Cedar Springs Community Expansion Project

Project calendar

The tasks and timelines for the project are presented below:

Project consultation

Indigenous and community engagement

For new construction projects, the collective input from Indigenous communities and Métis, government agencies, municipalities, stakeholders, the public and landowners play an integral role in the route and site selection process.

Prior to construction, public input is obtained to ensure that the community is advised of the proposed project, and to involve the public in the decision-making process. Public consultation is a key component of the Environmental Report.

By providing the public with an opportunity to receive information about the Project, the consultation program helps identify and address stakeholder concerns, and have meaningful participation into the Project review and development process.

Public input from the virtual information session will be used to help finalize the project and mitigation plans to be implemented during construction.

Once the Leave to Construct Exemption Application is made to the OEB, any party with an interest in the Project, including members of the public, can participate in the process.

Public notification

Notice of Upcoming Project letters were mailed out to the OPCC, agencies, local Municipalities, directly and indirectly affected landowners, and Indigenous communities in June 2025.

Notice of Project Commencement letters will mailed out to the OPCC, agencies, local Municipalities, directly and indirectly affected landowners, and Indigenous communities in July 2025.

Public information sessions

Stakeholder consultation is an important part of this study. Members of the public, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders are invited to attend the virtual information session to review the project and provide comments. Details about the information session are provided below:

A virtual information session will be available from August 4, 2025 – August 18, 2025 at https://www.solutions.ca/CedarSpringsEA.

Regulatory information

The Cedar Springs Community Expansion Project is regulated by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), an independent government agency that regulates the electricity and natural gas sectors. After receiving the Leave-to-Construct Exemption Application (scheduled for November 2025), the OEB will provide further direction regarding this project. In this section, you can review all regulatory files about the project.

Environmental report

In accordance with the OEB's “Environmental Guidelines for the Location, Construction and Operation of Hydrocarbon Pipeline and Facilities in Ontario, 8th Edition 2023”, Enbridge Gas has retained the services of Stantec, an independent environmental consultant, to complete an environmental assessment for the proposed project.

The purpose of the environmental assessment is to: identify any potential impacts of the proposed project on the social, economic, and natural environments; identify local or provincial concerns regarding the proposed project; determine preferred routing of the pipeline segments; gather input from agencies, stakeholders, First Nations, and Métis, affected landowners, and the public. As well, it will recommend mitigation measures to limit impacts on the social, economic, and natural environments. It is important to minimize potential negative impacts of the proposed natural gas distribution pipelines and associated facilities on the environment. The data, analysis and results of the environmental assessment will be detailed in an Environmental Report.

Once available, the Environmental Report can be viewed here.

Leave to Construct Exemption Application

The Leave to Construct Exemption Application will be posted to this page once it has been submitted in November 2025.