Canada-Quebec - National Report for TS1: Taking Sustainable Development into Consideration in Quebec's Road Transportation System: a Daily Challenge at the Ministere des Transports du Quebec (MTQ).

Author(s)
Beaumont, J.P. & Saucan, D.
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Abstract

With the adoption in 2006 of the Sustainable Development Act, the Government of Quebec established a management framework for all government departments and public service agencies. The Ministere des Transports du Quebec (MTQ), which had already adopted in 1992 an environmental policy consistent with a strategy to foster sustainable development, will continue, as part of efforts to continually improve, to take sustainable development into account in its products, services and activities. This report provides an overview of the situation as regards both the steps taken by Quebec with respect to sustainable development and those taken by the Ministere des Transports du Quebec, particularly as regards road transportation. Sustainability issues were identified in the Ministere's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan. These issues were divided under the three pillars of sustainable development, i.e., the environmental, social and economic fields. An analysis of each of these issues makes it possible to assess the steps taken by the Ministere with respect to sustainable development and examine actions and achievements. In order to ensure appropriate consideration for the environment and sustainable development, the Ministere intends to implement an environmental management system (EMS), a comprehensive approach to environmental management and sustainable development, which would become part of its management system and be ISO 14001 compliant, in continuation of its environmental policy. All of the management tools implemented will be coherently organized to make sure environmental and sustainable development issues areappropriately taken into account in day-to-day management, thus fosteringthe ongoing improvement of its environmental performance. The Ministere, whose sustainable development efforts are consistent with government priorities, will ensure that sustainable development is taken into account in the transportation sector, and more particularly in road transportation. Itis currently developing various action plans for implementation, including one with a particular focus on sustainable development. For the coveringabstract see ITRD E139491.

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C 48743 (In: C 48739 DVD) /10 /15 / ITRD E139496
Source

In: Proceedings 23rd World Road Congress, Paris, 17-21 September 2007, 20 p., 39 ref.

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