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Quebec Bill 11: An Act to amend various provisions for the main purpose of reducing regulatory and administrative burden (Bill 11 (QC); S.Q. 2026, c. 12)

Regulatory-relief omnibus that carried the Horne smelter provisions Glencore sought. Section 136 and Annex I extend the smelter's authorization to 15 March 2033 and set its arsenic limit in the air at 45 ng/m3 until March 2029, then 15 ng/m3 (first applied to the 2029-30 annual average). Annex I also covers dike monitoring, so the provisions are not limited to air emissions. Adopted 89 to 7, with 9 abstentions, and assented to on 11 June 2026, the day Bill 5 was described in the Assembly as dead on the order paper.

Stages

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1. Introduced 4 December 2025
2. Passed 11 June 2026
   Quebec adopts Bill 11, a regulatory-relief omnibus that gives Glencore's Horne smelter the extra time it sought on emissions
3. Royal Assent 11 June 2026
   Quebec adopts Bill 11, a regulatory-relief omnibus that gives Glencore's Horne smelter the extra time it sought on emissions

Events

• 11 June 2026Quebec adopts Bill 11, a regulatory-relief omnibus that gives Glencore's Horne smelter the extra time it sought on emissionsActionLegislationQuebec5 sources