An additional one billion dollars for the implementation of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy, for a total of $7.6B over 5 years.

Plan for a Green Economy

Additional investments of $357M over the next 5 years to support the rehabilitation of contaminated sites and land, stimulate the energy transition and support sustainable practices:

• • Support the rehabilitation of contaminated sites and land ($61M):

• • • $38.5M for the action plan on the management of asbestos and asbestos mining residues;

• • • $22.4M over 3 years, including $8.1M in 2022-2023, to enhance assistance for the rehabilitation of contaminated land (ClimatSol-Plus program, component 2).

• • Extension of the Roulez vert program:

• • • Revision of the maximum rebate ($7,000 for electric vehicles, $5,000 for hybrids and $3,500 for used electric vehicles).

• • Rollout of the climate plans of the cities of Montreal and Quebec City;

• • • Montreal: $117.2M over 2 years:

• • • • Promote carbon neutrality of the municipal building stock;

• • • • Installation of 800 public charging stations.

• • • Quebec City: $49M over 2 years:

• • • • 95 public charging stations;

• • • • Promote the decarbonization of Quebec City’s buildings.

Investment of $152M over 5 years to:

• Roll out the first strategy on green hydrogen and bioenergy ($100M);
• Overhaul the tax credits for the production of biofuels and pyrolysis oil ($52M).

Investment of $143M over 5 years to support sustainable practices, including:

• • Enhancement of the Sustainable Agriculture Plan ($6M in 2022-2023);

• • Reduce air and noise pollution ($5M in 2022-2023);

• • Improve wastewater management ($9.7M in 2022-2023);

• • Government support for the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec ($1.6M over 4 years);

• • Support farm operators in shoreline areas ($600K in 2022-2023);

• • Encourage eco-design and the reduction of residual materials ($5M in 2022-2023).

The budget of the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques increases by $92M:

• • This is explained by the measure to fund public transit announced in the 2020-2021 budget and the 2022-2023 budget.