The Registry has been crucial to supporting public participation
in environmental decision making in Ontario for nearly two decades.
Created under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 and
administered by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
("MOECC"), the Registry provides public access to
information about the decisions impacting the environment that are
happening around the province. It also provides the public with the
opportunity to weigh in on these decisions by offering a forum for
providing comment.
The practice of public participation in environmental decision
making in Ontario has benefited a great deal from the availability
of this resource. However, the Registry's design has long been
plagued by complaints related to its cumbersome interface, limited
functionality, and general obsolescence.
