The Environmental Registry ("the Registry") is an online

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where

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ministries publish notices of environmentally significant proposals or decisions, and invite the public to submit their comments. The ministries are obliged under the ''

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'' to consider these comments when making their final decisions, and every year the

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reports on how well the various ministries used the Registry, including how well they considered the comments they received. It is operated by th
Ministry of the Environment
and is found a
www.ebr.gov.on.ca
.

External links

The Environmental Registry

About the Environmental Registry
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