Applies to decisions under the Planning Act, Condominium Act, or prescribed instruments | high |
| #Q070 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Prescribed Instrument Issuance Conformity | other | Subject to a policy described in paragraph 9 of subsection 5 (2), a decision to issue, otherwise create or amend a prescribed instrument shall, (a) conform with designated policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan; and (b) have regard to other policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | Relates to decisions creating or amending instruments | high |
| #Q071 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Official Plan Amendment Duty | other | The council of a municipality that has jurisdiction in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall amend its official plan to conform with the designated policies set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan | Must be done no later than the date required by section 26(1) of the Planning Act or a date set by the Minister | high |
| #Q072 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Existing Prescribed Instrument Amendment | other | Subject to a policy described in paragraph 9 of subsection 5 (2), a person or body that issued or otherwise created a prescribed instrument before the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan took effect shall amend the instrument to conform with the designated policies set out in the Plan. | Instruments created before the Plan took effect; must be amended by the date specified in the Plan | high |
| #Q073 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monitoring Policy Implementation Compliance | other | If a public body is identified in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan as being responsible for the implementation of a policy governing monitoring, the public body shall comply with any obligations imposed on it by the policy. | Public bodies identified in the Plan as responsible for monitoring | high |
| #Q074 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Minister Annual Implementation Report | other | The Minister shall annually prepare a report that, (a) describes the measures that have been taken to implement the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan; (b) summarizes the advice obtained from the Lake Simcoe Science Committee; and (c) summarizes the advice obtained from the Lake Simcoe Coordinating Committee. | | high |
| #Q075 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Officer Training for Entry Power | other | An officer shall not enter property unless the officer has received training prescribed by the regulations. | Applies to entry under Section 26(6) | high |
| #Q076 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Officer Reasonable Notice of Entry | other | The power to enter property under subsection (6) shall not be exercised unless reasonable notice of the entry has been given to the occupier of the property. | Except when contravention is causing/likely to cause environmental damage requiring immediate entry | high |
| #Q077 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Officer Identification and Explanation Duty | other | On request, a person who enters property under subsection (6) or (9) shall identify himself or herself and shall explain the purpose of the entry. | Upon request during entry | high |
| #Q078 | operational | operational | mandatory | Property Restoration after Entry | other | If property is entered under this section, the officer shall, in so far as is practicable, restore the property to the condition it was in before the entry. | Following entry for enforcement | high |
| #Q079 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition of Obstruction | other | Any person who prevents or obstructs a person from entering property or doing any other thing authorized under this section is guilty of an offence. | General application to shoreline protection enforcement | high |
| #Q080 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Establishment of Lake Simcoe Protection Plan | other | The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall establish the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | | high |
| #Q081 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Plan Publication | other | As soon as reasonably possible after the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is established, the Minister shall publish notice of the Plan on the environmental registry established under section 5 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, together with any other information that the Minister considers appropriate. | | high |
| #Q082 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Five-Year Progress Report | other | The Minister shall, at least once every five years, prepare a report that, (a) describes the results of any monitoring programs; and (b) describes the extent to which the objectives of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan are being achieved. | | high |
| #Q083 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Hearing Officer Recommendations | other | Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare written recommendations, with reasons, recommending what action the Minister should take with respect to the proposed amendment and shall give the written recommendations with the reasons to the Minister and to the parties to the hearing within 60 days after the conclusion of the hearing. | | high |
| #Q084 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Periodic Plan Review | other | The Minister shall ensure that a review of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is carried out at least every 10 years after the date the Plan takes effect to determine whether the Plan should be amended. | | high |
| #Q085 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Restriction on Dwelling Entry | other | An officer shall not enter a room actually used as a dwelling without the consent of the occupier except under the authority of a warrant under subsection (17). | Entry into rooms used as dwellings | high |
| #Q086 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Receipt and Return of Removed Documents | other | A person who enters property under subsection (6) or (9) shall not remove documents or data under clause (14) (g) without giving a receipt for them and shall promptly return the documents or data to the person who produced them. | When removing documents for copying during enforcement | high |
| #Q087 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Warrant Execution Hours | other | A warrant under subsection (17) shall be carried out between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., unless the warrant otherwise authorizes. | | high |
| #Q088 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Director and Officer Duty of Care | other | If a corporation commits an offence under this section, a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or failed to take all reasonable care to prevent the commission of the offence, or who participated in the commission of the offence, is also guilty of the offence, whether the corporation has been prosecuted for the offence or not. | Corporate contravention of shoreline protection regulations | high |
| #Q089 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Great Lakes Guardians' Council Meeting Frequency | other | The Minister shall ensure that at least one meeting of the Council is held before the first anniversary of the day subsection (1) comes into force and that at least one meeting is held in every subsequent calendar year. | Annually | high |
| #Q090 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ontario Great Lakes Strategy Review | other | The Minister shall cause a review of the Strategy to be undertaken before December 17, 2018 and before every sixth anniversary thereafter. | Every six years | high |
| #Q091 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Establishment of Ecological Monitoring Programs | other | Subject to subsection (2), the Minister shall ensure that programs or other actions that will be used to monitor and report on the following ecological conditions of all or part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin and that are sufficient for the purposes of improving understanding and management of the Basin are established and maintained: 1. Harmful pollutants, including microplastics. 2. Water quality. 3. Impacts of climate change. 4. Hydrology. 5. Biological communities. 6. Such other conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations. | | high |
| #Q092 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Algae Bloom Target Establishment | other | Within two years after this section comes into force, the Minister shall establish at least one target under subsection (1) to assist in the reduction of algae blooms in all or part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. | Within two years of the section's entry into force | high |
| #Q093 | operational | operational | mandatory | Target Implementation Plan Preparation | other | With respect to a target the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change or the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry has established under subsection (1) or (3), he or she shall, after consulting with the other Great Lakes ministers, prepare a plan setting out the actions that shall be taken to achieve the target. | Upon establishment of a qualitative or quantitative target | high |
| #Q094 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Planning and Condominium Act Decision Conformity | other | A decision under the Planning Act or the Condominium Act, 1998 made by a municipal council, municipal planning authority, planning board, other local board, minister of the Crown or ministry, board, commission or agency of the Government of Ontario, including the Ontario Land Tribunal, that relates to the area to which an initiative applies shall, (a) conform with designated policies that are set out in the initiative; and (b) have regard to policies described in Schedule 1 that are set out in the initiative and that are not designated policies. | Decisions relating to the area to which an initiative applies | high |
| #Q095 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Municipal Public Work and By-law Conflict Prohibition | other | Despite any other Act, no municipality or municipal planning authority shall, (a) undertake, within the area to which an initiative applies, any public work, improvement of a structural nature or other undertaking that conflicts with a designated policy set out in the initiative; or (b) pass a by-law for any purpose that conflicts with a designated policy set out in the initiative. | Within an area to which an initiative applies | high |
| #Q096 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Official Plan Amendment for Conformity | other | The council of a municipality or a municipal planning authority that has jurisdiction in the area to which an initiative applies shall amend its official plan to conform with designated policies set out in the initiative, (a) no later than the date the council... is required to revise its official plan in accordance with subsection 26 (1) of the Planning Act... or (b) no later than the date set by the Minister. | Municipalities/authorities within an initiative area | high |
| #Q097 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Existing Prescribed Instrument Amendment Duty | other | Subject to a regulation made under clause 38 (1) (g), (h) or (i), a person or body that issued or otherwise created a prescribed instrument before an initiative took effect shall amend the instrument to conform with designated policies set out in the initiative. | Instruments created before the initiative took effect | high |
| #Q098 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Document Production Requirement | other | If an officer appointed under clause (1) (c) requests in writing that a person produce any documents or data that relate to an activity that is regulated or prohibited by a regulation made under clause (1) (a) or to a thing that a person is required to do by a regulation made under clause (1) (b), the person shall produce the documents or data for the officer within the time and in the manner specified by the officer in the request. | Upon written request by an enforcement officer | high |
| #Q099 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Body Document Sharing Duty | other | If a public body that is responsible for one of the following matters [initiative development or reporting] requests that another public body provide copies of any documents or other records that are in its possession and control and that relate to the matter, the public body that receives the request shall comply with the request. | Request from a public body responsible for initiative development, review, or progress reporting | high |