Ontario Nature Blog

Across Ontario, people are deeply concerned about the province’s decision to pass Bill 5 – a legislation that threatens Indigenous rights, environmental protections, municipal planning processes and fair labour standards. Now, Indigenous grassroots leaders, represented by environmental law non-profit Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) with support from Ontario Nature, are taking action to participate ...

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The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario has once again sounded the alarm for Ontario’s environment in its 2025 Annual Report. Specifically, the audit of the Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) amplifies and reinforces last year’s warnings: Ontarians’ rights and opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making are being eroded. Since ...

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Since its introduction in 2018, Ontario’s free-entry mining system has received significant provincial support despite criticisms raised by Indigenous communities and conservation watchdogs. With loose consultation protocols, broad ministerial powers, and sweeping legislative changes, the current provincial government is placing a significant emphasis on mining. Cited as essential to Ontario’s ‘green transition’, Ontario’s mining system ...

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While the federal government has made bold promises to protect nature, their Canada Strong 2025 Budget tells a different story, prioritizing harmful subsidies over conservation funding, and ignoring the overwhelming majority of Canadians who see nature as essential to our national identity. Conservation Promises Broken In the throne speech, the government recognized the importance of ...

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On the first day Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) were back in fall session after an extended 137-day break, Ontario Nature hosted its inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park. This event was an opportunity for Ontario Nature, its Nature Network and partners to raise the profile of nature conservation amongst provincial decision-makers at the Legislation Assembly ...

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