How to file a tunnels and shafts notice — and autofill 016-0077 with my-id.ca
Notify the ministry of tunnel work without retyping constructor contact details
Constructors and employers starting tunnel, shaft, caisson, or cofferdam work under mining and construction rules repeat organization legal name, project location, contact information, and work particulars on every notice. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: File a mining notice — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Notice for Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons and Cofferdams — 016-0077
What this form is about
Form 016-0077 is the Notice for Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons and Cofferdams — confirm notice timing and content under Ontario OHS rules on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Constructor or employer legal name and address.
- Project location and work description.
- Contact person name, phone, and email.
- Start date and scope of tunnel or shaft work — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your organization name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When must this notice be filed?
- Before starting covered tunnel or shaft work — confirm deadlines on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills organization name, address, and contact details.
- How does 016-0077 relate to other mining notices?
- Forms such as 016-0073 cover mining activities; 016-0077 is specific to tunnels and shafts.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.