Metrolinx is showing leadership by working with key stakeholders to develop regulatory and legislative changes that continue to protect the environment, but result in a significantly streamlined environmental assessment process for public transit projects.

An initial round of consultations to identify opportunities for streamlining the environmental assessment process is complete. Regional municipalities, cities, and transit property owners, who plan and carry out environmental assessments, were participants in this initial round. Consultations also occurred with ministries and agencies, including the Ministries of Environment (MOE), Transportation (MTO), Public Infrastructure Renewal (PIR), Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), Infrastructure Ontario (IO), and the Office of the Provincial Facilitator (OPF).

 Federal Environmental Assessment for Transit Projects