An Act respecting compensation measures for the carrying out of projects affecting wetlands or bodies of water (RSQ, c M-11.4). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wetlands Liability/compensation Surface water Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to compensation measures for the carrying out of projects affecting wetlands or bodies of water. In particular, section 2 establishes that in the case of an application for authorization under section 22 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) for a project affecting a wetland or a body of water, the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks may require from an applicant compensation measures designed, in particular, to restore, create, protect or ecologically enhance a wetland, a body of water or a piece of land near a wetland or a body of water. The text consists of 5 sections. Full text English Website www.gouv.qc.ca