Among those conditions, a bidder must:
- Obtain the required permits and certificates of authorization
- Comply with harmonization objectives and criteria identified
in the letter of intent
and the reserved land area application.
The minister has the power to issue or refuse to issue letters
of intent at his discretion.
Submitting an application
To obtain a letter of intent, applicants must file
an Application for letter of intent regarding use of public
land for the construction of wind farms (PDF
Format, 55 Kb, in french). This form must be submitted to the
Department Regional Branch
along with the following documents:
- Description of tenderer and partners
- Project description
- Projected nominal capacity
- Total area required
- Justification for area required
- Projected number of wind turbines
- A site map to a scale of 1:20,000 or more showing the boundaries of the wind park and their location, voltage transformation station, access roads and other projected equipment
- A digital file (shp.format)
The minister reserves the right to request any other documents
or information he deems useful to processing the application.
Fees
The fees payable to open a file are $26 (plus GST and QST) and the fees payable to examine an application for a letter of intent are $567 (plus GST and QST). If the application is approved, the fees payable for the issue of a letter of intent are $4,528 (plus GST and QST) in 2012. The application fee for a letter of intent is payable by cheque or money order to the Québec Minister of Finance.
Application processing period
Allow at least 60 days for your application to be processed. The
minister may, at his discretion, issue a letter of intent or reject
the application before the end of this period.
Applications submitted before the program came into effect are
valid only from the program effective date and the date the complete
application is filed.
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