Construction or placement of buildings within unpatented mining claims
 5. (1) A person is not required under paragraph 1 of subsection 2 (1) to obtain a work permit to construct or place one or more buildings within the boundaries of an unpatented mining claim for the purpose of mineral exploration and development, if the person complies with the requirements set out in subsection (2). O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (1). (2) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) are the following: 1.  The person is the holder of the unpatented mining claim on which the construction or placement of the building or buildings is to be carried out. 2.  The person must ensure that the building or buildings meet the following requirements: i.  The building or buildings must not be constructed or placed within the 120 metre shoreline reservation authorized by subsection 40 (1) of the Mining Act. ii.  The building or buildings must not be constructed or placed on land to which the surface rights are held by another person. 3.  At least 10 business days before the commencement date of the construction or placement of the building or buildings, the person gives the Minister notice of the fact that the person is about to begin the activity by submitting to the Minister a notice of activity form available on a Government of Ontario website, and the notice must include a description of the activity and of the location where it is to be carried out. 3.1  The person must not commence the construction or placement of the building or buildings until they receive confirmation from the Ministry that their notice of activity form has been received by the Minister. 4.  The person follows the requirements of subsections (3) and (4) with respect to the completion of the notice of activity form and the keeping of records relating to the notice of activity form. O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 286/21, s. 2 (1). (3) Before submitting a notice of activity form to the Minister, the person must ensure that, (a)  all mandatory information requested on the form, including the person’s contact information, has been provided; and (b)  the information provided on the form is complete and accurate. O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (3). (4) After submitting a notice of activity form to the Minister, the person must, (a)  promptly upon obtaining from the Ministry confirmation that a notice of activity form has been received by the Minister, make a record of the confirmation; and (b)  for as long as the activity is being carried out, (i)  keep the record of the confirmation on site, and (ii)  make the record of the confirmation available to the Ministry upon receiving a request for it. O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (4); O. Reg. 286/21, s. 2 (2). (5) A person who provides incomplete, false or misleading information on a notice of activity form is deemed not to have submitted the notice of activity form. O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (5). (6) For the purposes of this section, “commencement date of the construction or placement of the building or buildings” means the first day of operation of machinery or equipment, (a)  in connection with the construction or placement of the building, if there is one building; or (b)  in connection with the construction or placement of the first building, if there is more than one building. O. Reg. 239/13, s. 5 (6).