Briefing Note on Bill c-69: Overview of Canada’s New Impact Assessment Act

WHAT IS BILL C-69? On June 21, 2019, Bill C-69 received Royal Assent by Parliament. This lengthy Bill enacts, amends and repeals a number of federal environmental statutes. For example, Bill C-69 replaces the existing Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012(CEAA…

CELA’s Submission to the Government of Canada re: Developing A Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (DRAFT)

Title: CELA's Submission to the Government of Canada re: Developing A Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (DRAFT) Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: Download PDStratAssessClimateChangeF file # of Pages: 4 Date authored: August 30, 2019 Author/s: Kerrie Blaise Author Organization:…

Blog: Canada’s Impact Assessment Act: A Public Interest Perspective

Blog post by Richard Lindgren, CELA Counsel on June 26, 2019 After years of public consultation, partisan debate and jurisdictional wrangling, Parliament has recently given Royal Assent to Bill C-69. Predictably, there were mixed views about this milestone event. For example, Bill C-69…