myLaws for the Mineral Industry

• Listing: A-D
• Listing: E-L
• Listing: M-P
• Listing: R-Z  

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Project Status
• Public Notice
• Closure Plan

Applies To:

• prior to the commencement or re-commencement of advanced exploration activities.
  

Advanced Exploration

Requirement/ Permit:

• Common Core Training

Applies To:

• Training standard applicable to underground exploration
  

Aggregate Extraction, Pits and Quarries

Requirement/ Permit:

• Environmental Effects Monitoring
  

Applies To:

• Licence is required for aggregate pits and quarries on private land in designated areas

Aggregate Extraction, Pits and Quarries

Requirement/ Permit:

• Aggregate Permit

Applies To:

• Aggregate Permit is required for extraction of Aggregate or topsoil from Crown Land, extraction of Crown-owned Aggregate from private land in an area that is not designated under the Aggregate Resources Act or extraction of aggregate from land under water

Aggregate Operations, Pits and Quarries

Requirement/ Permit:

• Common Core Training

Applies To:

• Worker force present

Air - Discharging Air Emissions

Requirement/ Permit:

• Annual Reporting of Air Emissions to the Environment

Applies To:

• Contaminant discharge above threshold criteria for reporting

Air - Discharging Air Emissions

Requirement/ Permit:

• Certificate of Approval - Air

Applies To:

• Discharge of a contaminant into the natural environment, including noise

Aquatic Monitoring

Requirement/ Permit:

• Annual Reporting of Air Emissions to the Environment

Applies To:

• Federal monitoring requirements for metal mines

Archaeological Sites – Disturbance of

Requirement/ Permit:

• Requirements to assess and preserve culturally significant sites

Applies To:

• Work involving the disturbance of a culturally significant sites

Archaeological Sites – Disturbance of

Requirement/ Permit:

• Requirements to assess and preserve culturally significant sites
  

Applies To:

• Work involving the disturbance of a culturally significant sites

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B

Bridge Construction

Requirement/ Permit:

• Approval of Works - Navigable Waters

Applies To:

• Construction of bridges over navigable waters

Requirement/ Permit:

• Work Permit - Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act

Applies To:

• when work involves diverting, directing, holding back water

Building Construction  

Requirement/ Permit:

• Building Permits

Applies To:

• Buildings within a municipality

Requirement/ Permit:

• Work Permit – Public Lands Act

Applies To:

• Construction of buildings on Crown land

Requirement/ Permit:

• Land Use Permit
• when land tenure is required to use Crown land for building

Requirement/ Permit:

• Registration and Notice of Construction Projects

Applies To:

• Notice to MOL required if project is greater than $50K

Bulk Sampling

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Project Status
• Public Notice
• Closure Plan

Applies To:

• Disturbance of greater than 1,000 tonnes of material

Bulk Sampling

Requirement/ Permit:

• Permission to Test Material

Applies To:

• Removal of a bulk sample from unpatented mining claims

Burning Permits

Requirement/ Permit:

• Burning Permits

Applies To:

• Industrial slash pile burning prescribed burns for site preparation, ecological maintenance and rehabilitation or other similar purpose

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C

Camping – Crown land

Requirement/ Permit:

• Authorization to camp on Crown land

Applies To:

• Crown land camping

Camps, Exploration, Construction or Mining

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Camp Opening

Applies To:

• Camps greater than 5 people in unorganized territory

Claim Staking 

Requirement/ Permit:

• Claim Staking Requirements

Applies To:

• Staking claims on Crown land

Claim Staking 

Requirement/ Permit:

• Claims Staking – Designated Areas

Applies To:

• Claims staking in areas designated by regulation

Claim Staking 

Requirement/ Permit:

• Prospectors Licence

Applies To:

• Licence required to prospect and stake mining claims

Closure /Suspension of Mine Facilities

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Project Status

Applies To:

• On Closing, or changing the stage of Closure under the Mining Act

Closure Plan Amendments

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Material Changes

Applies To:

• Notice require when any change occurs that affects the adequacy of a Closure Plan and Financial Assurance

Construction  (see also Building Construction)

Requirement/ Permit:

• Registration and Notice of Construction Projects

Applies To:

• Notice to MOL required if project is greater than $50K, construction and demolition including work on trenches, tunnels, earth or water retaining structures, caissons, cofferdams, wells

Clearing, Crown land

Requirement/ Permit:

• Work Permit–PLA

Applies To:

• cutting timber on crown land

Clearing, Crown Timber

Requirement/ Permit:

• Forest Resource Licence (Cutting Permit)

Applies To:

• Requirements for cutting of any Crown-owned timber

Crown Land Use (also see Licence of Occupation and Lease)

Requirement/ Permit:

• Land Use Permit

Applies To:

• Permit for temporary occupation of Crown lands

Requirement/ Permit:

• Class Environmental Assessment Small Scale Resource Stewardship Projects

Applies To:

• Any disposition of Crown lands or resources is under consideration

Crusher (Portable)

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notice of Installation of Portable Crusher

Applies To:

• Installation of Portable Crusher

Culvert Installation (see Water Crossings)

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D

Dams/Dikes, Construction of

Requirement/ Permit:

• Work Permit-PLA

Applies To:

• Work on Crown land

Requirement/ Permit:

• Location approval and plans and specifications approval - Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act

Applies To:

• Construction involving diverting, directing, holding back water

Requirement/ Permit:

• Approval of Works in Navigable Waters

Applies To:

• Approvals to work in or around navigable waters.

Designated Substances

Requirement/ Permit:

• Regulations for Substances Designated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Applies To:

• Applies to all workplaces

Dewatering (see Water Taking/Discharging)

Diesel Powered Equipment

Requirement/ Permit:

• Diesel Powered Equipment Notice

Applies To:

• Use of Diesel Powered Equipment underground

Diamond Drill Operation

Requirement/ Permit:

• Notification to Ministry of Labour

Applies To:

• Notices of diamond drill activity to MOL

Requirement/ Permit:

• Common Core Training

Applies To:

• Requirements for common core training of employees

Diamonds Export/ Import

Requirement/ Permit:

• Kimberly Process

Applies To:

• Certification of rough diamonds required for export and import

Diversions (See Water, Diversions)

Dredging of Waterways

Requirement/ Permit:

• Work Permit-PLA

Applies To:

• Provincial Crown land under water

Dredging of Waterways

Requirement/ Permit:

• Cut and Fill Permit

Applies To:

• Dredging or alteration of waterways/watersheds within some conservation areas

Dredging of Waterways

Requirement/ Permit:

• Permit to Dispose of Waste (Dredgate) in Canadian Marine Waters

Applies To:

• Disposal of dredgate in waterways if in federal marine waters

Drinking Water Supply

Requirement/ Permit:

• Requirements of regulations made under Safe Drinking Water Act, includes certification of operators and analysts

Applies To:

• Requirements for providing potable water to 6 or more residences, or at a rate above 2.9 litres/second.