1 (1) In this Act, “air” includes enclosed air; (“air”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition: (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (1)) “designated project” means a Part II.3 project or a Part II.4 project; (“projet désigné”) “Director” means a person appointed under section 31.1 to act as a Director; (“directeur”) “environment” means, (a)  air, land or water, (b)  plant and animal life, including human life, (c)  the social, economic and cultural conditions that influence the life of humans or a community, (d)  any building, structure, machine or other device or thing made by humans, (e)  any solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration or radiation resulting directly or indirectly from human activities, or (f)  any part or combination of the foregoing and the interrelationships between any two or more of them, in or of Ontario; (“environnement”) “land” includes enclosed land, land covered by water and subsoil; (“terrain”) “Minister” means the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, or such other member of the Executive Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”) “municipality” subject to subsection 6.0.1 (2), includes a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act and a board, commission or other local authority exercising any power with respect to municipal affairs or purposes, including school purposes, in an unorganized township or unsurveyed territory; (“municipalité”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “municipality” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection 6.0.1 (2)” and substituting “subsection 17.5 (2)”. (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (3)) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definitions: (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (4)) “Part II.3 project” means a project that has been designated by the regulations as a project to which Part II.3 applies or that has been declared by the Minister to be a Part II.3 project by order made under subsection 16 (1) or 17.31 (1); (“projet visé par la partie II.3”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “Part II.3 project” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection 16 (1) or 17.31 (1)” at the end and substituting “subsection 17.31 (1)”. (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (5)) “Part II.4 project” means a project that has been designated by the regulations as a project to which Part II.4 applies and in respect of which an order has not been made under subsection 16 (1) or 17.31 (1); (“projet visé par la partie II.4”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “Part II.4 project” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection 16 (1) or 17.31 (1)” at the end and substituting “subsection 17.31 (1)”. (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (6)) “person” includes a municipality, Her Majesty in right of Ontario, a Crown agency within the meaning of the Crown Agency Act, a public body, a partnership, an unincorporated joint venture and an unincorporated association; (“personne”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “proceed” includes “carry on”; (“exploiter”, “poursuivre”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition: (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (4)) “project” means one or more enterprises or activities or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity; (“projet”) “proponent” means a person who, (a)  carries out or proposes to carry out an undertaking, or (b)  is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an undertaking; (“promoteur”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “proponent” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (7)) “proponent” means a person who, (a)  carries out or proposes to carry out an undertaking or a project, or (b)  is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an undertaking or a project; (“promoteur”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “proponent” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (8)) “proponent” means a person who, (a)  carries out or proposes to carry out a project, or (b)  is the owner or person having charge, management or control of a project; (“promoteur”) “provincial officer” means a person designated by the Minister as a provincial officer under Part IV; (“agent provincial”) “public body” means a body other than a municipality that is defined as a public body by the regulations; (“organisme public”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “Tribunal” means the Ontario Land Tribunal; (“Tribunal”) “undertaking” means, (a)  an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Ontario, by a public body or public bodies or by a municipality or municipalities, (b)  a major commercial or business enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of a major commercial or business enterprise or activity of a person or persons other than a person or persons referred to in clause (a) that is designated by the regulations, or (c)  an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity of a person or persons, other than a person or persons referred to in clause (a), if an agreement is entered into under section 3.0.1 in respect of the enterprise, activity, proposal, plan or program; (“entreprise”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “undertaking” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (10)) “water” means surface water and ground water, or either of them. (“eau”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18, s. 1; 1993, c. 27, Sched; 1996, c. 27, s. 1 (1-5); 2000, c. 26, Sched. E, s. 2 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 11 (1, 2); 2001, c. 9, Sched. G, s. 3 (1, 2); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2019, c. 9, Sched. 6, s. 1; 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (2, 9); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 44 (1). Definition of classes (2) For the purposes of this Act or a regulation, a class may be defined with respect to an attribute, quality or characteristic or combination thereof.  1996, c. 27, s. 1 (6). Same (3) A class may be defined to include or exclude one or more members that would otherwise not be included in or excluded from the class.  1996, c. 27, s. 1 (6). Same (4) A class may be defined to consist of a specified person, thing, matter or activity.  1996, c. 27, s. 1 (6). Same (5) An amendment to an approved class environmental assessment made under section 15.1.4 or subsection 15.4 (1) may include a change to the definition of the class of undertakings to which the approved class environmental assessment applies, and, in particular, the amendment may include adding or removing a class. 2021, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1. Same (6) Subsection (5) applies, with necessary modifications, to an amendment to an approval of a class environmental assessment made under section 15.1.4. 2021, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 27, Sched. - 31/12/1991; 1996, c. 27, s. 1 (1-6) - 01/01/1997 2000, c. 26, Sched. E, .s. 2 (1) - 06/12/2000; 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 11 (1, 2) - 06/12/2000 2001, c. 9, Sched. G, s. 3 (1, 2) - 29/06/2001 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2019, c. 9, Sched. 6, s. 1 - 06/06/2019 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (1, 3-8, 10) - not in force; 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 1 (2, 9) - 21/07/2020 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 44 (1) - 01/06/2021; 2021, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1- 02/12/2021