{"id":2855,"date":"2024-06-26T08:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/?page_id=2855"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:10:10","slug":"impact-assessment-and-mitigation-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/en\/environment\/impact-assessment-and-mitigation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Assessment and Mitigation Process (IAMP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-large\">In 2015, the Qu\u00e9bec Port Authority (QPA) set up an internal impact assessment process called the Environmental Citizen Participation Process (ECPP) to meet the requirements of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and to gain a better understanding of the environmental and social impact generated by projects on the port territory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Since 2024, the QPA has implemented the IAMP, a new version of the process that meets current regulatory requirements while encouraging active participation from affected citizens and First Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-video\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container container--large\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9R6uU-GoxYA\" class=\"block-video__play js-glightbox-video\" data-type=\"video\" data-description=\"Utilisez la barre d'espace pour jouer\/mettre en pause la vid\u00e9o\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"100\" height=\"100\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#ico-play\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a11y__screenreader-only\">Jouer la vid\u00e9o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1826\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2.png\" class=\"block-video__placeholder\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2.png 1826w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-1400x784.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-1000x560.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-800x448.png 800w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/peai2-200x112.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1826px) 100vw, 1826px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3\">What triggers the IAMP?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-cards\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container container--large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--center\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"js-a11y-block-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner_1000 size-banner_1000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.1.-Projets-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"card__title\">Any new project within the meaning of the IAA (except designated projects)<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"js-a11y-block-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-1000x1500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner_1000 size-banner_1000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-2000x3000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.2.-Environnement-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"card__title\">Any new activity that may have a significant impact on the environment and communities<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"js-a11y-block-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner_1000 size-banner_1000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols.jpg 7894w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols-200x144.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3.-Usage-des-sols-1400x1008.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"card__title\">Any change in land use<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project levels<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The IAMP is based on the projects\u2019 environmental risk, meaning the likelihood of them having significant negative environmental or social effects. The project will be assessed differently by the QPA depending on this analysis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>There are five project levels that reflect the level of risk assessed by the QPA team based on rigorous predefined criteria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"item component-ladder-color\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"container container--large\">\n                    <ul class=\"ladder-color\">\n                                                    <li class=\"ladder-color__item\">\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__head h5\" style=\"background-color:#8cc63f\">Level 0<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__desc\">\n                                    <p>Project has an negligible potential for adverse environmental and social effects<\/p>\n\n                                    <span class=\"ladder-color__desc__bg\" style=\"background-color:#8cc63f\"><\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"ladder-color__item\">\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__head h5\" style=\"background-color:#fdb912\">Level 1<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__desc\">\n                                    <p>Project has a low potential for adverse environmental and social effects<\/p>\n\n                                    <span class=\"ladder-color__desc__bg\" style=\"background-color:#fdb912\"><\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"ladder-color__item\">\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__head h5\" style=\"background-color:#f7911e\">Level 2<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__desc\">\n                                    <p>Project has a moderate potential for adverse environmental and social effects<\/p>\n\n                                    <span class=\"ladder-color__desc__bg\" style=\"background-color:#f7911e\"><\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"ladder-color__item\">\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__head h5\" style=\"background-color:#f47421\">Level 3<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__desc\">\n                                    <p>Project has a significant potential for adverse environmental and social effects<\/p>\n\n                                    <span class=\"ladder-color__desc__bg\" style=\"background-color:#f47421\"><\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"ladder-color__item\">\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__head h5\" style=\"background-color:#ff3123\">Level urgent<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ladder-color__desc\">\n                                    <p>Project must be carried out in response to an emergency situation<\/p>\n\n                                    <span class=\"ladder-color__desc__bg\" style=\"background-color:#ff3123\"><\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Once the level has been determined by the QPA, a directive is then sent to the project applicant to indicate the steps to follow to implement or assess the project. Level 3 (high impact) projects are automatically transferred to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, which ends the IAMP.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3\"><strong>What are the analysis deadlines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Analysis times correspond to the complexity and significance of the anticipated impacts (level of risk). They range from a single day for projects that are considered emergencies (within the meaning of the IAA, 2019) to 110 days for more complex level 2 projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>To know the expected analysis times for each risk level, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PROC-APQ_Procedure-cadre-finale-version-Politique_PCG2025-07-31-en_ca.pdf\">Consult the detailed IAMP table<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4\">Useful documents<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item block-document-list block-document-list--condensed component-block-document-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__element\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__item js-a11y-block-link\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__content\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__name\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Document name<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpact Assessment and Mitigation Process\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__badge\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Type<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__size\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Weight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t770 KB\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-document-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Port_de_Quebec-Depliant-PEAI-mai2024-Final-ANGLAIS-Impression.pdf\" role=\"listitem\" download data-a11y-link>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Download the document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\"><use xlink:href=\"#ico-download\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__item js-a11y-block-link\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__content\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__name\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Document name<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject notice form\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__badge\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Type<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__size\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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under framework procedure\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__badge\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Type<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__size\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Weight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t98 KB\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-document-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ANGLAIS-PEAI-Annexe-1-Logigramme.pdf\" role=\"listitem\" download data-a11y-link>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Download the document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\"><use xlink:href=\"#ico-download\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-document-list__item js-a11y-block-link\" 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