Sara Shams

The appellant purchased a former waste disposal site and inherited an Environmental Compliance Approval requiring post-closure monitoring and financial assurance.

The Director issued an order requiring the appellant to submit financial assurance of $74,638.

The appellant appealed, arguing they should not have to pay until a civil suit against the prior owner was resolved.

The Ontario Land Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the appellant had not complied with monitoring requirements and that delaying the financial assurance was not in the public interest.

The Tribunal confirmed the Director's order and set a payment deadline of May 1, 2026.

The appellant appealed a Director's Order requiring the remediation of illegal demolition waste dumped on an unlicensed site.

Prior to the hearing, the appellant abandoned its appeal and the parties presented a proposed settlement in the form of a new Director's Order with a detailed remediation work programme.

The Tribunal found the settlement satisfied the statutory requirements of the Environmental Protection Act and was in the public interest.

The Tribunal ordered the original Director's Order revoked against the appellant and directed the issuance of the new Director's Order as set out in the Minutes of Settlement.