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Environmental assessments<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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For sustainable development<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n

Environmental assessments guide the governments in their decisions regarding major projects and give the public and communities the opportunity to have their views heard. They give projects social and environmental acceptability beyond their economic and technical feasibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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What is an environmental assessment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Environmental assessments identify and analyze the potential and actual impact of a project on its surroundings. They help identify, from the planning stage, any mitigation measures that will be required to limit, reduce or compensate for the project\u2019s impact and ensure that its benefits surpass its drawbacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental assessments are essential to sustainable development. They guide governments in their decisions regarding major projects, and gives individuals, groups and organizations, as well as communities, the opportunity to have their views heard. They give projects social and environmental acceptability beyond their economic and technical feasibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In Quebec, sustainable development<\/a> means \u00abdevelopment that meets current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. <\/em>Sustainable development is based on a long-term vision that takes into account the indissociable character of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of development activities.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Throughout the different project phases, individuals, residents\u2019 associations and business, institutional and environmental groups and organizations will be invited to express their views and concerns. When the time comes, the Sector-specific consultations <\/a>page will provide the details on how the public can take part. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

One project, two processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Gatineau-Ottawa tram is subject to two levels of governance: provincial and federal. Given that the transit system will cross two provinces (Quebec and Ontario) in the National Capital Region, and will run on or alongside federal infrastructures and land, its planning will be subject to two environmental assessment processes. While these may be two distinct processes for jurisdictional reasons, their objectives are the same, and the data required from the field is practically identical for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the portion of the circuit on the Quebec side<\/strong>, <\/strong>the Gatineau-Ottawa tram project is subject to the Proc\u00e9dure d\u2019\u00e9valuation et d\u2019examen des impacts sur l\u2019environnement (P\u00c9EIE)<\/a><\/em> of the minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the part of the circuit on or alongside federal lands in Quebec or Ontario, including the Portage Bridge<\/strong>, <\/strong>an environmental analysis and determination under sections 81-91 of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA)<\/em><\/a> is required. The project is bound by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada<\/a> guidelines, as well as the Federal Land Use, Design and Transactions Approval (FLUDTA)<\/a> process overseen by the National Capital Commission, subject to the satisfaction of all federal organizations. As part of this process, an Environmental Effects Analysis (EEA) is to be prepared and submitted to the NCC.

This assessment includes the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n