Directives and Notices

2024

• Notice of Coming Into Force – Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine
• Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine
• Conditions for impact-causing exploration work
• Conditions for the inclusion of bulk sampling in an authorization for impact-causing exploration work
• Authorization for impact-causing mining exploration – Content of the report on the exchanges with local municipalities and Native communities

2023

• Notice of coming into force – Act to amend various legislative provisions mainly for the purpose of reducing red tape
• Suspension of the validity period of certain mining claims affected by forest fires
• Completion and transmission of the work declaration form (claims) in GESTIM only
• Content of the resource and reserve estimate report required for an application to expand a mining lease

2022

• No withdrawal after submitting a notice of map designation (in French only)
• Terms for submitting the report of extraction and alienation of surface mineral substances for the 2021-2022 transition period 

2021

• Notice of coming into force – Act to amend various legislative provisions mainly for the purpose of reducing red tape 
• Notice – Lifting of the suspension of the validity period for mineral exploration rights 

2019

• Change to the order in which map designation notices are received on the GESTIM website (March 25, 2019)

2018

• Filing of an application for the renewal of claims (May 31, 2018)
• Signing of study or work reports required by the Act (May 31, 2018)
• Extension of the reduction in the minimum cost of work to be carried out on a claim – Notice  (March 8, 2018)
• Obligation to undertake no later than December 9, 2018 mining operations on a concession (February 1, 2018)
• Contents of the feasibility study required by section 101 of the Mining Act  (February 1, 2018)

2015

• Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mineral substances, other than petroleum, natural gas and brine will come into force on December 31, 2015
  • Notice of Coming into force  (December 30, 2015)
  • Notice to landowners and municipalities concerning the existence of a claim (December 30, 2015)
  • Notice to landowners and municipalities concerning mine exploration work (December 30, 2015)
  • Notice of Exploration Work (sample) (December 30, 2015)
• New Declaration Form for Work on a Claim (October, 5, 2015)
• Additional Amount for Late Filing Of Work Report on a Claim (August 1, 2015)
• Limit of postponement of the Amount of Excess Work on a Claim (May 6, 2015)
• Credit card payment (April 1, 2015)

2014

• Assessment Work Report for the Claim Documents Required (October 16, 2014)
• Withdrawal of the Possibility of the Renewal of a Claim in Advance (January 8, 2014)
• Time Change for Designation on Map for an Expired Claim (January 8, 2014)
• Payment in Lieu of the Work Doubled (January 8, 2014)
• Acceptable means to file an Application for Renewal of Non-exclusive Lease to Mine Surface Mineral Substances (BNE) (January 30, 2014)

2013

• Amounts Spent to a Mining against a Claim to be Renewed (December 18, 2013)
• Disclosure Requirement of Discovery of Triuranium Octoxide (December 18, 2013)
• Disclosure Requirement of Acquisition of a Claim (December 18, 2013)
• Regional offices

2012

• Methods of Payment Accepted to File an Application of Renewal of Non-exclusive Lease to Mine Surface Mineral Substances (BNE) (November 20, 2012)
• Acceptable means to file an Application for Renewal of Non-exclusive Lease to Mine Surface Mineral Substances (BNE) (November 20, 2012)
• Reimbursement and Method of Reimbursement of a Balance (October 1^st)

2011

• Acceptable Mean for Filing an Application for a Renewal of a Claim (April 1^st)
• Acceptable Mean for Filing a Notice of Staking (April 1^st)
• Acceptable Mean for Filing Reports of Extracted Surface Mineral Substances(April 1^st)
• Documents provided for filing a Notice of Staking (April 1^st)
• Methods of Payment Accepted for Royalty of Extracted Surface Mineral Substances (April 1^st)
• Methods of Payment Accepted to File an Application for a Renewal of a Claim(April 1^st)
• Methods of Payment Accepted to File a Notice of Staking (April 1^st)

2010

• Phase out of Mailed Renewal Notices (February 1^st)
• Acceptable Mean for Filing a Notice of Map Designation (April 1^st)
• Methods of Payment Accepted to File a Notice of Map Designation (April 1^st)
• Claims situated within the limits of urban territories (September 23^th)
• Filing Order of Map Designation Notices (October 25^th)

2007

• Seabed Exploration Licences and Seabed Mining Leases (April 13^th)

2006

• Determination of Common Claim Expiry Date and Reduction of Term (May 18^th)
• Staking Parks (October 3^th)

2005

• Conditions for Map Designation of Claims in Staking Parks (March 3^th)
• Signature of Statutory Study Work Reports (November 28^th)

2004

• Documents Required for Report of Assessment Work (January 12^th)
• Mining mineral substances in lakes and watercourses (July 15^th)

2003

• Registration of mining rights transfers (April 1^st)

2002

• Guidelines pertaining to an application to abandon a Mining Lease (BM), a Mining Concession (CM) and an exclusive lease to mine surface mineral substances (BEX) (December 12^th)
• Request for Authorization to Erect or Maintain Construction on the Lands of the Public Domain (December 17^th)