Overview

The Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement, Faune et des Parcs (Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife, and Parks; MDDEFP) operates in the following areas:

• Development and implementation of policies, laws, regulations, and programs on:
  • Preventing and reducing water, air, and ground contamination
  • Combating and adapting to climate change
  • Ensuring the quality of drinking water
  • Conserving biodiversity
• Reducing, reclaiming, and managing residual materials
• Coordination of the government’s sustainable development initiative within the public service
• Development, coordination, and implementation of strategies to combat and adapt to climate change
• Protection of Québec’s ecosystems and biodiversity through the development of a network of protected areas, including national parks, and the safeguarding of threatened or vulnerable plant species and their habitats
• Environmental assessment of projects and strategic evaluation of environmental issues
• Oversight of the enforcement of environmental protection laws and regulations, especially through the analysis of authorization and permit applications, inspections, inquiries, and legal and administrative recourse
• Land management and integrity of Québec’s public water property, including the operation of public dams and monitoring of dam safety
• Observation and knowledge of ecosystems and their components
• Maintenance of intergovernmental and international relations in its areas of interest