List of proceedings subject to fees

Last updated April 1

, 2021

List of proceedings subject to fees

This list presents the different decisions from government departments or bodies that may be challenged before the Tribunal administratif du Québec. Fees must be paid when you file your proceeding in these matters.

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Last updated April 1

, 2021

REAL ESTATE SECTION ... 3

LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ... 3

MUNICIPAL BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSMENT ... 3

MUNICIPALITY, DEPARTMENT, OR OTHER BODY WITH EXPROPRIATION POWERS ... 3

OWNER OF THE CONSTRUCTION ... 4

REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES ... 4

TERRITORY AND ENVIRONMENT SECTION ... 5

COMMISSION DE PROTECTION DU TERRITOIRE AGRICOLE DU QUÉBEC (CPTAQ) ... 5

COMMUNAUTÉ MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL,VILLE DE QUÉBEC,VILLE DE GATINEAU ... 5

MINISTRE DE LA CULTURE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS... 5

MINISTRE DE L’ÉNERGIE ET DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES... 6

MINISTRE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA LUTTE CONTRE LES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES... 6

MINISTRE DES TRANSPORTS ... 6

THE HEAD DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR AIR QUALITY OF THE COMMUNAUTÉ MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL ... 7

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SECTION ... 8

AUTORITÉ DES MARCHÉS FINANCIERS ... 8

BUREAU DE LA SÉCURITÉ PRIVÉE ... 8

CHEF INSPECTOR APPOINTED BY THE MINISTRE DE L’ÉCONOMIE ET DE L’INNOVATION ... 8

COMMISSION DES TRANSPORTS DU QUÉBEC ... 9

FONDS D’AIDE AUX ACTIONS COLLECTIVES ... 9

MINISTRE DE LA CULTURE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS... 10

MINISTRE DE L’AGRICULTURE DES PÊCHERIES ET DE L’ALIMENTATION ... 10

MINISTRE DE LA SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE ... 11

MINISTRE DES FORÊTS DE LA FAUNE ET DES PARCS ... 11

MINISTRE DU TOURISME ... 11

MINISTRE DU TRAVAIL, DE L’EMPLOI ET DE LA SOLIDARITÉ SOCIALE ... 12

PRÉSIDENT DE L’OFFICE DE LA PROTECTION DU CONSOMMATEUR ... 12

RÉGIE DES ALCOOLS DES COURSES ET DES JEUX ... 13

RÉGIE DES MARCHÉS AGRICOLES ET ALIMENTAIRES DU QUÉBEC ... 13

REGISTRAIRE DES ENTREPRISES ... 14

RETRAITE QUÉBEC ... 14

SOCIÉTÉ DE L’ASSURANCE AUTOMOBILE DU QUÉBEC (SAAQ) ... 15

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Real estate section

Local municipality

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging the assessment of the transformation of a land into a park, playground, or natural

area. Section 117.7 of the Act respecting land use planning

and development (CQLR, chapter A-19.1) Determination of the indemnity to compensate the loss of a property right due to an error in the

description of a public road. Section 74 of the Municipal Powers Act

(CQLR, chapter C-47.1)

Municipal body responsible for assessment

E.G. Service de l’évaluation de la Ville de Montréal.

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging the assessment of a property for the purpose of establishing municipal taxes (property

assessment roll). Chapter X of the Act respecting municipal taxation

(CQLR, chapter F-2.1)

Municipality, department, or other body with expropriation powers

Proceeding Statutes

Determination of an indemnity to compensate an expropriation or a reserve for public purposes.

(E.g., a property along a road belongs to a citizen. The municipality wants to acquire part of the land because it is necessary to widen the road.)

Section 104 of the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CQLR, chapter C-37.01)

Section 97 of the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (CQLR, chapter C-37.02)

Expropriation Act (CQLR, chapter E-24)

Sections 45, 137 and 191.29 of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay

and New Québec territories (CQLR, chapter R-13.1)

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Proceeding Statutes

Sections 184 and 192 of the Schedule C to the Charter of Ville de Montréal (CQLR, chapter C-11.4)

Sections 56 and 86 of the Schedule C to the Charter of Ville de Québec (CQLR, chapter C-11.5)

Section 13 of An Act respecting the reconstruction and redevelopment of areas affected by the torrential rains of 19 and 20 July 1996 in the Saguenay — Lac-Saint- Jean (S.Q. 1997, chapter 60)

Section 9 of An Act respecting the Ville de Varennes (S.Q. 1997, chapter 106) Section 9 of An Act respecting Ville de Saint-Basile-le-Grand (S.Q. 1999, chapter 97) Section 9 of Act respecting Ville de Contrecœur (S.Q. 2002, chapter 95)

Section 10 of An Act respecting Ville de Brownsburg-Chatham, Ville de Lachute and Municipalité de Wentworth-Nord (S.Q. 2004, chapter 46

Determination of the value of a property belonging in whole or in part to a Member of the National Assembly, when a government department or body is the purchaser.

Section 20 of the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the Members of the National Assembly (CQLR, chapter C-23.1)

Owner of the construction

Recours Statutes

Determination of the indemnity to compensate any damage caused by a construction in a

watercourse. Section 13 of the Watercourses Act (CQLR, chapter R-

13)

Regional county municipalities

Proceeding Statutes

Determination of the indemnity to compensate any damage caused when a regional county

municipality creates, improves or maintains a watercourse. Section 107 of the Municipal Powers Act

(CQLR, chapter C-47.1)

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Territory and environment section

Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ)

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions or orders of the CPTAQ.

• E.g., the CPTAQ refuses to authorize the transformation of a farmland into a campground.

• E.g., the CPTAQ refuses to allow a person who is not a resident of Quebec to acquire a farmland.)

Section 34 of the Act respecting the acquisition of farm land by non-residents (CQLR, chapter A-4.1)

Section 21.1 of the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (CQLR, chapter P-41.1)

Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, Ville de Québec, Ville de Gatineau

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding the spill of wastewater or other substances into a purification works.

Challenging decisions regarding the prevention of such a spill.

Section 159.14 of the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CQLR, chapter C-37.01) Section 104 of the Charter of Ville de Québec, national capital of Québec (CQLR, chapter C-11.5)

Section 66 of the Charter of Ville de Gatineau (CQLR, chapter C-11.1)

Ministre de la Culture et des Communications

Recours Lois

Challenging decisions regarding authorizations with respect to heritage property, protection area and heritage sites.

Challenging the initial decision when the deadline to issue the review decision has expired.

Sections 75.2 and 75.6 of the Cultural Heritage Act

(CQLR, chapter P-9.002)

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Ministre de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding an administrative monetary penalty. Section 193 of the Petroleum Resources Act (CQLR, chapter H-4.2)

Ministre de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions or orders relating to authorizations, permits, monetary administrative

penalties, notices of claim, etc. Sections 24, 65, 69.20 and 89 of the Natural Heritage

Conservation Act (CQLR, chapter C-61.01)

Sections 31.100, 115.49, 118.12 and 118.13 of the Environment Quality Act (CQRL, chapter Q-2)

Section 68 of the Pesticides Act (CQLR, chapter P-9.3) Section 84.10 of the Watercourses Act (CQLR, chapter R- 13)

Sections 12, 14, 17, 23 and 25 of the Dam Safety Act (CQLR, chapter S-3.1.01)

Sections 30 and 31 of the Act to increase the number of

zero-emission motor vehicles in Québec in order to

reduce greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions

(CQLR, chapter A-33.02)

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Ministre des Transports

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding:

• Permits for displaying a roadside advertisement;

• The location or width of the access to a road.

• The review confirming a monetary administrative penalty

Section 10.1 of the Roadside Advertising Act (CQLR, chapter P-44)

Section 27 of the Act respecting roads (CQLR, chapter V-9)

Section 108 of the Act respecting off-highway vehicles (CQLR, chapter V-1.3).

The head department responsible for air quality of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding a source of air pollution. Section 159.2 of the Act respecting the Communauté

métropolitaine de Montréal (CQLR, chapter C-37.01)

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Economic affairs section

Autorité des marchés financiers

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions changing the name of an insurance mutual company that does not respect

an order to change its name. Section 233 of the Insurers Act (CQLR, chapter A-32.1)

Challenging decisions regarding the name of a credit union. Section 25.1 of the Act respecting financial services cooperatives (CQLR, chapter C-67.3)

Challenging decisions regarding a monetary administrative penalty of a mining, oil or gas

company. Section 34 of the Act respecting transparency

measures in the mining, oil and gas industries (CQLR, chapter M-11.5)

Bureau de la sécurité privée

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions refusing, suspending, cancelling, or refusing to renew an agency’s licence or

a private security agent licence. Section 37 of the Private Security Act

(CQLR, chapter S-3.5)

Chef inspector appointed by the ministre de l’Économie et de l’Innovation

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding a manufacturer’s, artisan’s or renovator’s permit for stuffed articles.

Challenging an order to destroy a stuffed article that meets certain criteria.

Section 26 of the Act respecting stuffing and

upholstered and stuffed articles (CQLR, chapter M-5)

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Commission des transports du Québec

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging individual decisions regarding transportation by taxi.

Challenging review decisions confirming a monetary administrative penalty.

Section 208 of the Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile (CQLR, chapter T-11.2)

Challenging decisions regarding, for example:

• a transport permit or a brokerage permit;

• a regional association of truckers subscribing to a brokerage service;

• a municipal public transit service or a municipal transit service for handicapped people; or

• the transportation of students.

Section 51 of the Transport Act (CQLR, chapter T-12)

Challenging decisions taken in the exercise of the following duties:

• the registration or cancellation of the registration of a transportation service intermediary;

• assessing whether a person endangers public road users or threatens the integrity of those roads;

• determining whether a criminal offence is related to the use of a heavy vehicle or to the exercise of activities as a transport service intermediary;

• suspending the right of a registered person to operate a heavy vehicle on public roads;

• imposing on a driver of a heavy vehicle any condition to correct deficient conduct and taking any other appropriate or reasonable measure;

• prohibiting an unfit driver from driving a heavy vehicle.

Section 38 of the Act respecting owners, operators and drivers of heavy vehicles (CQLR, chapter P-30.3)

Fonds d’aide aux actions collectives

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions refusing an application for assistance. Section 35 of the Act respecting the Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives

(CQLR, chapter F-3.2.0.1.1)

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Ministre de la Culture et des Communications

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding the distribution, sale, operation, exhibition, or possession of films or video material.

Challenging decisions regarding the accreditation of a book distributor or publisher, or a bookseller.

Section 154 of the Cinema Act (CQLR, chapter C-18.1) Section 26 of the Act respecting the development of Québec firms in the book industry (CQLR, chapter D- 8.1)

Ministre de l’Agriculture des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding commercial aquaculture or fishing pond licences and

authorizations. Section 48 of the Act respecting commercial

aquaculture (CQLR, chapter A-20.2)

Challenging decisions regarding a fisherman’s or fisherman’s helper’s certificate. Section 17 of the Act respecting the Bureau

d'accréditation des pêcheurs et des aides-pêcheurs du Québec (CQLR, chapter B-7.1)

Challenging decisions regarding permits for the exploitation of a breeding operation, a pet shop,

or a domestic animal shelter. Section 34 of the Animal Welfare and Safety Act

(CQLR, chapter B-3.1)

Challenging decisions that refuse or revoke the registration of an agricultural operation. Section 36.0.9 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (CQLR, chapter M-14)

Challenging decisions regarding:

• the right to fish for commercial purposes; or

• permits for the commercial harvesting of aquatic plants.

Section 21 of the Act respecting commercial fishing and commercial harvesting of aquatic plants (CQLR, chapter P-9.01)

Challenging decisions regarding a permit regarding animal health protection. Section 55.35 of the Animal Health Protection Act (CQLR, chapter P-42)

Challenging decisions ordering an agri-food industry association to change its name. Section 5.7 of the Act respecting farmers' and dairymen's association (CQLR, chapter S-23) Challenging decisions ordering a horticultural society to change its name. Section 18 of the Horticultural Societies Act (CQLR,

chapter S-27)

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Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding an acquirer’s permit for the processing of marine products. Section 22 of The Marine Products Processing Act (CQLR, chapter T-11.01)

Challenging decisions regarding a permit for the sale, preparation or processing of a food product. Section 17 of the Food Products Act (CQLR, chapter P- 29)

Ministre de la Sécurité publique

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding a certificate of compliance of a 9-1-1 emergency centre Section 52.13 of the Civil Protection Act (CQLR, chapter S-2.3)

Challenging decisions regarding a shooting club licence. Section 53.1 of the Act respecting safety in sports (CQLR, chapter S-3.1)

Ministre des Forêts de la Faune et des Parcs

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions suspending or revoking a culler’s licence. Section 22 of the Cullers Act (CQLR, chapter M-12.1)

Ministre du Tourisme

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions that:

• refuse an application for the classification certificate of a tourist accommodation; or

• suspend or cancel this certification.

Section 15 of the Act respecting tourist

accommodation establishments (CQLR, chapter E-14.2)

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Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding the development of workforce skills, regarding:

• an accreditation, recognition of skills or an exemption;

• a monetary administrative penalty for a breach of the exemption conditions by an employer or company.

Section 23.1 of the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition (CQLR, chapter D-8.3)

Président de l’Office de la protection du consommateur

Proceeding Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding a travel agent’s licence. Section 13.2 of the Travel Agents Act (CQLR, chapter A-10)

Challenging decisions appointing a provisional administrator for a seller of funeral services and

sepultures. Section 45 of the Act respecting prearranged funeral

services and sepultures (CQLR, chapter A-23.001) Challenging decisions:

• concerning a permit; or

• that appoints a provisional administrator for a merchant’s business.

Section 339 of the Consumer Protection Act (CQLR, chapter P-40.1)

Challenging decisions regarding the permit or certification of a collection agent. Section 36 of the Act respecting the collection of

certain debts (CQLR, chapter R-2.2)

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Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding a permit for the making, distribution or storage of alcoholic

beverages. Section 36 of the Act respecting the Société des alcools

du Québec (CQLR, chapter S-13) Challenging final decisions, including a monetary administrative penalty or the revocation of a

permit. Section 40.1 of the Act respecting the Régie des

alcools, des courses et des jeux (CQLR, chapter R-6.1) Challenging decisions:

• concerning a permit to organize combat sports events;

• that prohibit the holding of a sports event; or

• that orders the confiscation of the grant or remuneration intended for a contestant.

Section 53.1 of the Act respecting safety in sports (CQLR, chapter S-3.1)

Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions:

• regarding the quota of a farm producer;

• ordering the removal of any director of a board of producers or fishermen;

• regarding production and marketing permits for agricultural products;

• regarding certification to act as representative for the purposes of negotiation and agreement with the marketing board, conciliation or arbitration;

• regarding a certificate of guarantee of payment of agricultural products;

• regarding a certification to represent agricultural producers;

• that determines whether a person has the status of producer, when that person is both a producer and engaged in the marketing of agricultural products.

Section 191.1 of the Act respecting the marketing of agricultural, food and fish products (CQLR, chapter M- 35.1)

Section 51.1 of the Farm Producers Act (CQLR, chapter

P-28)

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Registraire des entreprises

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions regarding the registration of a company. Section 485 of the Business Corporations Act (CQLR, chapter S-31.1)

Challenging decisions regarding:

• the cancellation of a registration or the submission of a declaration, a document, a notice of closure, or a notice of liquidation to the register.

• the correction or cancellation of inaccurate information in the register;

• the refusal to register a company or to deposit a declaration or a document in the register when the name declared is non-compliant;

• ordering a company to replace or change the name it uses, other than the one under which it was constituted;

• ordering a company to cease using a name;

• the refusal to register a company; or

• the revocation of an ex officio cancellation; or

• an administrative penalty.

Section 139 of the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (CQLR, chapter P-44.1)

Retraite Québec

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions or orders relating to supplemental pension plans, including:

• the registration or termination of a pension plan;

• the provisional administration of all or part of a pension plan;

• the payment of the pension; or

• an indemnity for disability or in case of death.

Section 243 of the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (CQLR, chapter R-15.1)

Challenging decisions or orders relating to a voluntary retirement savings plan. Section 112 of the Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans

Act (CQLR, chapter R-17.0.1)

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Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)

Recours Statutes

Challenging decisions refusing to remove a condition on a licence, if its holder refuses to undergo or fails a proficiency examination.

Challenging decisions revoking, for a period of two years, the certificate of competency of a mechanic assigned to the maintenance of road vehicles.

Challenging decisions refusing to exempt the owner of a road vehicle from the requirement to comply with the minimum standards pertaining to the qualifications of mechanics assigned to the maintenance of road vehicles.

Section 560(2) of the Highway Safety Code (CQLR,

chapter C-24.2)