8. The eligibility period corresponds to the actual duration of the project and begins on the project start date.
In the case of an early project, the project start date must be before 29 December 2022. It is either(1) the year in which site preparation work for the planting of seedlings or sowing of seeds began; or
(2) the year in which site the planting of seedlings or sowing of seeds began, if the project involved no site preparation work.
In other cases, the project start date is the year in which the initial inventory began in accordance with Chapter III of Title III, in other words the year in which the survey plan begins on the lot or part of a lot used for the project.
2022-11-17M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 8.