Commission indépendante sur les caribous forestiers et montagnards
Public consultation
On November 5, 2021, as part of its effort to ensure the long-term survival of caribou within its territory, the Québec government announced the creation of the Commission indépendante sur les caribous forestiers et montagnards. Starting in the winter of 2022, a series of regional public hearings will be held at which participants will have an opportunity to express their opinions of two different adapted management scenarios for caribou habitat.
Mandate
The Commission will meet with citizens, Indigenous communities and stakeholders in the regions concerned to hear their thoughts about two scenarios designed to foster self-sufficiency of caribou populations in the areas in question. The first scenario is based among other things on the MFFP’s analysis of potential solutions proposed by the regional operations groups, while the second scenario has been devised to avoid additional impacts for timber supplies.
For each scenario, the forest management conditions and proposed areas for application will be presented, along with the impacts for caribou populations and forest industry timber supplies, an estimate of the strategy’s implementation costs and an estimate of its economic consequences.
All citizens of Québec may also express their views by submitting a brief to the Commission.
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