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Environmental Law

Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

2018

Bill C-69 2018

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The Proposed New Federal Impact Assessment Act (Iaa) Under Bill C-69: Assessment & Reform Proposals, Meinhard Doelle Jan 2018

The Proposed New Federal Impact Assessment Act (Iaa) Under Bill C-69: Assessment & Reform Proposals, Meinhard Doelle

Research Papers, Working Papers, Conference Papers

This working paper starts with an overview of the proposed Canadian Impact Assessment Act (CIAA), introduced in Parliament in February 2018 as part of Bill C-69. The Bill was introduced following a multi-year consultation effort by the federal government on how to improve the federal assessment and decision-making process in Canada to regain public trust in the process and federal project decisions. Following a general overview of the key changes, the paper offers a detailed assessment of three key elements of the proposed reforms, the Review Panel process, public participation, follow-up, and the role of strategic and regional assessments under …