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Canada-Quebec Agreement on Environmental Assessment Cooperation.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control EIA Sub-national agreement Data collection/reporting Monitoring Registration Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Environmental standards Contract/agreement Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The objectives of this Agreement are to: a) foster cooperation and coordination between the Parties concerning the environmental assessment of projects while meeting the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and of the Quebec Environment Quality Act; b) to describe the roles and responsibilities of the Parties in implementing cooperative environmental assessments, thereby achieving more efficient use of public and private resources. The text – consisting of 21 sections deals, inter alia, with the following matters: coordination of the Agreement, preliminary consultations, determination of environmental assessment responsibilities, cooperative environmental assessments, Joint Review Panel, coordination of decisions and announcements, sharing of expertise, relationship between this Agreement and aboriginal peoples, transboundary considerations, resolution of disputes between the parties and duration of the agreement. Two Annexes complete the Agreement.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca