"New Social and Environmental Obligations for Mining Companies in Quebec", Focus on Mining, June 2011
Date:
June 14 2011
On May 12, 2011, the Government of Quebec tabled before the National Assembly Bill 14, a new bill aiming to modernize mining law in Quebec in the wake of the unveiling of the Plan Nord, of which mining development was made a key aspect.
Through Bill 14 (entitled: An Act respecting the development of mineral resources in keeping with the principles of sustainable development), the government proposes amendments to mining law to promote the social acceptability of mining activities and the restoration of mining sites. As such, Bill 14 proposes measures which will increase obligations for mining companies significantly and create new restrictions on mining development activities.
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