TORONTO - The province's aboriginal chiefs say Ontario should stop allowing mining without the consent of First Nations or face widespread protests across the north.

Ontario's Regional Chief Angus Toulouse says First Nation communities are tired of watching mining companies take over their traditional land without permission or consultation.

Toulouse says overhauling the Mining Act to include aboriginal people should be the government's top priority.

In the meantime, Toulouse says the Liberals should stop allowing mining companies to stake claims to traditional aboriginal land without the consent of the local community.

If they don't, Toulouse says there is going to be "conflict all over the North."

Premier Dalton McGuinty says the Liberals are keen to revise the Mining Act which he says is outdated.