Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Approvals Branch

• Approvals Branch

• Ontario. Environmental Approvals Branch

• Ontario. Environmental Approvals and Project Engineering Branch

• Ontario. Approvals and Engineering Branch

The Environmental Approvals Branch was established in 1974 under the Environmental Assessment and Planning Division.

In 1983, the Branch was renamed the Environmental Approvals and Project Engineering Branch and began reporting to the Regional Operations Division. The name of the Branch was changed again in 1986 to Approvals and Engineering Branch.

The name of the Branch changed again in 1989 to the Approvals Branch and it began reporting to the newly created Approvals and Engineering Division.

In 1999 the Branch merged with the Environmental Assessment Branch to form the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch.

The Approvals Branch was responsible for maintaining and, where degraded, enhancing the quality of the environment, including air, land and water in the Province of Ontario. The branch was responsible for enforcing and implementing various legislation, including: the Ontario Water Resources Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Niagara Escarpment Planning and the Pesticides Act. In compliance with these acts, the branch issued approvals, permits and licences be obtained prior to the implementation of a variety of undertakings that had potential environmental impact.

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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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