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Quebec Announces Plan to Cut Environmental Assessment Times in Half
Quebec aims to simplify environmental assessments to finish reviews in nine months, enabling faster project starts without lowering oversight according to Environment Minister Bernard Drainville.
- Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville announced the province will halve environmental assessment times to nine months from 13 to 18, saying oversight will not be reduced.
- To accelerate major projects, the government argues the current system is too slow and bureaucratic, with Quebec Premier François Legault flagging the rule overhaul as a priority for energy, mining, industrial and transportation sectors.
- Simplifying procedures, officials say the reforms will switch to a paperless system, consult affected members of the public and Indigenous communities earlier, and expand the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement's role.
- Union leaders and critics responded that the ministry cannot speed assessments while cutting staff, with Guillaume Bouvrette warning `We cannot afford to reduce environmental requirements and the fight against climate change while we are in the midst of a climate crisis`.
- The government will publish the draft rules and begin a consultation later this week, with the draft regulation open for public comment from Dec. 10 through Jan. 24 and recent legislation affecting Quebec's Green Fund surplus of about $1.8 billion.
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Environment Minister Bernard Drainville will announce that Quebec will halve the lead time for environmental assessments.
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Quebec's Minister of the Environment plans to reduce the time frame for environmental authorizations by half, from an average of 18 to 9 months.
·Montreal, Canada
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Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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