The Government of Québec's Green Fund

The Green Fund was created in 2006 to finance measures and programs that the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks carries out with the help of other governmental partners. Its main purpose is to support environmental measures aimed at promoting sustainable development, and to enable the Minister to grant financial assistance to various stakeholders in society, including municipalities, businesses and non profit organizations working in the environmental field. Thus, for example, the 26 measures listed in the 2006-2012 Climate Change Action Plan are financed by the Green Fund.

The principal sources of revenue for the Fund are the charges payable for the elimination of residual materials and the annual Green Fund duty (also called the "duty on gasoline and fossil fuels").