Rural Internet Installation

Bell Canada area

The City has received two separate Municipal Consent Permit applications from Bell Canada.

IAS area

View the following project updates for internet installation in the IAS area:

• A funding extension has been requested and conditionally approved to July 2022.
• After pre-consultation with IASL, the City has received a complete application submission as of Nov. 4, 2021.
• Over this whole process, the City was proactively reviewing plans and drawings in parallel to minimize future revisions
• The City has been assisting the internet providers with other external agencies (Halton Region, Conservation Halton and the Niagara Escarpment Commission) to coordinate and expedite the processing of permits to be issued to allow this work to proceed
• Following receipt of Conservation Halton and Niagara Escarpment Commission permits, the City is expecting to be in a position to issue Municipal Consent permits early in 2022
• Work will start in the spring with a tentative completion date of July
• City staff have been working with IASL to meet their timelines

Find more IAS area updates on their website.

City of Burlington

The City of Burlington issues Municipal Consent, Road Occupancy and Load Exemption permits.

Halton Region

Halton Region issues Municipal Consent and Excavation or Occupancy Permits for Regional Roads. Halton Region also reviews and comments on NEC development permit applications. For more information, visit Halton Region.

Niagara Escarpment Commission

The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) develops, interprets and applies Niagara Escarpment Plan policies that maintain and enhance the vitality of the Escarpment's unique environmental and landscape features. Its decisions are made independently, impartially, and according to a risk management framework.

The NEC issues permits for development and circulates to the City of Burlington for review and comments.

Learn more about the NEC's development permit applications.

Conservation Halton

Permission from Conservation Halton (CH) is required to:

• Develop in areas of natural hazards including river or stream valleys, wetlands, shorelines or hazardous lands
• Alter a river, creek, stream or watercourse
• Interfere with a wetland

CH may grant permission for a project if the development, alteration or interference will not affect the control of flooding, erosion, dynamic beaches, pollution or the conservation of land.

For more information, visit Conservation Halton.