QWEB initiated  Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) process for Quebec early 2023. A team of natural resource, certification and community engagement specialists from across Quebec form the Working Body (WB). The WB facilitates  the risk assessment to ensure that relevant information of forestry laws, policies and practices are accurately captured in the RRA verifying the legality and sustainability requirements. Information includes interviews with experts, applicable legislation, reports from Provincial authorities, various databases, statistical data sources as well as community input and engagement. The WB gathers, synthesizes  and analyzes  relevant information for each forty-two (42) indicators, which leads to internal draft assessments. The resulting drafts are  made available for review and comment. Once the stakeholder consultation reviews are concluded, the WB finalizes the report based on the comments received and submit the draft to Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) for its review. Once SBP is satisfied  that it complies with its requirements, SBP approves the RRA report and they are publicly available on the SBP website. The RRA is then used by biomass producers to manage their level of risks with legality and sustainability requirements.