MONTREAL - The Quebec government says TransCanada has agreed to subject its Energy East pipeline project to the province's environmental regulations.
Environment Minister David Heurtel says the company filed paperwork today as required under Quebec's Environment Quality Act and will have to produce an impact study by June 6.
The agreement could spell an end to an injunction the province had filed to ensure TransCanada would be subject to the more rigorous review process.
The province says it is committed to withdrawing the application upon approval of the environmental impact study and both sides have pledged to respect a strict timetable.
Energy East would bring 1.1 million barrels of oil a day from Alberta and Saskatchewan through Quebec and into News Brunswick for overseas shipping.
Quebec's environmental review agency is scheduled to begin a second round of public hearings into Energy East on Monday.
