Backgrounder : streamlining approvals process for certificates of approval and permits / Renseignements generaux sur la simplification du processus d'octroi de certificats d'autorisation et de permis

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BACKGROUNDER: RENSEIGNEMENTS GENERAUX
STREAMLINING APPROVALS SUR LA SIMPLIFICATION DU
PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATES PROCESSUS D'OCTROI DE
OF APPROVAL AND PERMITS cEwnuiCAiS D'AUTORISATION
ET DE PERMIS
WHAT IS THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT'S EN QUO1 CONSISTE LE PROGRAMME
APPROVAL PROGRAM? D'AUTORISATlON DU MINISTERE DE
LEN VIRONNEMENT?
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is
responsible for protecting the quality of our province's Le minlstOre de rEnvironnemem de 'Ontario dolt
environment, Including air, land and water. protéger Ia qualité de l'environnement de Ia province,
noamment Ia qualité de Lair, du sol at de Leau.
Several pieces of legislation including the Ontario
Water Resources Act (OWRA), the Environmental Divers textes de lol, dont Ia Loi sur les ressources en
Protection Act (EPA), the Pesticides Act (PA), the eaja do tOntaric, Ia Lol sin' ía protection de
Envfronmental Assessment Act (EA), the Niagara !'environnement, Ia L& sur lea pesticides, Ia Lot stir Ia
Escarpment Planning and Development Act (NERDA) planification et Pamdnagement de l'escaipement du
and numerous policies, guidelines and regulations Niagara et de nombreux réglements at maintes
exist to assist the ministry with fulfilling thiS politiques et dIrectives aident le ministere a remplir
responalbllity. son mandat a I'Ogaid de l'environnement.
To maintain control over environmental quality, these En vertu des lois susmentionnOes, et dana le but de
Acts require that approvals be obtained before the protéger l'envlronnement, les promoteurs doivent
start of undertakings that may have an impact on the obtenir une autorisation avant d'entreprendre des
environment. Undertakings requiring approval travaux susceptibles de se répercuter sur
certificates or permits range from the installation of l'environnement. Les travaux qul nOcessitent un
an exhaust fan In a restaurant to the construction or certificat d'autorisation ou un permis varlent
modification of major water and sewage plants. grandement, englobant tant l'installation de
ventilateurs dans un restaurant que Ia construction ou
Each year the ministry Issues over 10,000 certIficates Ia modemisation d'une grande usine de traitement de
of approval and permits in acoordance with these l'eau cu d'épumtion des eaux d'Ogout.
Acts and regulations.
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WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR REFORM OF ThE Toujours aux termes des lois susmentionnOes et des
APPROVALS PROCESS? rOglemenis sy rattachant, Is Ministére dOlivre chaque
année plus de 10 000 certificats d'autorisat ion et
The high volume of applications, the, increasing permis.
complexity of the proposals and information required
and a large number of incomplete applications have POURQUOI LES REFORMES?
gradually affected the ministry's ability to ensure a
timely response to applications. Le grand nombre de projets, Ia complexite toujours
accrue des demandes, Ia quantitó de donnOes
In keeping with the government's broad commitment pour evaluer les projets et le nombre
to simplify procedures and ensure customer service, considerable de demandes incomplétes sont autant
the ministry undertook a careful review of its de raisons qui empOchent parfois le MinistOre de
approvals program to determine what could be done. répondre promptement aux demandes.
to expedite the process.
Conformément au dOsir du gouvemement de
HOW DOES THE MINISTRY PLAN TO REFORM simplifier les procédés administratits et d'améliorer
ThE APPROVALS PROCESS? les services a Ia clientele, le ministère de
l'Environnement a entrepris un exarnen
The ministry will work on several fronts with a view to consciencieux de son programme d'autorisation,
streamlining the approvals process. Initiatives examen qui lui permetira de tiouver des fagons
include: d'accOlérer le processus.
• Refinement of application forms to make it easier QUELLE EST LA NATURE DES REFORMES
to understand requirements and ensure that PROPOSEES PAR LE MINISTERE DE
necessary information is provided; L'ENVIRQNNEMENT?
• Development of an application guidebook with Soucieux de simplifier en profondeur le processus
step by step instructions and explanations to d'autorisation, le Ministére entreprendra ses rOformes
assist applicants in preparing and submitting the sur plusieurs fronts, notamment:
apphcatlon;
• en raffinant les formulaires de demande, de
• Encouraging pre-application consultations to manlére a en clarifier les exigences et a réduire Ia
ensure applicants are aware of ministry frequence des demarides incomplOtes:
requirements at the outset;
• en élaborant un guide qui aidera les demandeurs
• Improving liaisons with interest groups to discuss a remplir et a presenter leurs demandes;
approvals related concerns;
• en encourageant les demandeurs a consuher le
• Enhanced staff training and guidelines to ensure a Ministère avant de faire leurs demandes;
consistent level of review; and
• en parfaisant Ia formation du personnel et en
• Review of aftemative means of with uniformisant le processus d'autorisation;
applications for prolects that have very little
environmental impact in an effort to reduce the en étudiant d'autres laçons de traiter les
overall volume of applications. demandes se rapportant aux travaux qui ont tres
peu de repercussions sur l'environnernent, en we
de rOduire le volume des demandes.
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WHEN WILL THESE REFORMS BE. GUANO CES REFORMES SERONT.ELLES
INTRODUCED? INTRODUITES?
Some of these initiatives such as development of the Certaines de ces réformes, par exemple Ia
guidelines and enhanced staff training are already in clarification des directives at Ia formation accrue du
process. Others such as the review of alternative personnel, sont déjà on court D'autres, comme Ia
means of dealing with applications will be started possble du volume des demandes, seront
shortly with a view to completion this year. introckiftes sous peu dans l'Intention de lee mener a
temie dans is courant de £annóe.
WHAT IS ThE MINiSTRY'S GOAL FOR
TURNAROUND OF CERTIFiCATES OF QUEL DELAI I.E MIN1STERE VISE-TIL POUR
APPROVAL AND PERMITS? L'OCTROI DES CERTIFICATS D'AUTORISATlON
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DES PERMIS?
The ninistry's aim is to shorten the present
turnaround time for certificates of approval and Le rrlnistOre do l'Envlronnement espére pouvoir
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permits by 50% or more. réduire moitlé ou davantage Is tenps nécessaire
au traitement des certificats et des permis.
Attainment of this goal Is based on ministry
agreement with information such as effluent criteria Cat objectif repose sur deux conditions a) queles
and hydrogeological assessments that acconçany donnOes environnementales (p. ox., leo normes
the submissions and the rec*t of a complete rgissant Is qualité des effluents at es etudes
package from the applicant. hydrogOoiogiques) presentées par leo promoteurs
répondent aux criteres dautorisation du Ministére; at
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT b) que lee demandessoient completes.
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