Québec Launches The "Plan Nord Toward 2035, The 2015-2020 Action Plan"

The government of Québec launched on April 8, 2015 its new version of the Plan Nord by presenting the "Plan Nord toward 2035, the 2015-2020 Action Plan".

This new version pursues the main objective of the first version of the Plan Nord, launched in 2011 by the Prime Minister of the time, Mr. Jean Charest: the economic and social development of Québec's territory north of the 49^th parallel by the exploitation of natural resources, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

This main objective is now structured around three key strategic policy directions:

• develop the diversified economic potential of northern Québec in a responsible way and for the benefit of the population living there and Québec as a whole;