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)
- Notice of Coming into force
- 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 1st)
2011
- Acceptable Mean for Filing an Application for a Renewal of a Claim (April 1st)
- Acceptable Mean for Filing a Notice of Staking (April 1st)
- Acceptable Mean for Filing Reports of Extracted Surface Mineral Substances(April 1st)
- Documents provided for filing a Notice of Staking (April 1st)
- Methods of Payment Accepted for Royalty of Extracted Surface Mineral Substances (April 1st)
- Methods of Payment Accepted to File an Application for a Renewal of a Claim(April 1st)
- Methods of Payment Accepted to File a Notice of Staking (April 1st)
2010
- Phase out of Mailed Renewal Notices (February 1st)
- Acceptable Mean for Filing a Notice of Map Designation (April 1st)
- Methods of Payment Accepted to File a Notice of Map Designation (April 1st)
- Claims situated within the limits of urban territories (September 23th)
- Filing Order of Map Designation Notices (October 25th)
2007
- Seabed Exploration Licences and Seabed Mining Leases (April 13th)
2006
- Determination of Common Claim Expiry Date and Reduction of Term (May 18th)
- Staking Parks (October 3th)
2005
- Conditions for Map Designation of Claims in Staking Parks (March 3th)
- Signature of Statutory Study Work Reports (November 28th)
2004
- Documents Required for Report of Assessment Work (January 12th)
- Mining mineral substances in lakes and watercourses (July 15th)
2003
- Registration of mining rights transfers (April 1st)
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 12th)
- Request for Authorization to Erect or Maintain Construction on the Lands of the Public Domain (December 17th)