OFA provides comments to the updated Statement of Environmental Values (SEV) for the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). OFA strongly recommends that the MTO’s SEV also state the importance of considering the impacts on agriculture in the MTO’s decision making. OFA submitted comments earlier on ERO # 019-1883: Proposal to exempt various Ministry of Transportation projects from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. This submission called for the widespread use of Agricultural Impact Assessments (AIAs) to ensure that any negative impacts of proposed developments are first avoided, then minimized and lastly mitigated. OFA continues to stress the need for mandatory AIAs for proposed projects that have the potential to affect agricultural operations. OFA supports the MTO’s intention to “promote the integration of transportation, land use and environmental planning in decision making” as well as their commitment to create working relationships with professional, community, and advocacy groups to ensure that transportation decisions incorporate a wide level of community involvement and benefit from a range of environmental information and expertise.”