Minister’s powers
 12. (1) The Minister may, not earlier than 30 days and not later than 65 days after the notice of completion of the environmental project report is first published under clause 11 (1) (b) or subsection 11 (4), give the proponent, (a) a notice allowing the proponent to proceed with the transit project in accordance with the environmental project report; (b) a notice requiring further consideration of the transit project, as described in subsection 13 (1); or (c) a notice allowing the proponent to proceed with the transit project in accordance with the environmental project report, subject to conditions set out in the notice.  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (1). (1.1) The Minister may give the proponent a notice amending or revoking a condition in a notice given under clause (1) (c), whether the notice was given under that clause before or after this subsection came into force, and the notice may set out any transitional requirements related to the amendment or revocation of the condition. O. Reg. 244/23, s. 1. (2) The Minister shall consider any written objections to the transit project that the Minister receives within 30 days after the notice of completion of the environmental project report is first published under clause 11 (1) (b) or subsection 11 (4).  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (2). (3) Subsection (2) ceases to apply to an objection if the objector gives the Minister written notice of the withdrawal of the objection.  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (3). (4) If the Minister receives a written objection within the time period referred to in subsection (2), the Minister shall not give a notice under clause (1) (b) or (c) unless he or she has given the proponent an opportunity to comment in writing on the objection.  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (4). (5) The Minister may give a notice under clause (1) (b) only if, (a) the Minister is of the opinion that, (i) the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest, and (ii) it is desirable to take the steps required by the notice under clause (1) (b) in order to further consider the negative impact referred to in subclause (i); or (b) the Minister is of the opinion that, (i) the transit project may have a negative impact on the existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, as recognized and affirmed in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and (ii) it is desirable to take the steps required by the notice under clause (1) (b) in order to further consider the negative impact referred to in subclause (i).  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (5); O. Reg. 342/20, s. 10 (1). (6) The Minister may give a notice under clause (1) (c) only if, (a) the Minister is of the opinion that, (i) the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest, and (ii) the conditions set out in the notice under clause (1) (c) appropriately address the negative impact referred to in subclause (i); or (b) the Minister is of the opinion that, (i) the transit project may have a negative impact on the existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, as recognized and affirmed in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and (ii) the conditions set out in the notice under clause (1) (c) appropriately address the negative impact referred to in subclause (i).  O. Reg. 231/08, s. 12 (6); O. Reg. 342/20, s. 10 (2). (7) The Minister may give notice under subsection (1.1) only if the Minister is of the opinion that, (a) if the notice amends a condition, the amendment will result in the condition appropriately addressing the negative impact that it was imposed to address; or (b) if the notice revokes a condition, the condition is not necessary to appropriately address the negative impact that it was imposed to address. O. Reg. 244/23, s. 1.