Mandatory Reporting of Certain Emissions of Contaminants into the Atmosphere
Draft regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere
Report your air emissions
- Step-by-step procedure
(French,
PDF,
1.7 MB) -
ClicSÉQUR registration procedure for the person in charge of electronic services (PDF,
2.3 MB)
- Contact us
2023 Report - Deadline: June 1st, 2024
- List of contaminants covered and reporting thresholds (French)
- Reporting form
- Reporting by fuel distributors
Links of interest
- Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere
Inventory of air emissions
- Inventory of greenhouse gases (French)
- Inventory of principal air contaminants (French)
- Registry of greenhouse gas emissions (French)
The purpose of the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere is to collect information relating primarily to contaminants responsible for increasing the greenhouse effect, acid rain, smog, and toxic pollution. By applying this regulation, the Ministère will be able to produce a comprehensive picture of the principal air emissions, thereby making it possible to monitoring the state of the environment more closely.
The contaminants referred to (French) in this regulation are greenhouse gases, the main air contaminants, such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds, as well as toxic contaminants like metals and organic compounds.
In addition to data on air emissions, Québec establishments must provide certain information needed for calculating emissions. This includes data on fuels used and their characteristics, data pertaining to production or raw materials, and the emission factors used. This data is confidential and will be treated as such by the Ministère.
2023 Report
Emitters must report their emissions in accordance with the Regulation as amended in December 2022.
The most important information for reporting your greenhouse gas emissions is provided below:
- Covered emitters must submit the required information no later than June 1, 2024
- The reporting threshold for GHG emissions is 10,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, with the exception of fuel distributors, whose threshold is set at 200 litres.
- Gobal warming potential (GWP) adopted in December 2020 must be used for this reporting year.
- For emitters covered by the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances, the verification report must be submitted, by email, no later than June 1, 2024.
Report your air emissions online!
All emitters covered by the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere can access the Québec Air Emissions Inventory (IQEA) online to file their reports.
The
démarche pas à pas/step-by-step procedure
(French, PDF, 1,7 MB) will guide emitters in filing their reports.
Contact us
- On reporting air emissions and the Regulation, contact the team responsible for the IQEA by phone at 418 521-3833 or by email.
