2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
Programs
Laws and regulations
Amendment to the Québec Building Code (Measure 2)
Current new building and home construction regulations are more than 20 years old and many of its provisions are out-of-date. In order to update its regulations, the Government of Québec will revise the code to include new energy performance requirements that will apply to all new buildings and homes constructed in Québec.
The Building Code is currently being revised by the Agence de l’efficacité énergétique and will be implemented jointly with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ).
Regulation respecting greenhouse gas emissions from
motor vehicles (Measure 3)
The Government announced the coming into force on January 14, 2010 of
regulatory standards for greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and light
trucks, bringing Québec into line with the North American movement toward
more environmentally-friendly vehicles spearheaded by California.
The Regulation respecting greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles
applies to the model years 2010 through 2016 of cars and light trucks
initially sold, leased or otherwise marketed in Québec.
A regulation requiring mandatory use of speed limiting devices on all trucks and setting the maximum speed for these vehicles at 105 Km/h. (Measure 10)
Since January 1, 2009, manufactured speed limiters are required to be activated and set so as to stop truck speed from exceeding 105 Km/h. This measure concerns all operators of heavy-duty vehicles that use the Québec highway network, wherever they may be located.
The Environment Quality Act and other legislation on climate change (Measure 11)
This law, adopted on June 19, 2009, empowers the government to set emission limits throughout Québec, to require selected emitters to compensate for their GHG emissions by using acknowledged emission rights and to pay sums levied through GHG cap-and-trade to the Green Fund.
Because of this law, the Government of Québec now holds the necessary powers to enable it to take part in the implementation of the biggest GHG cap-and-trade system in North America.
Regulation respecting halocarbons (Measure 12)
This regulation, adopted in 2004, requires recovery or draining of any apparatus that contains halocarbons prior to commencement of work that may produce emissions. As well, since June 1, 2008, workers who use halocarbons are required to obtain an attestation stipulating that they are properly qualified.
Environmental regulation to better manage the use of halocarbons (French)
Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (REIMR) (Measure 13)
The REIMR includes several provisions aimed at controlling biogas emissions and constant monitoring of the efficiency of equipment put in place for this purpose. Henceforth, all technical landfill sites will need to assure management of the biogas they generate. The largest technical landfill sites that process more than 50,000 tons of residual materials annually will be required to capture biogas and, ideally, recover it or, if this is not feasible, burn it.
Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (REIMR)
(REIMR version française)
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