Mitchell Stewart

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• Coordinating ministry responses to address feedback from businesses and individuals.
• Managing relationships with ministry partners to support timely and considerate responses.
• Prepared bi-weekly reports on tracker performance and highlights for the Ministers Office.
• Using tracker data and PowerBI to create visual insights to identify key trends.
• Identifying high-impact opportunities for consideration in future policy change.

Amendments to the Exemptions regulation under MOPBA

• Led and coordinated the development of briefing materials, options and recommendations for the Minister’s Office.
• Organized consultation with ministry partners to explore potential amendments and ensure alignment with impacted program areas.
• Collaborated with senior staff and legal services to develop drafting instructions that meet policy objectives.
• Coordinated the final package through the government approvals process

Support of the Mandatory 10-year review project

• Collaborated with senior staff in preparing briefing materials and options for the rollout of the program.
• Assisted in preparation of the proposal deck for the Deputy Minister’s Council.
• Organized consultations with partner ministries for proposal feedback.
• Supported the development of Excel review templates for ministry plans.

Amendments to the Hazardous and Special Products Regulation

• Led and coordinated development of LRC package, including LRC form, information note, Minister Q&A’s.
• Coordinated engagement with delegated administrative authority to ensure comprehensive and inclusive regulation amendments.
• Analyzed stakeholder feedback and proposed solutions that properly reflect stakeholder needs.
• Collaborated with senior staff and Legal Services to develop and refine options, proposals, and documents to support the final decision on amendments.

Amendments to Ontario’s producer responsibility regulations

• Led and coordinated development of LRC package, including LRC form, information note, and Minister Q&A’s.
• Coordinated options and materials between staff to ensure all members were properly informed and their feedback was considered.
• Created correspondence and messaging to ensure sensitive and tactful responses to business concerns over economic and regulatory burden.
• Developed and published a proposal and decision notice on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) and the Ontario Regulatory Registry for public consultation.

Implementation of Ontario’s waste policy agenda

• Supported Minister and senior management in high profile stakeholder engagement initiatives including Blue Box Mediation and burden reduction consultation.
• Coordinated branch responses to emerging issues including sector-specific exemptions and administrative penalties.
• Research and analysis on resource recovery in other jurisdictions.
• Filled in as Acting EA for the ADMO when necessary.