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He says due to a technical error on the part of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, interested groups were not informed the consultation process was underway.

The expansion at Contrecœur, about 45 kilometres northeast of Montreal, is expected to expand the port's capacity to an estimated 1.5 million containers annually.

It was on the first list of projects referred by the federal government to the Major Projects Office and announced in September.

The Montreal Port Authority says it plans to plant more than three hectares of seagrass next summer for the endangered copper redhorse to mitigate the impact of the work on the endangered species.

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published on Nov. 17, 2025.