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Quebec and Ottawa have agreed to streamline the environmental assessment process for major infrastructure and resource development projects.
Quebec Environment Minister Pascale Déry and Quebec Lieutenant Joel Lightbound announced an agreement in principle on Monday that aims to eliminate duplication and expedite environmental assessment for major projects.
The agreement will ensure projects that fall under Quebec’s jurisdiction are subject only to the province’s evaluation.
A 21-day public consultation on the matter will take place this summer.
The goal, Lightbound says, is to make the agreement official within a month.
The federal government has reached similar agreements with seven other provinces in the last year.