Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee

ABOUT THE KEAC

The mandate of the Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee (KEAC) is to examine and oversee administration and management of the environmental and social protection regime established under Section 23 of the JBNQA. It is the preferential and official forum for the governments of Canada and Québec, the Kativik Regional Government, the northern villages and, when applicable, the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach, regarding laws and regulations related to the environmental and social protection regime for the territory covered under the JBNQA north of the 55th parallel. One of the KEAC’s key roles is to oversee the environmental and social impact assessment and review procedures and, as required, to make recommendations to improve them. Finally, the KEAC ensures that all laws, policies and regulations applicable in the region are compatible with the provisions of Section 23 of the JBNQA.

Each year the KEAC publishes an annual report to summarize its accomplishments, operations and financial statement. Click below to read our 2024-2025 Annual Report.

NEWS

25-year retrospective, 2021-2026

Since the KEAC’s  first meeting in 1980, the  Members and Secretariat have endeavoured to rigorously fulfil our mandate as set out in Section 23 of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA). In 2001 the KEAC Members undertook a first Retrospective of the KEAC activities since the signing of the JBNQA and the first meeting of the KEAC in 1980. We have now undertaken a second 25-year review encompassing the period 2001 to 2026.

Impact Assessment Seminar and Community Workshops

The KEAC, Makivvik and the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach recently co-hosted impact assessment community workshops aimed at increasing awareness of impact assessment processes and discussing how communities wish to engage and be equipped to participate in these processes. A fist workshop was held in Kuujjuaarapik on June 11, 2025, a second in Kuujjuaq on October 7, 2025 and a third workshop Quaqtaq on February 12, 2026. A report regarding what was heard during the workshops is currently being drafted and will be published summer 2026.