Have Your Say on Regulatory Initiatives
30 July 2024 - 7:45PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
Public comments invited
OTTAWA,
ON, July 30, 2024 /CNW/ -
What is happening?
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) invites Indigenous Peoples,
stakeholders and the public to provide comments on three regulatory
initiatives:
- Indigenous Impact Assessment Co-Administration Agreement
Regulations
A discussion paper that explores potential benefits and limitations
of co-administration agreements. It was co-developed by IAAC and a
Circle of Experts made up of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and
experts recommended by Indigenous individuals and organizations.
The discussion paper is meant to open the national conversation
about co-administration agreements and the input received will
inform next steps towards the co-development of a policy and
regulatory framework for Indigenous co-administration
agreements.
The comment period for this initiative starts July 30 and ends October 28, 2024.
- Review of the Physical Activities Regulations
A
discussion paper on the Project List review is published for public
comment. The review aims to ensure the Project List continues to
focus federal impact assessment on projects with the greatest
potential for adverse environmental effects in areas of federal
jurisdiction, and where federal assessment adds value beyond
federal regulatory oversight and provincial processes.
The comment period for this initiative starts July 30 and ends September 27, 2024.
- Amendments to the Designated Classes of Projects
Order
Proposed amendments to the Designated Classes of
Projects Order for non-designated projects on federal lands and
outside Canada are published for
public comment. This Ministerial Order exempts classes of projects
that will cause only insignificant adverse environmental effects
from requirements for an environmental effects determination under
sections 82 and 83 of the Impact Assessment Act.
The comment period for this initiative starts July 27 and ends October 10, 2024.
How can I provide comments?
For more information on these initiatives and how to provide
comments on each of them, visit IAAC's webpage.
SOURCE Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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