You must hold a non-shopkeeper distributor licence if you meet at least one of the following: • You sell or distribute fluid milk products and do not operate a shop. • You operate a shop and less than 50% by volume of your fluid milk products are sold directly to consumers from your shop. • You are a fluid milk distributor and you don’t buy your milk products from a licensed non-shopkeeper distributor. Licences are issued for a period of up to 3 years and must be renewed before the expiry date stated on the licence.

The application for a meat plant licence includes the completion of a Business Profile. The Business Profile is to be completed by the licensee and reviewed by OMAFRA. It captures necessary information used to assess the types of regulated activities conducted by the operation and the level of inspection services required at the facility. It also requires updates and resubmission every three years and when any changes occur to any of the contained information.

For making the fee payment required by the various program areas of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) for attendance at courses, participation in trade shows, or for other services e.g. Freedom of Information Requests

Under the Farm Implements Act, 1990, registration as a dealer is required for any person who, in the ordinary course of business, offers farm implements or parts for sale at retail.

As per the Ontario Bees Act and regulation 57, beekeepers are required to report sales of bees to the Provincial Apiarist. The ministry's Apiary Program is providing a template (this form) on its website for convenience and to help ensure that the minimum required information is reported.

The Engineering Requirement Form indicates which components of a Nutrient Management Strategy will require engineering design and site review of construction. These components are reconciled with the Engineers Commitment Certificate at the building permit application stage.

An application is required in order upgrade a machine operator's licence used to operate a tile drainage machine.

An application is required to make changes to the species of milk used, type of plant, milk class or subclass at a licenced dairy plant receiving cow milk. Details of these changes are provided in Regulation 761, s.96(2) under the Milk Act (Ontario). If these changes require alterations or modifications to a plant you must also submit an “Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for use as a Dairy Plant - For Existing Applicants”.

A registration is needed if you wish to operate a research, teaching, or testing facility in Ontario. This is required if your premises uses animals in research, teaching or testing and your premises are used for collecting, assembling, or maintaining of animals in connection with a research facility under R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 4. Please complete this application for registration of a research/teaching/testing facility in full, as per section 4 of the Animals for Research Act. The Director appointed under the Animals for Research Act will approve applications for registrations in accordance with the requirements of the Act. A registration expires on the 31st day of December of the year in which registration is made. Registration must be renewed annually. If an application includes more than one research, teaching or testing facility, details must be provided for each facility in the application, and payment of fees are required.

A new licence is required prior to beginning the operations of a dairy plant including: When a facility is being licensed for the first time. When an existing licensed plant is transferred to a new owner (transfer of ownership) An "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant – For New Applicants" must be submitted at the same time as an “Application for a Licence for the Operation of a Plant”. Note, the licence will not be issued until the plant is complete and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has confirmed, through inspection, that it meets all applicable regulations under the Milk Act (Ontario).

Prior to beginning alterations to an existing dairy plant, an "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant - for Existing Licensed Plants" must be completed and submitted and approved by the Director. This application must demonstrate, through drawings and other information as necessary, that the alterations to the plant will meet the regulatory requirements under the Milk Act (Ontario). In some cases an “Application for an Amended Licence for the Operation of a Dairy Plant” may also be required.

To be completed by eligible farms under the Nutrient Management Act.

Prior to beginning construction of a new dairy plant an "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant – for New Applicants" must be completed and submitted and approved by the Director. This application must demonstrate, through drawings and other information as necessary, that the plant will be built to meet the regulatory requirements under the Milk Act (Ontario). An “Application for a Licence for the Operation of a Plant” must also be submitted with this permit application.

To apply for an Apprentice Goat Bulk Tank Milk Grader Certificate.

To identify properties included as part of the farm unit for the purposes of the Nutrient Management Act.

For specific upper-tier municipalities to enact a borrowing by-law for drainage works on behalf of a lower-tier municipality.

A by-law for specific upper-tier municipalities to raise money to aid in the construction of drainage works under the Tile Drainage Act.

To give notice to property owner for compensation paid due to insufficient outlet or loss of access.

Notice that Petitioners or Property Owners appeal to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

Notice that an owner or owners of land assessed for a drainage works, appeal to the Drainage Court of Revision under: Section 52 (1) for the construction or improvement of a drain; or Section 76 (4)