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ARTICLE · 19 JANUARY 2018

Proposed Changes To The Provincial Environmental Impact Assessment And Review Regime

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On December 13, 2017 the Quebec government published a draft regulation entitled "Environmental impact assessment and review procedure of certain projects" ...

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On December 13, 2017 the Quebec government published a draft regulation entitled "Environmental impact assessment and review procedure of certain projects" (the "Draft Regulation") which is to replace the Regulation respecting environmental impact assessment and review. The Draft Regulation is a cornerstone of the implementation of the 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 ("Bill 102"), which was assented to on March 23, 2017. The Draft Regulation is scheduled to come into force on March 23, 2018, subject to any amendments that may be made thereto following the consultation period ending on February 11, 2018.

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