Q-2, r. 35.3.1 - Regulation respecting afforestation and reforestation projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits on privately-owned land

Section 81 Disposition versions

2022-12-29

81. Throughout the project implementation period, the promoter must record the following information and documents in an events register:

(1)  the project title and code;

(2)  information and documents relating to a natural or anthropogenic disturbance, including in particular

(a)  the actual or estimated date on which the disturbance occurred;

(b)  the type of natural or anthropogenic disturbance;

(c)  one or more maps of the lot showing and locating the areas disturbed with, as a minimum, the following layers: the outline of the lot and the areas managed for the project, the road network, the hydrographic network, the outline of the disturbed areas, the areas assigned to non-forestry purposes, forest stands and adjacent lots. The geographical entities for the project, such as the outline of each forest stand, must be numbered and described in a table accompanying the map or maps. The table must include, for each entity shown on the map, its number on the map and a summary description including the name of the ecoforest stratum and its surface area in hectares.

All the maps in the report must have, as the base layer, an aerial photograph or satellite image with a spatial resolution making it possible to distinguish transitions between contrasting geographic entities such as a forest, a disturbance and a road. The resolution of the maps for the project must make it possible to perform a quick analysis of the attributes connected with the project;

(d)  the number of hectares affected by the disturbance and a description of the methodology used to assess it;

(e)  in the case of a natural disturbance, an estimate of the merchantable volume of timber affected in cubic metres and the methodology used;

(f)  in the case of an anthropogenic disturbance caused by a forest management activity:

i.  the type of forest development activity;

ii.  a description of the forest development activity and its effect on the project, in particular on the growth curve;

iii.  the documents justifying the forest development activity, including in particular the silvicultural prescriptions and the pre- and post-treatment inventory reports;

iv.  the merchantable volume of timber, in cubic metres, affected by the forest development activity and the methodology used;

v.  where applicable, a description of the volume of timber harvested including, where applicable, proof of sale, the destination of each volume of timber harvested and the data, hypotheses and references used by the promoter to define the distribution matrix by product to replace the provincial matrix set out in Division I of Schedule;

(g)  any other information specifying the consequences of the disturbance for the carbon reservoirs;

(3)  information and documents on the financial and fiscal assistance received during the project, including in particular

(a)  the type of financial or fiscal assistance;

(b)  the amount of the financial or fiscal assistance;

(c)  the date on which the financial or fiscal assistance was obtained;

(d)  the conditions for receiving the financial or fiscal assistance;

(e)  the reason for requesting financial or fiscal assistance;

(f)  the information needed to identify each program, organization and donor;

(4)  in the case of an early project, information and documents on the GHG emissions offset program, including in particular

(a)  a copy of the project plan or its equivalent as submitted to the authorities for the program to offset GHG emissions, to justify the project’s eligibility;

(b)  a copy of the project reports or their equivalent as submitted to the authorities for the program to offset GHG emissions, to justify the issuance of carbon credits to the person responsible for the project;

(c)  a copy of the project verification reports or their equivalent, completed by a third party and submitted to the authorities for the GHG emissions offset program to justify the issuance of carbon credits to the project promoter or, where applicable, a copy of the project verification reports or their equivalent completed by the authorities of the GHG emission offset program to justify the issuance of carbon credits;

(d)  the information and data used for the calculations to establish the number of credits issued under another program to offset GHG emissions;

(e)  all the data files used for inventories and to compile inventories for the carbon reservoirs for the project;

(f)  all the data and hypotheses used to simulate the baseline scenario and project scenario and the results of the simulations;

(5)  all the data files for the inventories and those used to compile inventories of the project’s carbon reservoirs;

(6)  all the data and hypotheses used to simulate the baseline scenario and project scenario and the results of the simulations;

(7)  the information needed to identify the person who recorded the information in the register, along with the person’s function and signature, the signature of the promoter or the promoter’s representative, and the date on which the information was recorded.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 81.

Not in force

In force: 2022-12-29

81. Throughout the project implementation period, the promoter must record the following information and documents in an events register:

(1)  the project title and code;

(2)  information and documents relating to a natural or anthropogenic disturbance, including in particular

(a)  the actual or estimated date on which the disturbance occurred;

(b)  the type of natural or anthropogenic disturbance;

(c)  one or more maps of the lot showing and locating the areas disturbed with, as a minimum, the following layers: the outline of the lot and the areas managed for the project, the road network, the hydrographic network, the outline of the disturbed areas, the areas assigned to non-forestry purposes, forest stands and adjacent lots. The geographical entities for the project, such as the outline of each forest stand, must be numbered and described in a table accompanying the map or maps. The table must include, for each entity shown on the map, its number on the map and a summary description including the name of the ecoforest stratum and its surface area in hectares.

All the maps in the report must have, as the base layer, an aerial photograph or satellite image with a spatial resolution making it possible to distinguish transitions between contrasting geographic entities such as a forest, a disturbance and a road. The resolution of the maps for the project must make it possible to perform a quick analysis of the attributes connected with the project;

(d)  the number of hectares affected by the disturbance and a description of the methodology used to assess it;

(e)  in the case of a natural disturbance, an estimate of the merchantable volume of timber affected in cubic metres and the methodology used;

(f)  in the case of an anthropogenic disturbance caused by a forest management activity:

i.  the type of forest development activity;

ii.  a description of the forest development activity and its effect on the project, in particular on the growth curve;

iii.  the documents justifying the forest development activity, including in particular the silvicultural prescriptions and the pre- and post-treatment inventory reports;

iv.  the merchantable volume of timber, in cubic metres, affected by the forest development activity and the methodology used;

v.  where applicable, a description of the volume of timber harvested including, where applicable, proof of sale, the destination of each volume of timber harvested and the data, hypotheses and references used by the promoter to define the distribution matrix by product to replace the provincial matrix set out in Division I of Schedule;

(g)  any other information specifying the consequences of the disturbance for the carbon reservoirs;

(3)  information and documents on the financial and fiscal assistance received during the project, including in particular

(a)  the type of financial or fiscal assistance;

(b)  the amount of the financial or fiscal assistance;

(c)  the date on which the financial or fiscal assistance was obtained;

(d)  the conditions for receiving the financial or fiscal assistance;

(e)  the reason for requesting financial or fiscal assistance;

(f)  the information needed to identify each program, organization and donor;

(4)  in the case of an early project, information and documents on the GHG emissions offset program, including in particular

(a)  a copy of the project plan or its equivalent as submitted to the authorities for the program to offset GHG emissions, to justify the project’s eligibility;

(b)  a copy of the project reports or their equivalent as submitted to the authorities for the program to offset GHG emissions, to justify the issuance of carbon credits to the person responsible for the project;

(c)  a copy of the project verification reports or their equivalent, completed by a third party and submitted to the authorities for the GHG emissions offset program to justify the issuance of carbon credits to the project promoter or, where applicable, a copy of the project verification reports or their equivalent completed by the authorities of the GHG emission offset program to justify the issuance of carbon credits;

(d)  the information and data used for the calculations to establish the number of credits issued under another program to offset GHG emissions;

(e)  all the data files used for inventories and to compile inventories for the carbon reservoirs for the project;

(f)  all the data and hypotheses used to simulate the baseline scenario and project scenario and the results of the simulations;

(5)  all the data files for the inventories and those used to compile inventories of the project’s carbon reservoirs;

(6)  all the data and hypotheses used to simulate the baseline scenario and project scenario and the results of the simulations;

(7)  the information needed to identify the person who recorded the information in the register, along with the person’s function and signature, the signature of the promoter or the promoter’s representative, and the date on which the information was recorded.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 81.