Ontario's natural resources ministry expects to save C$7.1M/year, future capital costs of C$12.3M, with transformation plan to improve cost efficiency; measures include elimination of 28 full-time and 102 seasonal positions
Wendy Lisney
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario
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September 27, 2012
(press release)
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The Ministry of Natural Resources is moving forward with a plan to modernize its business and operate on a more cost efficient basis.
With its transformation plan, the ministry is reviewing its operations to ensure a clearer focus on its core mandate of natural resource management.
The review process includes public consultations on a proposed framework for streamlining and automating permitting and licensing processes to help individuals and businesses access services faster and more efficiently.
Other modernization efforts include:
These and other changes will result in the elimination of 28 full-time and 102 seasonal positions. They will also save the ministry $7.1 million each year and future capital costs of $12.3 million.
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Read the proposed framework for streamlining and automating permitting and licensing processes.
http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE3MTMx&statusId=MTc1MzI1&language=en
Find out about the Ministry of Natural Resources' core business priorities.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/About/index.html
Modernizing Natural Resource Management.
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2012/09/modernizing-natural-resource-management.html
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