Modernizing Approvals and Permits Initiative Progress Update

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Modernizing Approvals and Permits Initiative
Progress Update

• Presentation to Ontario Mining Industry Cluster
  Council
• September 8th, 2006
• Candys Ballanger-Michaud

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Progress Update

• One-Window Protocol
• Draft currently under internal review
• Development of supporting products
• Operational Procedures
• Training Plan
• Communications Strategy
• Finalized/approved protocol to be posted in
  internet site
• Future consideration expand protocol to Federal
  agencies

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Progress Update

• Service Delivery Standards
• Working Together to Create a Better Future
  Mining Permits and Approvals Improvement Review
  Government/Industry Workshop June 9, 2006
• Objective was to identify areas that offered
  win/win outcomes for both industry government
  collaborative action and opportunity
• Focus on actions where short-term gain could be
  realized within 6 months

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Progress Update

• Service Delivery Standards Summary of Agreed
  Upon Short-Term Marks of Success
• Risk Management
• Understanding the Cycle
• Methodology
• Framework Pilot
• Efficiencies
• Permitting Redundancies
• Streamlining

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Progress Update

• Service Delivery Standards Summary of Agreed
  Upon Short-Term Marks of Success
• Timelines
• Establish Timelines (Service guarantees)
• Reverse Onus
• Permit by Rule
• One-Window Protocol (currently underway)
• Coordinated approach
• Electronic Service Delivery Strategy
• Environmental Scan of Opportunities

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Progress Update

• Service Delivery Standards Summary of Agreed
  Upon Short-Term Marks of Success
• Communications
• Articulation of clear Government
  Guidelines/Standards
• Practitioners Guide
• Promote/publish successes
• Building Relationships
• Regular interaction
• Opportunities for joint ventures

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Progress Update

• Service Delivery Standards Next Steps
• Risk Management Model Development Fall 2006
• Identify any regulatory or legislative change
  requirements
• Approvals required Directors Council, IIE ADMs
  Committee, Wednesday Morning Deputies Group
• Pilot identified low risk activities and
  associated permits currently required commence
  once approvals are received (excluding any
  legislatively required permits)

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Go Forward Plan

• Currently Under Development
• Minor set back due to Project Director returning
  to home ministry and summer months
• Transition to new Initiative lead Damien Duff,
  NDM
• Reaffirming resource requirements

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Related Initiatives

• Transformation/Modernization Project MOE
• Regulatory Modernization Act, 2006 Inspections,
  Investigations and Enforcement Secretariat
• Enabling legislation to facilitate information
  sharing regarding compliance and establishing
  criteria for high performers vs chronic violators
• MNR Permit Review Initiative

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Related Initiatives

• Environmental Assessment Project Committee
  Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Meeting with CEAA, Industry Government June
  16, 2006 (every 6 months)
• Meeting with Project Committee Fall 2006
• One-Window provincial/territorial delivery system
  for Operational Statements Department of
  Fisheries and Oceans

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Stakeholder Management

• Internal
• Interministry Directors Council established
• Chair Candys Ballanger-Michaud (to continue)
• Regular updates Inspections, Investigations and
  Enforcement ADMs Committee, Ministry Policy
  Committee (NDM), Wednesday Morning Deputies
  Group, as deemed necessary

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Stakeholder Management

• External
• OMA/Industry Advisory Group need to engage OPA
  and juniors more extensively
• ENGOs strategy to be developed
• Federal departments CEAA/OMA/Govt meetings to
  continue next follow up meeting December 2006
• Participation on Canada/Ontario committees
• Discussion/presentation to Federal Environmental
  Assessment Project Committee deferred to Fall
  2006

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Discussion/Questions

• Contact Information
• Candys Ballanger-Michaud
• Initiative Champion
• Email candys.ballanger-michaud_at_mol.gov.on.ca
• Telephone [phone]
• Damien Duff
• Initiative Project Lead
• Email damien.duff_at_ontario.ca
• Telephone [phone]