ENVIRONMENT

Planned projects avoid purgatory with interim IAA decision

The Canadian government will lay out an “orderly and clear path forward” for projects already in the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) assessment process.

 “The Supreme Court of Canada’s opinion on impact assessment means we now have clarity to better align the IAA to areas of federal jurisdiction," said Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.

“The Supreme Court of Canada’s opinion on impact assessment means we now have clarity to better align the IAA to areas of federal jurisdiction," said Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.

The announcement follows a Supreme Court ruling from early October, which found parts of the IAA unconstitutional. Canada's highest court sided with provinces in the assertion that sections of the 2019...

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