Modernization Of The Environmental Authorization Scheme Under The Environment Quality Act (Quebec)

On June 7, 2016, David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, introduced Bill 102 entitled "An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to modernize the environmental authorization scheme and to amend other legislative provisions, in particular to reform the governance of the Green Fund" (the "Bill") in Quebec's National Assembly. This Bill proposes, among other things, a new ministerial authorization scheme that will replace the current attestation and certificate of authorization schemes, which are the subject of this bulletin.

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The Bill's proposals would replace the following:

1. the current authorization certificate scheme as well as the depollution attestation scheme applicable to certain industrial establishments;