This week, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court of Canada. Last year, the Alberta Court of Appeal issued a non-binding opinion that the IAA is unconstitutional; the Government of Canada is appealing that opinion. The hearing will be heard on March 21 and 22.
CELA co-signed a joint letter to the federal government to identify numerous shortcomings in the proposed framework for regional assessments under the Impact Assessment Act. Authored by: Kerrie Blaise, Blaise Law Jill Blakley, University of Saskatchewan Cheryl Chetkiewicz, Wildlife Conservation Society…
Filed in the Supreme Court of Canada (on appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal) In the matter of An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and…
Read More Factum of the Intervenors – Supreme Court of Canada Appeal
In this blog, CELA Counsel Rick Lindgren outlines what led to the May 10th ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal that Canada’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is unconstitutional (Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2022 ABCA 165).
In this blog, CELA follows up with individuals from such a community in Northern Ontario, who weighed in on the government’s recent EA reforms, to understand potential impacts to the environment and community health.
CELA joins the many Indigenous Peoples, climate scientists, environmental organizations, legal experts and concerned citizens calling on both Canada and Ontario to pause the process described in the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire…
Read More An Open Letter on Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire
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