The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) is the first
modern land claim agreement in Canada. Signed in 1975, the JBNQA
sets out an environmental and social protection regime for the
territorial regions of James Bay and Nunavik. The President of
the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency acts as the Federal
Administrator of the JBNQA for federal projects, with the
responsibility of whether or not to authorize projects, based on
the recommendations of the assessment and review committees.
This section, currently under development, will provide an
overview of the federal assessment and review process of the
JBNQA, as well as the technical and advisory organizations
involved. The objectives of this site are to facilitate public
access to information about projects being reviewed under the
JBNQA, and to provide the public with relevant information to
better understand the process and to participate, where
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