An Act respecting compensation measures for the carrying out of projects affecting wetlands or bodies of water (RSQ, c M-11.4). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Québec Type du document Législation Date 2012 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Zones humides Responsabilité/indemnisation Eaux superficielles Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gouv.qc.ca