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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC; French: Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada; AEIC) is an agency of the Government of Canada responsible for federal environmental assessment process of major projects.
The agency assesses the environmental and socio-economic impacts of major projects in accordance with the Impact Assessment Act, 2019 and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The agency oversees most federal environmental assessment processes, except for projects regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission or the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The agency encourages public participation, provides administrative and advisory support for review panels, promotes sustainable development, and acts as the Crown Consultation Coordinator to integrate the federal government's Indigenous consultation activities. It is part of the Environment and Climate Change Canada portfolio and reports to the minister of environment and climate change.
The agency was established in 1994 prior to the adoption of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act in 1995 by the Parliament of Canada. The legislation is the legal basis for the federal environmental assessment process in Canada.
On April 26, 2012, the Government introduced Bill C-38, the Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which repealed the existing Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and replaced it with a new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Bill C-38 received Royal Assent on 29 June 2012 and came into force on 6 July 2012.
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada was previously known as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (French: Agence canadienne d’évaluation environnementale). The change in name came into force on August 28, 2019, along with other consequential legislative amendments under an omnibus bill titled An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, which received royal assent on June 21, 2019.
Impact assessments conducted by the agency are subject to a five-stage process:
A project proponent submits an initial description of the project (Initial Project Description) to the agency. The Agency then shares this information with the public and Indigenous peoples, who are invited to provide information and contribute to planning the assessment.
The agency provides the project proponent with information requirements which the proponent must fulfill prior to moving to the next assessment phase. The proponent's response makes up a "[d]etailed technical document prepared by the Proponent" responding to the agency's information requirements.
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC; French: Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada; AEIC) is an agency of the Government of Canada responsible for federal environmental assessment process of major projects.
The agency assesses the environmental and socio-economic impacts of major projects in accordance with the Impact Assessment Act, 2019 and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The agency oversees most federal environmental assessment processes, except for projects regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission or the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The agency encourages public participation, provides administrative and advisory support for review panels, promotes sustainable development, and acts as the Crown Consultation Coordinator to integrate the federal government's Indigenous consultation activities. It is part of the Environment and Climate Change Canada portfolio and reports to the minister of environment and climate change.
The agency was established in 1994 prior to the adoption of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act in 1995 by the Parliament of Canada. The legislation is the legal basis for the federal environmental assessment process in Canada.
On April 26, 2012, the Government introduced Bill C-38, the Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which repealed the existing Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and replaced it with a new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Bill C-38 received Royal Assent on 29 June 2012 and came into force on 6 July 2012.
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada was previously known as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (French: Agence canadienne d’évaluation environnementale). The change in name came into force on August 28, 2019, along with other consequential legislative amendments under an omnibus bill titled An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, which received royal assent on June 21, 2019.
Impact assessments conducted by the agency are subject to a five-stage process:
A project proponent submits an initial description of the project (Initial Project Description) to the agency. The Agency then shares this information with the public and Indigenous peoples, who are invited to provide information and contribute to planning the assessment.
The agency provides the project proponent with information requirements which the proponent must fulfill prior to moving to the next assessment phase. The proponent's response makes up a "[d]etailed technical document prepared by the Proponent" responding to the agency's information requirements.