CELA and 15 other organizations have written a letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to resist pressure to weaken or delay the implementation of federal environmental laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 organizations ask that time limits for impact assessments under the Impact Assessment Act be suspended due to limitations and restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic that make data gathering, analysis, and public engagement more difficult.
Richard Lindgren summarizes CELA's involvement in a constitutional reference case on Canada's new Impact Assessment Act in the Alberta Court of Appeal. He also explains the new IAA, and the environmental assessment regime that it replaces.
Theresa McClenaghan gives evidence about CELA's experience, expertise, and interest in the Impact Assessment Act, and CELA's ability to be helpful to the Court.
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 to make consequential amendments to other Acts, SC 2019, c.28 and the Physical Activities Regulations,…
Read More Memorandum of Argument – Alberta Court of Appeal Impact Assessment Act reference
Application of Canadian Environmental Law Association, Environmental Defence Canada Inc., and MiningWatch Canada Inc., (proposed interveners) to Alberta Court of Appeal in the Impact Assessment Act reference.
