Minister's Zoning Orders (MZOs)2021>$3B
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Amazon was reported as the intended tenant of a proposed up-to-4-million-square-foot fulfillment centre on the protected Duffins Creek wetland in Pickering, a project the Ford government fast-tracked via a Ministerial Zoning Order (requested by the landowner/developer, not Amazon) that overrode conservation-authority protections. Amazon withdrew from the site in March 2021, on the day a Toronto Region Conservation Authority permit deadline tied to the MZO was reached, after public backlash.