Ford government targets environmental approvals, industrial emissions rules in new bill

Under one of the proposed approaches, known as a “shot clock,” permits would be automatically approved if the government fails to make a decision within a prescribed timeframe, although deadlines could be paused when applications are incomplete. The government estimates the changes approved so far would collectively eliminate almost 220,000 days of permit processing time once implemented. The bill marks one of the Ford government's first major legislative initiatives of the fall session.