Evaluating Committee (COMEV)

Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs

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Mandate

The Evaluating Committee (COMEV) is commissioned to examine preliminary information supplied by the proponent regarding a project located on land governed under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA) and located south of the 55th parallel. Based on the preliminary information, the COMEV recommends to the Provincial Administrator of the JBNQA (the Deputy Minister of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks) whether to subject or exempt the project from the environmental and social impact assessment and review procedure as defined by Title II of the Environment Quality Act. If a project is submitted to the impact assessment and review procedure, the COMEV drafts a plan determining the scope of the environmental and social impact assessment required and recommends that the Provincial Administrator send it to the proponent. If a project is exempt from the procedure, the COMEV must draft a notice of exemption.

Minister responsible

Minister of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks

Secretariat

Evaluating Committee (COMEV)
Édifice Marie-Guyart, 6^th Floor, Box 83
675 René-Lévesque Est
Québec, Québec G1R 5V7

Legal Basis

Environment Quality Act (R.S.Q., c. Q-2): sections 148 to 150 and sections 153 to 159

James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA): section 22.5

Membership

Members appointed by the federal government:

Mr. Louis Breton
Mrs. Geneviève Bélanger

Members appointed by the government of Québec:

Mr. Daniel Berrouard, Chair
Mr. Nicholas Poirier

Members appointed by the Cree Regional Authority (CRA):

Mr. Paul John Murdoch
Mr. Lucas Del Vecchio

Secretary

Mrs. Sophie Cooper
Telephone: 418 521-3933
Fax: 418 644-8222
Email: sophie.cooper@environnement.gouv.qc.ca a

Budget

Under the Environment Quality Act the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment (JBACE) is responsible for maintaining the operations of the COMEV using the budget it is allocated by the Minister. In accordance with the provisions of the JBNQA and an administrative agreement, the government of Canada must reimburse the government of Québec one-half of the operating expenses of the JBACE, including those of the COMEV.

Human Resources

The Ministry assigns some of its employees to maintaining the COMEV Secretariat and the analysis of projects submitted to the COMEV.

Website

For more information, please consult the COMEV Website.