Plan Nord (meaning 'Plan North' in English) is an economic development strategy launched by the government of Quebec in May 2011 to develop the natural resources extraction sector in the part of Quebec to the north of the 49th parallel. The plan, to be carried out over 25 years, would foster over C$80 billion in energy, mining, and forestry investments and create or consolidate 20,000 jobs a year for the duration.[1] The proposed plan, which has been described as "a potential centrepiece" of Premier Jean Charest's political legacy, has received the full support of the mining industry, the Crees and Inuit representatives but has been met with scepticism and downright opposition by the Innus and most environmentalists.[2]
The Plan Nord territory is 320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) of boreal forest, encompassing part of the Nitassinan[citation needed], First Nations' protected land.
While protecting some part of the territory, 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi), the agreement has a clause that allows the protected areas to become available for mining and gas exploitation if such resources are found.
plan, nord, meaning, plan, north, english, economic, development, strategy, launched, government, quebec, 2011, develop, natural, resources, extraction, sector, part, quebec, north, 49th, parallel, plan, carried, over, years, would, foster, over, billion, ener. Plan Nord meaning Plan North in English is an economic development strategy launched by the government of Quebec in May 2011 to develop the natural resources extraction sector in the part of Quebec to the north of the 49th parallel The plan to be carried out over 25 years would foster over C 80 billion in energy mining and forestry investments and create or consolidate 20 000 jobs a year for the duration 1 The proposed plan which has been described as a potential centrepiece of Premier Jean Charest s political legacy has received the full support of the mining industry the Crees and Inuit representatives but has been met with scepticism and downright opposition by the Innus and most environmentalists 2 Contents 1 Territory 2 See also 3 References 4 Works citedTerritory EditThe territory covered by Plan Nord includes all of Quebec north of the 49th parallel and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence The 1 200 000 km2 463 000 sq mi area includes the Nord du Quebec region as well as the northern part of Saguenay Lac Saint Jean and most of Cote Nord A large part of the territory is governed by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Northeastern Quebec Agreement 3 signed in the 1970s in the context of the James Bay Project The Plan Nord territory is 320 000 km2 120 000 sq mi of boreal forest encompassing part of the Nitassinan citation needed First Nations protected land While protecting some part of the territory 60 000 km2 23 000 sq mi the agreement has a clause that allows the protected areas to become available for mining and gas exploitation if such resources are found See also EditJean Charest Nitassinan Northern Ontario Ring of FireReferences Edit Government of Quebec 2011 p 6 The Canadian Press May 9 2011 Charest unveils 80B plan for northern Quebec CBC ca Retrieved March 21 2012 Government of Quebec 2011 p 8 9 Works cited EditGovernment of Quebec 2011 Building Northern Quebec Together The Project of a Generation PDF ISBN 978 2 550 61430 2 Archived from the original PDF on March 30 2012 nbsp This Quebec related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plan Nord amp oldid 1126893983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
