| #Q001 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Diluting Effluent | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall not combine effluent with water or any other effluent for the purpose of diluting effluent before it is deposited. | | high |
| #Q002 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Conduct Environmental Effects Monitoring | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall conduct environmental effects monitoring studies in accordance with the requirements and within the periods set out in Schedule 5. | | high |
| #Q003 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Validation of Monitoring Studies | wastewater, aquatic life | The studies shall be conducted using documented and validated methods, and their results interpreted and reported on in accordance with generally accepted standards of good scientific practice at the time that the studies are conducted. | | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submit Environmental Effects Monitoring Results | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator shall record the results of the studies and submit to the Minister of the Environment, in accordance with the requirements set out in Schedule 5, the reports and information required by that Schedule. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Initial Identifying Information Submission | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment the information referred to in subsection (2) not later than 60 days after the day on which any of the following occur: (a) the mine becomes subject to these Regulations; (b) ownership of the mine is transferred; and (c) the mine returns to commercial operation after it has become a recognized closed mine. | | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Identifying Information Change Submission | wastewater | The owner or operator shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment any change in the information not later than 60 days after the change occurs. | Any change in identifying information. | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Final Discharge Point Identification | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall identify each final discharge point and submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment, not later than 60 days after the day on which the mine becomes subject to these Regulations, the following information: (a) plans, specifications and a general description of each final discharge point together with its location by latitude and longitude; (b) a description of how each final discharge point is designed and maintained in respect of the deposit of deleterious substances; and (c) the name of the receiving body of water, if there is a name. | Not later than 60 days after the mine becomes subject to the Regulations. | high |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submission of New or Inspector-Identified Final Discharge Points | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment the information required by section 9, for (a) any final discharge point that is identified by an inspector, and that was not identified as required by section 9, within 30 days after the discharge point is identified; and (b) each new final discharge point, at least 60 days before depositing effluent from that new final discharge point. | | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Proposed Change to Final Discharge Point | wastewater | The owner or operator shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment the information on any proposed change to a final discharge point at least 60 days before the change is to be made. | Before any change to a final discharge point. | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monitoring Equipment Information Record Keeping | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall keep records relating to effluent monitoring equipment that contain (a) a description of the equipment and, if applicable, the manufacturer's specifications and the year and model number of the equipment; and (b) the results of the calibration tests of the equipment. | | high |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Routine Effluent and pH Testing | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall, not less than once per week and at least 24 hours apart, collect from each final discharge point (a) a grab sample or composite sample of effluent and record the pH of the sample at the time of its collection and record, without delay after collecting the sample, the concentrations of the deleterious substances prescribed in section 3 except un-ionized ammonia; and (b) a grab sample of effluent and record the temperature and the pH of the sample at the time of its collection and record, without delay after collecting the sample, the concentrations of total ammonia expressed as nitrogen (N). | | high |
| #Q012 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Effluent Analytical Testing Standards | wastewater | Testing conducted under subsection (1) shall comply with the analytical requirements set out in Table 1 of Schedule 3 and shall be done in accordance with generally accepted standards of good scientific practice at the time of the sampling using documented and validated methods. | | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Calculation of Un-ionized Ammonia | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall determine and record the concentration of un-ionized ammonia, using the temperature, pH and concentration of total ammonia recorded under paragraph (1)(b), in accordance with the following formula: A (1/(1 + 10pKa-pH)) | | high |
| #Q014 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Increased Frequency - Reaching Thresholds | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall increase the frequency of conducting tests relating to the concentration of a deleterious substance at a final discharge point to the frequency prescribed in section 12 (a) in the case of a deleterious substance mentioned in subsection (1), if that substance's monthly mean concentration at that final discharge point is equal to or greater than 10% of the value set out in column 2 of Schedule 4; and (b) in the case of radium 226, if the concentration of radium 226 at that final discharge point is equal to or greater than 0.037 Bq/L. | Triggered when substance concentration thresholds are met or exceeded. | high |
| #Q015 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Increased Frequency - Non-Compliance with Requirements | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall increase the frequency of conducting tests relating to the concentration of a deleterious substance at all final discharge points to the frequency prescribed in section 12 for all the substances mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) if the owner or operator (a) fails to perform a test required under those subsections in accordance with the prescribed frequency; or (b) fails to submit a report required under subsection 21(1) or section 22 within the prescribed time. | Triggered upon failure to test properly or submit reports on time. | high |
| #Q016 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Testing Frequency Change Due to Location Change | wastewater | If the owner or operator of a mine changes the location of a final discharge point, the owner or operator shall increase the frequency of conducting tests relating to the concentration of a deleterious substance at that final discharge point to the frequency prescribed in section 12 for all the deleterious substances mentioned in subsections (1) and (2). | If the location of a final discharge point is changed. | high |
| #Q017 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Reduced Testing Frequency Procedure | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine who reduces the frequency of conducting tests under subsection (1) or (2) shall (a) notify the Minister of the Environment, in writing, at least 30 days in advance, of that fact; (b) select and record the sampling dates not less than 30 days in advance of collecting the samples of effluent; and (c) collect the sample on the selected day except if, owing to unforeseen circumstances, they cannot sample on that day, in which case, they shall do so as soon as practicable after that day. | When the frequency of testing is being reduced. | high |
| #Q018 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | General Acute Lethality Testing Frequency | wastewater, aquatic life | Subject to section 15, the owner or operator of a mine shall collect, once a month, a grab sample of effluent from each final discharge point and determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting acute lethality tests on aliquots of each effluent sample in accordance with sections 14.1 to 14.4. | | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Testing Sampling Procedure | wastewater, aquatic life | For the purposes of subsection (1), the owner or operator of a mine (a) shall select and record the sampling date not less than 30 days in advance of collecting the grab sample; (b) shall collect the sample on the selected day except if, owing to unforeseen circumstances, they cannot sample on that day, in which case, they shall do so as soon as practicable after that day; and (c) shall collect the grab samples not less than 15 days apart. | | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Sample Volume and Measurements | wastewater, aquatic life | When collecting a grab sample of effluent for the purposes of subsection (1), the owner or operator of a mine shall (a) collect a sufficient volume of effluent to enable the owner or operator to comply with paragraph 15(1)(a); and (b) record the temperature and the pH of each grab sample of effluent at the time of the sample's collection. | | high |
| #Q021 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Rainbow Trout Method | wastewater, aquatic life | Unless the salinity value of the effluent is greater than ten parts per thousand and the effluent is deposited into marine waters, the owner or operator of a mine shall determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting an acute lethality test in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13. | Unless salinity > 10 parts per thousand and effluent is deposited into marine waters. | high |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Threespine Stickleback Method | wastewater, aquatic life | If the salinity value of the effluent is greater than ten parts per thousand and the effluent is deposited into marine waters, the owner or operator of a mine shall determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting an acute lethality test in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/10. | If salinity > 10 parts per thousand and deposited into marine waters. | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Daphnia magna Method | wastewater, aquatic life | Unless the salinity value of the effluent is greater than four parts per thousand and the effluent is deposited into marine waters, the owner or operator of a mine shall, in addition to conducting the acute lethality test set out in section 14.1, determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting an acute lethality test in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14. | Unless salinity > 4 parts per thousand and deposited into marine waters. | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Acartia tonsa Method | wastewater, aquatic life | If the salinity value of the effluent is greater than four parts per thousand and the effluent is deposited into marine waters, the owner or operator of a mine shall, in addition to conducting the acute lethality test set out in either section 14.1 or 14.2, determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting an acute lethality test in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method STB 1/RM/60. | If salinity > 4 parts per thousand and deposited into marine waters. | high |
| #Q025 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Response to Acutely Lethal Test Results | wastewater, aquatic life | If an effluent sample is determined to be acutely lethal by an acute lethality test, the owner or operator of a mine shall (a) without delay, (i) conduct the effluent characterization set out in subsection 4(1) of Schedule 5 on the aliquot of each grab sample collected under subsection 14(1), (ii) record the concentration of total ammonia and, using that concentration and using the temperature and pH recorded under paragraph 14(3)(b), determine the concentration of un-ionized ammonia in accordance with the formula set out in subsection 12(4), and (iii) record the concentrations of the deleterious substances prescribed in section 3; (b) collect a grab sample twice a month from the final discharge point from which the effluent sample determined to be acutely lethal was collected, record the temperature and the pH of each sample at the time of its collection and, without delay, conduct the acute lethality test that determined the effluent sample to be acutely lethal on each grab sample in accordance with the procedure set out in section 6 of the applicable reference method and, if the sample is determined to be acutely lethal, without delay, (i) conduct the effluent characterization set out in subsection 4(1) of Schedule 5 on the aliquot of each grab sample, (ii) record the concentration of total ammonia and, using that concentration and using the temperature and pH recorded under this paragraph, determine the concentration of un-ionized ammonia in accordance with the formula set out in subsection 12(4), and (iii) record the concentrations of the deleterious substances prescribed in section 3; and (c) collect the grab samples not less than seven days apart. | If an effluent sample is determined to be acutely lethal. | high |
| #Q026 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reduced Acute Lethality Testing Notification | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall notify the Minister of the Environment in writing at least 30 days before the reduction of the frequency of acute lethality testing. | Before reducing frequency. | high |
| #Q027 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Reduced Acute Lethality Testing Sampling Procedure | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator who reduces the frequency of conducting acute lethality testing under subsection (1) shall (a) select and record the sampling date not less than 30 days in advance of collecting the grab samples; and (b) collect the grab samples not less than 45 days apart. | When operating on a reduced frequency of testing. | high |
| #Q028 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Record Test Results Data | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall record without delay the data referred to in section 9.1 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/10, section 8.1 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13, section 8.1 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14 and section 9.1 of Reference Method STB 1/RM/60 for each acute lethality test. | | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Record Monthly Volume of Effluent | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall record, in cubic metres, the total monthly volume of effluent deposited from each final discharge point for each month during which there was a deposit. | | high |
| #Q030 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Measure and Calibrate Effluent Volume System | wastewater | The owner or operator shall (a) measure the flow rate or volume of effluent deposited by using a monitoring system that is accurate to within 15% of measured flow rate or volume; and (b) maintain and calibrate the monitoring system at least once in each year and record the results, as well as the date on which and the manner in which the requirement to maintain and calibrate has been met. | | high |
| #Q031 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Calculate Monthly Mean Concentration | wastewater | With respect to the deleterious substances that are contained in the effluent deposited from each final discharge point, the owner or operator of a mine shall, for each month during which there is a deposit and during which samples are collected, record the monthly mean concentration (a) in mg/L for deleterious substances referred to in paragraphs 3(a) to (g) and (i); and (b) in Bq/L for a deleterious substance referred to in paragraph 3(h). | | high |
| #Q032 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Calculate Loading | wastewater | With respect to the deleterious substances that are contained in the effluent deposited from each final discharge point, the owner or operator of a mine shall, for each month and for each calendar quarter during which there was a deposit and during which a sample is collected, record the loading (a) in kg for deleterious substances referred to paragraphs 3(a) to (g) and (i); and (b) in MBq for a deleterious substance referred to in paragraph 3(h). | | high |
| #Q033 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submit Quarterly Effluent Monitoring Report | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall submit to the Minister of the Environment an effluent monitoring report for all tests and monitoring conducted during each calendar quarter not later than 45 days after the end of the quarter. | | high |
| #Q034 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submit Annual Report | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall submit to the Minister of the Environment, not later than March 31 in each year, a report that shall include (a) the identifying information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 6; (b) the effluent monitoring results for the previous calendar year for each final discharge point, including (i) for test results respecting the prescribed deleterious substances and the pH, the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 6, and (ii) for each acute lethality test, (A) the date when the sample was collected, (B) the location of the final discharge point from which the sample was collected, and (C) the percentage mortality in 100% effluent test concentration; and (c) the following information regarding non-compliance: (i) if the results of any effluent monitoring tests indicate that the maximum authorized concentrations set out in Schedule 4 were exceeded or that the pH of the effluent is less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5, the causes of that non-compliance and the remedial measures that are planned or that have been implemented, and (ii) if the results of any acute lethality tests indicate that an effluent sample was determined to be acutely lethal, the remedial measures that are planned or that have been implemented. | | high |
| #Q035 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Electronic Reporting Format | wastewater | Any report or information referred to in sections 7, 21 and 22 shall be submitted electronically in the format provided by the Department of the Environment, but the report or information shall be submitted in writing if (a) no such format has been provided; or (b) it is, owing to circumstances beyond the control of either the owner or the operator, impracticable to submit the report or information electronically in the format provided. | | high |
| #Q036 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notify Inspector of Exceedances or Lethality | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall notify an inspector without delay if the results of the effluent monitoring tests conducted under section 12 or 13, subsection 14(1) or section 15 or 16 indicate that (a) the limits set out in Schedule 4 are being or have been exceeded; (b) the pH of the effluent is less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5; or (c) an effluent is acutely lethal. | If limits exceeded, pH out of range, or effluent is acutely lethal. | high |
| #Q037 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Written Report of Non-Compliance | wastewater | The owner or operator shall provide a written report of the test results to the inspector within 30 days after the tests have been completed. | Following a non-compliance notification. | high |
| #Q038 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sample Collection After Relief | wastewater | The owner or operator shall collect the samples of effluent without delay when the circumstances permit. | When unforeseen circumstances causing relief have passed. | high |
| #Q039 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | End of Commercial Operation Notice | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall notify the Minister of the Environment in writing of the day on which the mine has stopped commercial operation not later than 90 days after the end of commercial operation. | | high |
| #Q040 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Retention of Records | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall keep all records, books of account or other documents required by these Regulations at the mine for a period of not less than five years, beginning on the day on which they are made... | | high |
| #Q041 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | Compensation Plan for Tailings | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall, before depositing a deleterious substance into a tailings impoundment area that is set out in Schedule 2, submit to the Minister of the Environment a compensation plan that includes the information described in subsection (2) and obtain that Minister's approval of the plan. | Before depositing into a Schedule 2 tailings impoundment area. | high |
| #Q042 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Implement Remedial Measures for Compensation Plan | wastewater, aquatic life | If the compensation plan's purpose is not being achieved, the owner or operator of a mine shall, as soon as practicable in the circumstances, identify and implement all necessary remedial measures to ensure that the purpose is achieved. | If the plan's purpose is not being achieved. | high |
| #Q043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Monitoring Effluent from Tailings Impoundment Area | wastewater | The owner or operator of a mine shall deposit effluent from a tailings impoundment area only through a final discharge point that is monitored and reported on in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations. | | high |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Prepare Emergency Response Plan | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine shall prepare an emergency response plan that describes the measures to be taken in respect of a deleterious substance within the meaning of subsection 34(1) of the Act to prevent any unauthorized deposit of such a substance or to mitigate the effects of such a deposit. | | high |
| #Q045 | operational | operational | mandatory | Test Emergency Response Plan | wastewater | The owner or operator shall update and test the emergency response plan at least once each year to ensure that the plan continues to meet the requirements of subsection (2). | | high |
| #Q046 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Report Unauthorized Deposits | wastewater, aquatic life | A report required by subsection 38(7) of the Act in respect of the unauthorized deposit of a deleterious substance shall contain the following information: (a) the name, description and concentration of the deleterious substance deposited; (b) the estimated quantity of the deposit and how the estimate was achieved; (c) the day on which, and hour at which, the deposit occurred; (d) the quantity of the deleterious substance that was deposited at a place other than through a final discharge point and the identification of that place... (e) the quantity... deposited through a final discharge point... (f) the name of the receiving body of water... (g) the results of the acute lethality tests... (h) the circumstances of the deposit, the measures that were taken to mitigate the effects... and (i) the measures that were taken... to prevent any similar occurrence... | In respect of an unauthorized deposit. | high |
| #Q047 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Testing for Unauthorized Deposits | wastewater, aquatic life | If an unauthorized deposit of a deleterious substance occurs, the owner or operator of a mine shall, without delay, collect a grab sample of effluent at the place where the deposit occurred and determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting tests on aliquots of each effluent sample in accordance with sections 14.1 to 14.4. | If an unauthorized deposit occurs. | high |
| #Q048 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Requirements to Close a Mine | wastewater, aquatic life | An owner or operator who intends to close a mine shall (a) provide written notice of that intention to the Minister of the Environment; (b) maintain the mine's rate of production at less than 10% of its design-rated capacity for a continuous period of three years starting on the day on which the written notice is received by the Minister of the Environment; and (c) conduct a biological monitoring study during the three-year period referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with Division 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 5. | Intention to close a mine. | high |
| #Q049 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Conduct Effluent Characterization | wastewater | The effluent characterization shall be conducted once per calendar quarter on an aliquot of effluent sample collected under sections 12 and 13 of these Regulations from each final discharge point at least one month after the sample on which the previous characterization was conducted. | | high |
| #Q050 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Conduct Sublethal Toxicity Testing - Fresh Waters | wastewater, aquatic life | Sublethal toxicity testing shall, in the case of effluent deposited into fresh waters, be conducted using the following test methodologies, as amended from time to time: (a) in the case of a fish species... (b) in the case of an invertebrate species... (c) in the case of a plant species... and (d) in the case of an algal species... | Effluent deposited into fresh waters. | high |
| #Q051 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | First Biological Monitoring Study Design Submission | wastewater, aquatic life | A first study design shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than 12 months after the day on which a mine becomes subject to section 7 of these Regulations. | | high |
| #Q052 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Conduct First Biological Monitoring Studies | wastewater, aquatic life | Subject to subsection (2), the first biological monitoring studies shall start not earlier than six months after the day on which the first study design is submitted under section 10, and shall be conducted in accordance with that study design. | | high |
| #Q053 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | First Interpretative Report Submission | wastewater, aquatic life | A first interpretative report shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than 36 months after the day on which the mine becomes subject to section 7 of these Regulations. | | high |
| #Q054 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice Method for Plan Amendments | other | A notice given under clause 13 (4) (a) or (5) (a) of the Act shall be given by mail, e-mail, fax or personal service. | Applies to notices regarding amendments to the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. | high |
| #Q055 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Municipal Notice Recipient for Plan Amendments | other | A notice given to a municipality under clause 13 (4) (a) or (5) (a) of the Act shall be given to the clerk of the municipality. | | high |
| #Q056 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Notice Recipients for Plan Amendments | other | The following persons are prescribed as other persons to whom notice must be given under clause 13 (4) (a) of the Act: 1. The chair of the Lake Simcoe Science Committee. 2. The chair of the Lake Simcoe Coordinating Committee. | | high |
| #Q057 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice Method for Hearings | other | A notice given under clause 14 (2) (b) of the Act shall be given by mail, e-mail, fax or personal service. | Applies to notices regarding hearings on amendments. | high |
| #Q058 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Municipal Notice Recipient for Hearings | other | A notice given to a municipality under clause 14 (2) (b) of the Act shall be given to the clerk of the municipality. | | high |
| #Q059 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Disposal of Sewage Works Matters | wastewater | A matter described in clause 7 (l) and commenced before the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of in accordance with the Plan. | Applies to environmental compliance approvals for new or existing sewage works commenced before the Plan's effect. | high |
| #Q060 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Disposal of General Matters After Plan Effect | other | Subject to subsection (2), a matter described in section 7 and commenced on or after the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of in accordance with the Plan. | | high |
| #Q061 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Publication of Watershed Data and Map | other | Subsection (1) applies only if the following are available to the public on the Internet and in such other manner as the Minister of the Environment considers appropriate: 1. The data file referred to in subsection (1). 2. A map that shows the approximate boundaries that are described in the data file referred to in subsection (1). | Condition for the validity of the watershed boundary description in subsection (1) | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Prescribed Notice Recipients for Hearings | other | For the purposes of giving notice under clause 14 (2) (b) of the Act, the following persons and public bodies are prescribed: 1. The chair of the Lake Simcoe Science Committee. 2. The chair of the Lake Simcoe Coordinating Committee. 3. The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. 4. The municipalities mentioned in clauses 13 (4) (a) and (5) (a) of the Act. | Notice regarding hearings on Plan amendments | high |
| #Q063 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition Rule for Pre-Plan Matters | other | Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a matter described in section 7 and commenced before the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of as if the Plan had not come into effect. | Commencement before Plan effective date; subject to specific exceptions in 8(2), 8(3), and 8(4) | high |
| #Q064 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition for Matters near Streams in Settlement Areas | other | A matter described in clause 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (h) and commenced before the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of in accordance with policy 4.15 of the Plan if, (a) the matter relates to lands that are inside an area of settlement; and (b) the lands are located within 100 metres of a permanent stream. | Relates to specific matters (official plans, amendments, zoning, site plans, subdivisions) near streams within settlement areas | high |
| #Q065 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition for Settlement Expansion and Key Features | other | A matter that meets one of the following criteria and commenced before the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of in accordance with the Plan: 1. A matter described in clause 7 (a) or (b) that has the effect of, i. adding any amount of land to an area of settlement, or ii. designating a new area of settlement of any size. 2. A matter described in clause 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (h), if the matter relates to lands that are outside an area of settlement and the lands are located within 120 metres of, i. a lake in the Lake Simcoe watershed other than Lake Simcoe, ii. a permanent or intermittent tributary of Lake Simcoe, or iii. a key natural heritage feature set out in the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. 3. A matter described in clause 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (h), if the matter relates to lands that are located within 120 metres of the Lake Simcoe shoreline. | Specific matters involving settlement expansion, shoreline proximity, or proximity to tributaries/heritage features | high |
| #Q066 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Planning Act Approvals Transition Exception | other | A matter described in clause 7 (j), (k) or (m) and commenced on or after the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of as if the Plan had not come into effect if, (a) the matter relates to a proposal for development that, on a day before the day the Plan came into effect, required approval of one or more applications described in clause 7 (d), (e) or (f); and (b) all of the required approvals for applications under the Planning Act or the Condominium Act, 1998 in relation to the proposal for development have been obtained on a day before the day the Plan came into effect. | Conservation, public lands, or lakes and rivers matters where Planning Act approvals were already secured before the Plan's effect | high |
| #Q067 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition for Subdivisions and Provisional Consents | other | Despite subsections 8 (3) and (4) and section 9, a matter described in clause 7 (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (m) that is commenced before, on or after the day the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan comes into effect shall be disposed of as if the Plan had not come into effect if it meets one of the following criteria: 1. The matter relates to a proposal for development for which approval of a draft plan of subdivision has been given under section 51 of the Planning Act and, i. the approval was given under that section on a day before the day the Plan came into effect, and ii. the approval has not lapsed. 2. The matter relates to a proposal for development for which approval of a draft condominium description has been given under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998 and, i. the approval was given under that section on a day before the day the Plan came into effect, and ii. the approval has not lapsed. 3. The matter relates to a proposal for development for which a provisional consent has been given under section 53 of the Planning Act and, i. the provisional consent was given under that section on a day before the day the Plan came into effect, and ii. the provisional consent has not lapsed. | Existing draft approvals for subdivisions, condominiums, or provisional consents that have not lapsed | high |