Government and Municipalities of Québec

The inventory of emissions of main air contaminants (PCA) lists anthropogenic emissions of these contaminants into the atmosphere at the level of Quebec beginning in 1990. The Department produces this inventory to highlight the importance and evolution of emissions of air contaminants, which...

It is forbidden to sell certain pesticides intended for the maintenance of grass surfaces and to apply them to these same surfaces (Pesticide Management Code, arts. 25, 31 and 68). These pesticides contain one of the active ingredients listed in Annex I of the Code. This list, made available for...

Holders of a permit for the wholesale sale of pesticides (category A) must report, no later than 31 January of each year, certain information relating to the sales they made during the previous year (Regulation respecting permits and certificates for the sale and use of pesticides, section 54)....

This list identifies the sites receiving contaminated soil in Quebec for public use. This list was established using data extracted from the MELCCFP's Traces Québec system as of March 4, 2024. * Type of receiving site: identifies what type the receiving site is classified in. * Sub-type:...

This dataset covers the purchases and sales of halocarbons in Quebec since 1993. This data is used to produce the Report on the purchases and sales of halocarbons in Quebec annually. The halocarbons declared for sale are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, saturated hydrochlorofluorocarbons...

The Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) monitors, with the responsible ministries and agencies, a semi-annual follow-up of each action included in the Implementation Plan (PMO) of the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030). In particular, this...

The Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) monitors, with the responsible ministries and agencies, a semi-annual follow-up of each action included in the Implementation Plan (PMO) of the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030). In particular, this...

Pesticide classes make it possible to establish regulatory requirements in terms of the health and environmental risk posed by these products. In Quebec, pesticides are grouped into 5 classes. Class 5 includes pesticides that pose the least risk to health and the environment. This includes...

The List of Vertebrate Fauna of Quebec (LFVQ) provides a portrait of all wild vertebrate species documented on Quebec territory. It also contains additional information such as the detailed taxonomy of species, the residence status of species in Quebec, the status of residence of species in...

It is forbidden to apply, for agricultural purposes, pesticides containing the herbicide atrazine or the insecticide chlorpyrifos, clothianidin, imidacloprid or thiamethoxam unless an agronomic justification has been obtained in advance (Pesticide Management Code, art. 74.1). The same applies to...

The Pesticides Act provides the conditions for renewing a certificate relating to the sale or use of pesticides (art. 55). In addition to the payment of fees and compliance with the provisions of the Act and the resulting regulations, the Minister of the Environment, the Fight against Climate...

This list identifies companies that have carried out in situ soil and/or groundwater treatment work in the province of Quebec in the last five years. * Company name: name to identify the company that carried out the in situ treatment work. * Address: building number and name of the communication...

Location, indicators and data concerning wastewater discharges by treatment plants and municipal overflow structures in Quebec.

This set presents the annual mass balance of residual materials management for the agglomeration of Montreal.

Biopesticides are grouped into three main categories, namely: * microbial agents, i.e. microorganisms (bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, viruses, mycoplasma or rickettsia and similar organisms) as well as all toxins and metabolites produced by them; * ecomones, that is to say chemical substances...

A certificate is required from sellers and users of pesticides who work in the sectors of activity described in the Regulation Respecting Permits and Certificates for the Sale and Use of Pesticides. First application for a certificate To obtain a certificate relating to the sale or use of...

Georeferenced information on more than 200 sites and 300 industrial effluents. It contains data calculated on an annual basis concerning the compliance and characteristics of wastewater discharges for mines, oil refineries, technical and pulp and paper landfills, pulp and paper mills, cement,...

The Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) monitors, with the responsible ministries and agencies, a semi-annual follow-up of each action included in the Implementation Plan (PMO) of the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030). In particular, this...

History of annual air quality reports in Montreal. The Air Quality Monitoring Network (RSQA) measures the concentrations of pollutants in ambient air in order to draw up an overview of the situation in the Montréal agglomeration.

Daycares and elementary and secondary schools should be free of pesticides as much as possible. Thus, the application of certain pesticides is authorized, under certain conditions, inside or outside these establishments (Pesticide Management Code, arts. 32, 32.1 and 33). Authorized products are:...