News

The archives of news are kept on this page for one year.

Minutes and other documents

• Annual Report 2022-2023

   

  The 2022-2023 annual report is now online.

• Annual Report 2021-2022

  The 2021-2022 annual report is now online.

• Annual report 2020-2021

  The 2020-2021 annual report is now online.

• 2018-2019 Action Plan : Continuing with innovation

  The 2018-2019 action plan is now online.

• Annual report 2017-2018

  The 2017-2018 annual report is now online.

• 2017-2018 Action Plan Follow-up

  COMEX presents the follow-up of actions taken as part of its 2017-2018 Action Plan for better integration of climate change and demystifying the environmental and social impact review procedure (extract from the 2017-2018 annual report).

• 2017-2018 Action Plan : For Better Integration of Climate Change and Demystifying the Environmental and Social Impact Review Procedure

  Click on this link to access the document : 2017-2018 Action Plan

• Québec Mines 2017

  On November 20th, COMEX held its a course on environmental and social assessments in the territory of Eeyou Istchee James Bay as part of the Québec Mines seminar at the Québec City convention center. More than 30 people came to listen and talk to COMEX members.

  Click on the following link to access the course content : COMEX_QCMines 2017-11-20

• Annual Report 2015-2016

  The 2015-2016 annual report is now online.

• Minutes of the 331st, 332nd, 332-B, 333rd and 333-B meeting of the Review Committee

  The Minutes of the 331st, 332nd, 332-B, 333rd and 333-B meeting of the Review Committee are now available.

Miscellaneous

• 50 Years of the JBNQA

   

  On November 11, 1975, the Government of Québec, the Government of Canada, Hydro-Québec, the Grand Council of the Crees, and the Northern Québec Inuit Association signed the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). Often described as Canada’s first modern treaty, this agreement established a new legal and constitutional framework for self-government, land management, the protection of Cree traditional lifestyles, and the participation of Indigenous peoples of the James Bay and Northern Québec region in development projects.

  Today, fifty years later, this treaty continues to inspire discussions on the recognition of Indigenous territorial and cultural rights, governance, and reconciliation.

  • Series “A Common Path”: A 9-episode video series retracing the context, negotiations, and impacts of the JBNQA. Available online at the official website. JBNQA50.com.
  • Conference “The First 50 Years” in Montréal: On November 18 and 19, 2025, at UQAM’s Coeur des sciences, a gathering will bring together Indigenous leaders, researchers, and policymakers to discuss past and future treaty issues. The event is free and accessible online. More information here.
  • Podcast – The Walrus (2025): Cross perspectives from Tunu Napartuk (former mayor of Kuujjuaq) and Paul John Murdoch (GCC/GNC) on the legacy of the JBNQA. https://thewalrus.ca/vdhc-s4e1-fr-transcript/
  • Signature de la Convention de la Baie-James : le début d’une relation complexe | Radio-Canada
  • The fight to be heard: 50 years of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement | CBC News
  • 50th Anniversary of the Agreement in Principle | The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)

• Annual Report 2024-2025

   

  The 2024-2025 Annual report is now online.

• Annual Report 2023-2024

   

  The 2023-2024 annual report is now online.

• COMEX New chairman

  To learn more about the new COMEX chairman, Mr. Luc Lainé, please visit the following link: Luc Lainé

• Québec Mines 2018 – A short course not to be missed !

  On Quebec Mines + Energy convention, a short course will be held on the risks and vulnerabilities of the mining sector to climate change and new requirements for their consideration in the context of the environmental and social review process of mining projects in the northern regions.

  Do not miss this short course. Register quickly !

  Read more

• 2016-2017 Action Plan to Improve Public Participation

  The action plan is now online.

• Consultations conducted by the proponent: expectations of the COMEX

  The expectations of the COMEX are now online. The purpose of this document is to clarify the needs and expectations of the COMEX so that during its project review, it can properly assess all information gathered during consultations held by the proponent.

• New President

  Click here to learn more about the new President of the COMEX, Mrs. Suzann Méthot.

Next meetings

• Meetings of the COMEX

  COMEX 444 : June 30, 2026 (Videoconference)

  COMEX 445 : July 21, 2026 (Videoconference)

  COMEX 446 : August 11, 2026 (Videoconference)

  COMEX 447 : September 1, 2026 (Videoconference)

  COMEX 448 : October 13, 2026 (Videoconference)

  COMEX 449 : December 1, 2026 (Videoconference)

   

Projects

• James Bay Lithium mine project by Galaxy Lithium

  COMEX recommendation on the  James Bay Lithium mine project, as well as the review report (French only – English version pending), are now available:

  James Bay Lithium Mine by Galaxy Lithium (Canada) inc. – Comex (comexqc.ca)

• Wood pellet facility in Chapais

  The assessment report  is now online (french only).

• Forest access roads “H-Section West” and “I”

  The assessment report is now public.

Public hearings

• Windfall Mine Project

   

  The COMEX hearings regarding the Windfall project were held and are now complete.

  The public has until May 22, 2026, to submit a brief or provide questions and comments.

  Thank you for your interest.

• Windfall Mine Project – Public hearings in Waswanipi

  April 29, 2026, from 10AM to 6PM

  Community Health and Fitness Center, 20 Alder Street

  The public hearing will be held by the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Waswanipi.
  Press release

  The hearing will take place in person at the Community Health and Fitness Center. Participants may also attend via Zoom. The hearing will also be livestreamed online on Vimeo.

  We encourage individuals interested in intervening to inform us in advance of their intention or, ideally, to submit their questions prior to the hearing.

  Please note that all individuals wishing to present comments or ask questions, in person or online, must identify themselves during the hearing before intervening.

  Verbal interventions via Zoom may be limited or kept to a minimum, depending on the course of the session.

• James Bay Lithium Mine Project: “Livestream” links

  The Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) held two public hearing sessions on the James Bay Lithium Mine project by Allkem/Galaxy Lithium, on January 24 and 25, 2023, in Eastmain and Matagami. The public hearings are now closed however the public may access the recordings of each session via the “Livestream” platform. A reminder that the public has until February 27, 2023, to submit a brief or questions and comments regarding the project.

  To access the Livestream sessions : Livetream_James Bay lithium Mine_COMEX (comexqc.ca)

• Public hearings – James Bay Lithium Mine Project

   

  COMEX announces that it will hold two public hearing sessions (on site and online via Zoom) for the James Bay Lithium Mine project on January 24 and 25, 2023. The hearings will also be broadcast live on Facebook and Livestream.

  Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 1:00 PM in Eastmain

  Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 1:00 PM in Matagami

  For more information on the project: James Bay Lithium Mine (comexqc.ca)

  Press release: Press release_James Bay lithium Mine (comexqc.ca)

• Public hearing – Hybrid Power Plant Project

  **** Zoom and Livestream ****

  COMEX announces that an in-person and online (hybrid format) public hearing session for the Hybrid Power Plant project will be held on February 23, 2022, at 1pm in Whapmagoostui.

  A Zoom session will be accesible from our Facebook page: Secretariat Comex.

  We will be accepting questions regarding the Hybrid Power Plant project via Facebook Messenger, during the public hearing.

  The public hearing will also be broadcast using Livestream at: Public Hearing: Hybrid Power Plant Project | The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) (cngov.ca)

  For more information on the project: Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project

  For more information on the forthcoming public hearing and to consult the Press release: Press release

• Public hearings – Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project

  COMEX announces that it will hold three online public hearing sessions for the Rose Lithium-Tantalum mining project on February 15, 16 and 18, 2021 with Zoom. The hearings will also be broadcast live on Livestream.

  For more information on the project: Rose lithium-tantalum mining project

  For more information on the forthcoming public hearings (rooms, Zoom links, virtual mode process): Rose lithium-tantalum mining project (section Public participation – Announcement of public hearings by COMEX)

  To access press release : Press release

• Public hearings for BlackRock mine project

  COMEX held public hearings on December 3 and 4, 2018 in Chibougamau and Oujé-Bougoumou on the BlackRock mining project, which aims to exploit a deposit for the production of an iron-vanadium concentrate.

  Informations on the project, sound recordings and transcripts of the public hearings are available at the following link: BlackRock mining project.

• Sound recordings and submissions

  Construction of forest access roads “H-Section West” and “I”: sound recordings and submissions relative to the public hearing of January 19th, 2016, in Waswanipi are now available.

• Public hearing in Waswanipi on January 19

  Project of construction of a forest access road in Sections H West and I : COMEX announces a public hearing in Waswanipi on December 8th 2015

• Public hearing postponed

  Construction of forest access roads “H-Section West” and “I”: COMEX hearing in Waswanipi postponed

• Press Release

  Project of construction of a forest access road in Sections H West and I : COMEX announces a public hearing in Waswanipi on December 8th 2015.