Each Ministry of Labour region may conduct its own local initiative(s) to raise awareness of and help address health and safety issues that:

  • are specific to particular geographic areas of Ontario and/or
  • have a higher rate of occurrence than the rest of the province.

The table below outlines planned regional enforcement initiatives for April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

RegionName of InitiativeDate
Eastern RegionQuarry blasting operationsMay 1, 2017 – October 2017
Northern RegionFour point-in-time (PIT) inspections at mines and mining plants
Engineering reviews of ground control, water management and ventilation programs in underground mines		April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018