Territorial reserves for protected area purposes
(Réserves de territoires aux fins d’aire protégée)

The status of “Territorial reserves for protected area purposes” allows for the recognition of a territory until legally protected status is attributed to it. The management procedures respecting this type of status comply with international standards governing protected areas. Territorial reserves for protected area purposes can thus be recorded in the Québec Register of Protected Areas.

The Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks jointly ensure the protection of territorial reserves for protected area purposes in terrestrial and freshwater environments. They jointly ensure the requisite administrative and legal provisions to prohibit throughout the territories all natural resource exploitation activities (mining, energy, and forests) until legally protected status is attributed to them. The priority objective of the designations is nature conservation.

Grande aire protégée des Caribous-Forestiers-de-Manouane-Manicouagan

Fact sheet:

• Caribous-Forestiers-de-Manouane-Manicouagan

Nunavik :

Fact sheet:

• Canyon-Eaton
• Marais-Maritime
• Rivière-Arnaud
• Rivière-George
• Rivière-George-Nord
• Rivière-Innuksuac
• Rivière-Marralik
• Tursujuq-Nord, Tursujuq-Centre et Tursujuq-Sud

Brief:

• Approval of the designation of eight new territorial reserves for protected area purposes and the modification of the boundaries of two existing territorial reserves for protected area purposes located in Nunavik, in the Nord du Québec region (French, PDF, 81 Kb)

Erratum: The area of the Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée du Canyon-Eaton indicated in the brief is erroneous. The correct area is 1 331 km² as indicated on the corrected map in the fact sheet and Register of Protected Areas.

Press release:

• The Québec government will achieve by the end of 2020 its objective of protecting 20% of Nunavik

Eeyou Istchee Baie-James:

Map of the territorial reserves for protected area purposes approved during the fall of 2020 (PDF, 366 Kb)

Fact sheet:

• Aashukan
• Aawiitakuch
• Assinica
• Baie-de-Boatswain
• Bassin-Aval-de-la-Broadback
• Caribous-de-Nottaway
• Chisesaakahikan
• Coldwater-Juneshew-Sibi
• Collines-de-Muskuchii
• Lac-Burton-Rivière-Roggan-et-la-Pointe-Louis-XIV
• Minahiku-Wachî
• Mishigamish
• Namewaakamiishtikw-Piskuchitishu-Siipii
• Neoskweskau-Amont-Eastmain
• Nibiischii (Expected deadline: December 26 2024, as part of the creation of Parc national Nibiischii)
• Nord-Est-du-Lac-Nichicun
• Péninsule-de-Ministikawatin
• Pipunishiwin-Saahkamiishtikw
• Plaine-de-la-Missisicabi
• Rivières-Cheno-et-Papas (Expected deadline: December 26 2024, as part of the creation of Parc national Nibiischii)
• Rivière-Harricana-Nord
• Rivière-Kanaaupscow-et-Lac-Kukamaw
• Waskaganish
• Wichishkw-Uubauquushduuk

Brief:

• Approval of the designation of four new territorial reserves for protected area purposes and the expansion of the boundaries of six territorial reserves for protected area purposes located in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in the Nord-du-Québec region (French, PDF, 76 Kb)
• Approval of the designation of nineteen new territorial reserves for protected area purposes located in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in the Nord-du-Québec region (French, PDF, 132 Kb)

Erratum : The areas of the Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée du Bassin-Aval-de-la-Broadback and the Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée de la Baie-de-Boatswain indicated in the briefs are erroneous. The correct areas are 1 020 km² and 231 km², respectively, as indicated on the corrected maps in the fact sheets and Register of Protected Areas.

Press release:

• The Grande Alliance is protecting more than 20% of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory, thereby contributing to the attainment of the objective of protecting 17% of Québec’s land and freshwater territory

34 protected areas

Abitibi-Témiscamingue

• Collines-Nissing-et-Oditan
• Kanasuta
• Marais-du-Lac-Parent (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Dunes-de-la-Rivière-Attic  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve) 
• Lac-Saint-Cyr  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve) 
• Lac-Wetetnagami  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)

Bas-Saint-Laurent

• Assemetquagan
• Rivière Cap-Chat (Chic-Chocs)

Capitale-Nationale

• Lac-Lapeyrère

Côte-Nord :

• Côte-Nord 1
• Côte-Nord 2
• Blanc-Sablon  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Caribou
• Est-du-Caniapiscau
• Gaillarbois
• Guichen
• Côte-de-Harrington-Harbour (boundary changes)
• Lac Matinipi
• Lac-Ménistouc
• Lac-Gensart  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Lutaud
• Marais-de-la-baie-de-Sept-Îles
• Rivière-Moisie  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Uapishka  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)

Mauricie

• Basses-Collines-du-Lac-Coucou  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Brûlis-du-Lac-Oskélanéo  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Seigneurie-du-Triton  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)
• Initiative-Triade-Mauricie
• Vallée-Tousignant  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)

Lanaudière

• Forêt Ouareau

Laurentides and Lanaudière

• Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides  (expansion of the planned biodiversity reserve)

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

• Corridor Mont-Saint-Pierre
• Rivière-Belley
• Rivière-Patapédia

Brief:

• Approval of the designation of 34 territorial reserves for protected area purposes, aiming to achieve the 17% target for land and freshwater protected areas by the end of 2020 (quebec.ca) (French)

Press release:

• Québec honours its commitment and protects 17% of its land and freshwater territory Gouvernement du Québec (quebec.ca)