Certificate of Authorization and Project Notices

Producers are required to obtain a Certificate of Authorization or submit a project notice prior to engaging in certain kinds of agricultural activities.

Which activities require a Certificate of Authorization?

• Establishment of a new raising site that will generate 3,200 kg or more of phosphorus per year.
• Increasing phosphorus production at a raising site to reach or exceed 3,200 kg per year.
• Increasing phosphorus production at a raising site by 500 kg or multiples of this figure where production is already equal to or greater than 3,200 kg of phosphorus per year.

How to submit an application for a Certificate of Authorization?

Applicants should submit their request for authorization certificates on the following form, which includes the list of complementary documents required to process the application.

• Application for a Certificate of Authorization – Livestock Production (French, Word format, 229 kb)

The following forms may need to be used to process some of the complementary documents required in the application for an Authorization Certificate:

• Attestation of compliance with municipal regulations on livestock production (French, Word file, 186 kb)
• Localization grid (French,Word file, 189 Ko)
• Manure Supplier/Receiver Storage Agreement (French, Word file, 181 kb)
• Manure Supplier/Receiver Spreading Agreement (French, Word file, 217 kb)
• List of Partners Mandating an Individual to Sign on Behalf of a Company (French, Word file, 66 kb)
• Resolution Mandating an Individual to Sign for a Corporation (French, Word file, 66 kb)

Which activities require a project notice?

• Installation of a new spreading site using liquid or solid or manure management, where annual phosphorus production will exceed 1,600 kg, but be less than 3,200 kg
• Installation of a new raising site with liquid manure management, where annual phosphorus production will be less than 3,200 kg
• A transition from solid manure management to liquid manure management
• Annual phosphorus production at a raising site that will exceed the threshold of 1,600 kg or become equal to or greater than the following thresholds: 2,100 kg, 2,600 kg, and 3,100 kg
• The establishment of a livestock waste storage facility or increase in the storage capacity of a facility

How can a Project Notice be filed?

Project Notice filings should be made using the Project Notice form, per Sections 39 and 40 of the Agricultural Operations Regulation (French, Word file, 493 kb).
Phosphorus Reports must be submitted at the time of project notice filing.

To whom should an authorization certificate application or project notice be addressed?

Applications should be sent to the Regional Office of the ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs responsible for the territory where the agricultural activity is planned.

Useful Links

• Tools for agronomists to help prepare Agro-environmental fertilization plans, Phosphorus Reports and Project Notices are available on the Web site of the Ordre des agronomes du Québec. 
• Official list of laboratories accredited for agricultural analysis that meets the standards and requirements of the PALA analytical laboratory accreditation program.