Integrated Enhancement Program
[an error occurred while processing this directive]The Integrated Enhancement Program (IEP) is designed solely for eligible organizations located on land where new transmission lines or new substations are being built.
Video: The IEP in a minute
Hydro‑Québec believes that its power transmission facilities (lines and substations) should blend harmoniously into their environment. Through its Integrated Enhancement Program (IEP), Hydro‑Québec grants eligible organizations funding to enable them to carry out initiatives in which local residents have had a say.
Textual transcription of the video: Integrated Enhancement Program (IEP)
- 00:00Hi, it’ s Hydro! Quick question...
- 00:03Are you familiar with the IEP ?
- 00:05Hint: It’s not a Belgian film festival!
- 00:08The IEP is our Integrated Enhancement Program.
- 00:12When Hydro - Québec builds power lines...
- 00:14or substations...
- 00:15we offer a grant to the towns, villages or boroughs concerned...
- 00:19to carry out a project that will improve residents’ quality of life.
- 00:22That means you!
- 00:23A municipality...
- 00:25an Indigenous community...
- 00:26or a borough can choose to build various types of infrastructure:
- 00:30a park,
- 00:31a community center,
- 00:32or even splash pads!
- 00:34We want to work with you
- 00:36and for you
- 00:37on sustainable development projects
- 00:39Hydro - Québec is the only company in North America to offer a program like this!
- 00:44We’ re very proud of it.
- 00:46Since the program’ s inception 35 years ago, more than 1, 300 community projects have been completed...
- 00:51in places across Québec!
- 00:54If we come to your community with a project, remember the IEP.
- 00:58We’ ll be happy to discuss it with you!
Hydro-Quebec believes that its power transmission facilities (lines and substations) should blend harmoniously into their environment.
It selects sites with great care and takes appropriate mitigation measures to keep the environmental impacts of its facilities to a minimum.
At the same time, it sees its projects as opportunities to work with host communities to improve their quality of life and environment.
Through its Integrated Enhancement Program (IEP), Hydro-Quebec grants eligible organizations funding to enable them to carry out initiatives in which local residents have had a say.
Hydro-Quebec recognizes municipal authorities directly affected by a new energy transmission facility as eligible organizations.
- When a transmission facility is located in one or more municipalities of a regional county municipality (MRC) or agglomeration, or in one or more boroughs of a city, the eligible organizations are the municipality or municipalities or the city borough or boroughs.
An eligible organization may, if it so wishes, delegate its responsibilities to the municipal authority that it comes under. For example, a borough may delegate its responsibilities to its city, or a municipality to its MRC.
Powering communities
For over 30 years, the IEP has helped develop, maintain, repair and enhance communities. Thanks to this program, more people are playing, skating, cycling, reading, laughing, thinking, discovering and gathering across Québec. See for yourself!
Slideshow
Following content is an image slideshow about: initiatives supported by the IEP
