Quebec Introduces "An Act Respecting The Société Du Plan Nord"

Quebec has introduced legislation to create the Société du Plan Nord (Company), the Crown corporation which will coordinate and contribute to the implementation of the government's policy directions relating to the Plan Nord (or Northern Plan), the Government-led strategy for the development of Northern Quebec.

Here are six highlights of Bill 11 (the French version can be viewed here and the English version here):

• The mission of the Company (whose property forms part of the domain of the state) is to contribute to the integrated and coherent development of the area covered by the Plan Nord (i.e., all of the territory of Quebec located north of the 49th degree of latitude and north of the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence) in keeping with the principle of sustainable development and in accordance with the government's policy directions in relation to the Plan Nord. The Company will establish a strategic plan setting out its objectives and priorities