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

Section 84 Disposition versions

2022-12-29

84. The project report must include the following information and documents in particular:

(1)  where applicable, updates to the information and documents that have changed since the project was filed or since the last issuance request;

(2)  where applicable, a detailed description of all the changes made to the planning and implementation of the project since the project was filed or since the last issuance request;

(3)  the project code assigned by the Minister when confirming the project’s eligibility;

(4)  the information needed to identify the promoter and, where applicable, the promoter’s representative;

(5)  where the promoter has relied, during the reporting period, on the services of a professional or another person to prepare or implement the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks that were, or will be, assigned to the professional or person;

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person stating that the information and documents filed are complete and accurate;

(6)  the date of the project report;

(7)  information relating to the location of the project, including the regional county municipality, the municipality, the cadastral designation and, where applicable, the street address of the lot;

(8)  a summary description of the project, including the following information:

(a)  the project type, whether an afforestation project, a reforestation project, or both;

(b)  whether or not the project is an early project;

(c)  whether or not the project is or will be part of an aggregation and, if so, the name of the aggregation;

(d)  the project objectives as regards carbon offsetting and forest development;

(e)  the total surface area of the lot for the project, including the area assigned to forestry purposes and the area assigned to non-forestry purposes;

(f)  the surface area of the lot affected by an afforestation activity, the surface area affected by a reforestation activity and, where applicable, the cumulative area affected when the project involves both types of activity;

(g)  the project start date;

(h)  the estimated duration of the project;

(i)  the start and ends dates of the reporting period covered by an applicant for the issuance of offset credits and the estimated start and end dates of future reporting periods;

(j)  the information needed to identify the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project and the relevant information if it belongs to the promoter;

(k)  where applicable, information on the owner’s registration as a forest producer associated with the project, if the owner is not the promoter, and the owner’s forest producer number;

(9)  a presentation of all the work performed to complete the issuance inventory for the lot or part of a lot for the project including, in particular, the elements connected with the planning, gathering and compilation of data for the inventory and their justification, such as the determination of the number of sample plots for the issuance inventory, the coefficient of the prism used for the inventory of the variable-radius plot, a summary of the survey plan as planned and revised, and a summary of the results from the compilation of the initial inventory;

(10)  a copy of the survey plan, as planned, signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec and of the survey plan as revised following the completion of the issuance inventory for the project. The copy must include:

(a)  information on the survey units and sampling units planned for the lot or part of a lot for the project, including the number of cruise line and sample plots, their location and the starting point for each route;

(b)  a copy of the shape file presenting the revised survey plan once the inventory has been conducted and the information needed to identify and locate each route and each sample plot measured;

(11)  a copy of the compilation report for the initial inventory, signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec, and of all the inventory data files, along with those used to compile the inventories and the files for all the compilation results;

(12)  where applicable, a copy of the report on soil sample analyses for the project prepared by the laboratory responsible for analyzing the samples;

(13)  a presentation of the changes made to the project scenario and, where applicable, to the baseline scenario, including all relevant information, the data on which it is based and its justification, and a presentation of the annual results and results for each reporting period from the simulations of annual changes in the carbon stock in each scenario, along with all the data and hypotheses used to generate the information and the data needed for the simulation of the project scenario and baseline scenario and all the results from those simulations;

(14)  a presentation of the annual results and results for each reporting period for the project outcome, including their constitutive elements and justification;

(15)  where applicable, the missing data and information used, along with a document justifying the data, information or methods used to compensate for missing data, including a notice signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec concerning the complementary nature of the missing data and information used for the project;

(16)  a copy of the files for the project generated by the CBM-CFS software to simulate the annual change in the carbon stock in the carbon reservoirs under the baseline scenario and project scenario;

(17)  a copy of the calculation tool used to define the project outcome including all the data and hypotheses used to characterize the baseline scenario and project scenario;

(18)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that no offset credits have been issued for the GHG removal and effects mentioned in the project report under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) and that no credits have been issued under another GHG emissions offset program or will be issued under such a program;

(19)  when the promoter is not the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project, a declaration by the owner authorizing the implementation of the project by the promoter and undertaking not to apply, with respect to the GHG fluxes covered by the project plan, either for offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances or for credits under another GHG emissions offset program;

(20)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that the promoter still owns the effects of the carbon sequestrations for which the offset credits have been requested;

(21)  when a change in owner occurs during the reporting period covered by the project report and when the promoter is not the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project, a declaration by the new owner authorizing the implementation of the project by the promoter and undertaking not to apply, with respect to the atmospheric CO2 removals and effects covered by the project report, either for offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances or for credits under another GHG emissions offset program;

(22)  a declaration signed by the member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec responsible for supervising the project report stating that the information and documents produced under the engineer’s responsibility are complete and accurate;

(23)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that the project has been implemented in accordance with this Regulation and that the documents and information provided are complete and accurate;

(24)  when the environmental impacts of the project have been assessed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(25)  a copy of every authorization needed for the implementation of the project;

(26)  the information provided for in paragraph 3 of section 81 concerning the financial and fiscal assistance received during the reporting period;

(27)  the information needed to identify the members of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec involved in the implementation of the project during the reporting period covered by the project report, and the role of each member;

(28)  the name and function of each person involved in drafting the project report;

(29)  the date and signature of the promoter or the promoter’s representative.

When a document signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec is required, it must be accompanied by the information needed to identify the forest consultant that employs that member.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 84.

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In force: 2022-12-29

84. The project report must include the following information and documents in particular:

(1)  where applicable, updates to the information and documents that have changed since the project was filed or since the last issuance request;

(2)  where applicable, a detailed description of all the changes made to the planning and implementation of the project since the project was filed or since the last issuance request;

(3)  the project code assigned by the Minister when confirming the project’s eligibility;

(4)  the information needed to identify the promoter and, where applicable, the promoter’s representative;

(5)  where the promoter has relied, during the reporting period, on the services of a professional or another person to prepare or implement the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks that were, or will be, assigned to the professional or person;

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person stating that the information and documents filed are complete and accurate;

(6)  the date of the project report;

(7)  information relating to the location of the project, including the regional county municipality, the municipality, the cadastral designation and, where applicable, the street address of the lot;

(8)  a summary description of the project, including the following information:

(a)  the project type, whether an afforestation project, a reforestation project, or both;

(b)  whether or not the project is an early project;

(c)  whether or not the project is or will be part of an aggregation and, if so, the name of the aggregation;

(d)  the project objectives as regards carbon offsetting and forest development;

(e)  the total surface area of the lot for the project, including the area assigned to forestry purposes and the area assigned to non-forestry purposes;

(f)  the surface area of the lot affected by an afforestation activity, the surface area affected by a reforestation activity and, where applicable, the cumulative area affected when the project involves both types of activity;

(g)  the project start date;

(h)  the estimated duration of the project;

(i)  the start and ends dates of the reporting period covered by an applicant for the issuance of offset credits and the estimated start and end dates of future reporting periods;

(j)  the information needed to identify the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project and the relevant information if it belongs to the promoter;

(k)  where applicable, information on the owner’s registration as a forest producer associated with the project, if the owner is not the promoter, and the owner’s forest producer number;

(9)  a presentation of all the work performed to complete the issuance inventory for the lot or part of a lot for the project including, in particular, the elements connected with the planning, gathering and compilation of data for the inventory and their justification, such as the determination of the number of sample plots for the issuance inventory, the coefficient of the prism used for the inventory of the variable-radius plot, a summary of the survey plan as planned and revised, and a summary of the results from the compilation of the initial inventory;

(10)  a copy of the survey plan, as planned, signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec and of the survey plan as revised following the completion of the issuance inventory for the project. The copy must include:

(a)  information on the survey units and sampling units planned for the lot or part of a lot for the project, including the number of cruise line and sample plots, their location and the starting point for each route;

(b)  a copy of the shape file presenting the revised survey plan once the inventory has been conducted and the information needed to identify and locate each route and each sample plot measured;

(11)  a copy of the compilation report for the initial inventory, signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec, and of all the inventory data files, along with those used to compile the inventories and the files for all the compilation results;

(12)  where applicable, a copy of the report on soil sample analyses for the project prepared by the laboratory responsible for analyzing the samples;

(13)  a presentation of the changes made to the project scenario and, where applicable, to the baseline scenario, including all relevant information, the data on which it is based and its justification, and a presentation of the annual results and results for each reporting period from the simulations of annual changes in the carbon stock in each scenario, along with all the data and hypotheses used to generate the information and the data needed for the simulation of the project scenario and baseline scenario and all the results from those simulations;

(14)  a presentation of the annual results and results for each reporting period for the project outcome, including their constitutive elements and justification;

(15)  where applicable, the missing data and information used, along with a document justifying the data, information or methods used to compensate for missing data, including a notice signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec concerning the complementary nature of the missing data and information used for the project;

(16)  a copy of the files for the project generated by the CBM-CFS software to simulate the annual change in the carbon stock in the carbon reservoirs under the baseline scenario and project scenario;

(17)  a copy of the calculation tool used to define the project outcome including all the data and hypotheses used to characterize the baseline scenario and project scenario;

(18)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that no offset credits have been issued for the GHG removal and effects mentioned in the project report under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) and that no credits have been issued under another GHG emissions offset program or will be issued under such a program;

(19)  when the promoter is not the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project, a declaration by the owner authorizing the implementation of the project by the promoter and undertaking not to apply, with respect to the GHG fluxes covered by the project plan, either for offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances or for credits under another GHG emissions offset program;

(20)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that the promoter still owns the effects of the carbon sequestrations for which the offset credits have been requested;

(21)  when a change in owner occurs during the reporting period covered by the project report and when the promoter is not the owner of the lot or part of a lot for the project, a declaration by the new owner authorizing the implementation of the project by the promoter and undertaking not to apply, with respect to the atmospheric CO2 removals and effects covered by the project report, either for offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances or for credits under another GHG emissions offset program;

(22)  a declaration signed by the member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec responsible for supervising the project report stating that the information and documents produced under the engineer’s responsibility are complete and accurate;

(23)  a declaration signed by the promoter or the promoter’s representative stating that the project has been implemented in accordance with this Regulation and that the documents and information provided are complete and accurate;

(24)  when the environmental impacts of the project have been assessed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(25)  a copy of every authorization needed for the implementation of the project;

(26)  the information provided for in paragraph 3 of section 81 concerning the financial and fiscal assistance received during the reporting period;

(27)  the information needed to identify the members of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec involved in the implementation of the project during the reporting period covered by the project report, and the role of each member;

(28)  the name and function of each person involved in drafting the project report;

(29)  the date and signature of the promoter or the promoter’s representative.

When a document signed by a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec is required, it must be accompanied by the information needed to identify the forest consultant that employs that member.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 84.