The ministry’s role includes:
- Developing and maintaining legislation and policy governing the management of aggregate resources in the province of Ontario
- Processing applications for new licences and permits, as well as requests for changes to existing approvals such as transfers and site plan amendments
- Reviewing applications and amendment requests with respect to the protection of natural heritage features, and ensuring that adverse impacts of aggregate operations on the environment are minimized
- Conducting inspections of aggregate operations and responding to complaints, in order to ensure that licensees and permittees are complying with the Aggregate Resources Act, their licence/permit conditions, and their site plan
- Ensuring that progressive and final rehabilitation are being carried out
- Undertaking compliance and enforcement activities under the Aggregate Resources Act, such as suspension notices, rehabilitation orders, revocations and charges, when licensees and permittees are not in compliance
- Participating in the municipal planning process to ensure that aggregate resources are protected and made available, consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.
