Deer fencing and culvert replacement at the Motor Vehicle Test Centre (MVTC)

The Motor Vehicle Test Centre in Blainville, Quebec is a world-class testing ground. The Centre is owned by the Government of Canada and managed by PMG Technologies. It has resources to test vehicles and equipment, including connected and automated technologies.

For safety reasons, a deer fence will be installed on the CEVA site. This will prevent any intrusion of wild animals onto the property and finalize the installation of deer fencing around the site's periphery, begun in 2016.

Area 2 to be fenced is located opposite the site's two main stormwater drainage points. The work will include replacing the two culverts.

Work includes:

- Removal of vegetation where necessary (particularly at culverts in zone 2 - zones 8 and 9 have no vegetation);
- Drilling for new fence posts;
- Replacement and installation of fences (zone 2: replacement of 200 m and zones 8-9: installation of 1,100 m);
- Replacement of two existing culverts (HDPE 1.8 m and 3 m).

Machinery traffic will use an existing access road.

Work is scheduled for summer and fall 2025.

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Latest update

November 12th, 2025 – Transport Canada has determined that the deer fencing and culvert replacement at the Motor Vehicle Test Centre (MVTC) in Blainville is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
2 Notice of Determination DOCX (56 KB) November 12, 2025

Contacts

Environmental and Aboriginal affairs - Québec region
Email: aea-eaa@tc.gc.ca


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This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • MVTC (Quebec)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Maintenance activities (fences, walls)

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2025-03-19

  • Proponent

    Transport Canada

  • Authorities

    • Transport Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    89374

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...within 200 kilometres
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