Appearance before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (May 2022): Supplementary Binder used by the President
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Assessments, By the Numbers
- Status of Regional and Strategic Assessments, and Requests for these assessments
- Anticipated Ministerial Decisions (9-Month Forecast) April-Dec 2022
- Bay du Nord News Release
- Bay du Nord Decision Statement
- Best in Class News Release
- Suncor letter to IAAC re time limit extension
- IAAC response to Suncor re time limit extension
- Notice of determination on Suncor time limit extension request
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Assessments, By the Numbers
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Assessments, By the Numbers (PDF - 126 kB)
Status of Regional and Strategic Assessments, and Requests for these assessments
All Regional and Strategic Assessments, as well relevant requests for, including their status and all related documents, are included on the dedicated IAAC webpage on Regional and Strategic Assessments. The table below provides an overview of the three regional assessments (RA) and one strategic assessment (SA), as well as the seven requests for RAs and one request for a SA.
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
|---|---|---|
Planning in Progress |
- | |
Planning in Progress |
- | |
Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development (NL and NS) |
Planning in Progress |
- |
Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Post-RA Activities |
04/06/2020 |
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
|---|---|---|
RA warranted |
10/02/2020 |
|
RA warranted |
15/07/2021 |
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
|---|---|---|
RA not warranted |
16/06/2021 |
|
RA not warranted |
21/06/2021 |
|
Toronto Danforth area including lands on the west side of the Don River |
RA not warranted |
19/07/2021 |
RA not warranted |
30/07/2021 |
|
RA not warranted |
30/11/2021 |
Strategic Assessment |
Request Status |
Decision date |
|---|---|---|
Completed, ECCC developing technical guidelines |
08/2019 |
Strategic Assessment |
Request Status |
Decision date |
|---|---|---|
SA not warranted |
05/07/2021 |
Status of Requests to Designate Physical Activities and Ministerial ResponsesFootnote1
All designation requests are posted on IAAC’s Registry when the request is received and deemed to be an official request. Related documents, including the Minister’s Response, are also available on the Registry. The table below includes the 41 designation requests under IAA, including ongoing requests and related correspondence. Under CEAA 2012, the Agency received 35 requests.
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
|---|---|---|
Ongoing |
21/04/2022* |
|
Ongoing |
29/04/2022* |
|
Northern Pulp Mill Transformation and Effluent Treatment Facility Project |
Ongoing |
30/05/2022* |
Chin Reservoir Expansion and Modernization Project |
Ongoing |
11/07/2022* |
Snake Lake Reservoir Expansion Project |
Ongoing |
11/07/2022* |
Deadhorse Coulee Reservoir Project |
Ongoing |
11/07/2022* |
*Anticipated dates of Ministerial responses |
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Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
|---|---|---|
Project designated by the Minister |
18/08/2020 |
|
Project designated by the Minister |
03/05/2021 |
|
Project designated by the Minister |
28/06/2021 |
|
Projects designated by the MinisterFootnote2 |
29/09/2021 |
|
Projects designated by the MinisterFootnote2 |
29/09/2021 |
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
|---|---|---|
Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
16/12/2019 |
|
Designation not warranted |
27/05/2020 |
|
Designation not warranted |
26/08/2020 |
|
Designation not warranted |
28/09/2020 |
|
Vivian Sand Processing Facility Project and Vivian Sand Extraction |
Designation not warranted |
16/11/2020 |
Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal |
Designation not warranted |
19/01/2021 |
Designation not warranted |
16/04/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
03/05/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
26/05/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
04/11/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
04/11/2021 |
|
Designation not warrantedFootnote3 |
04/11/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
05/11/2021 |
|
Designation not warranted |
21/11/2021 |
|
Vivian Sand Project (reconsideration) |
Designation not warranted |
07/12/2021 |
Designation not warranted |
14/02/2022 |
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
|---|---|---|
Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
28/09/2020 |
|
Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
11/05/2021 |
|
Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
03/08/2021 |
|
Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
08/02/2022 |
Anticipated Ministerial Decisions (9-Month Forecast) April-Dec 2022
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Summary
Map of Canada, and timeline, depicting projects under assessment with anticipated ministerial decision in the next 9 months:
- Cedar LNG (British Columbia; Substituted under the IAA; ministerial decision anticipated in November 2022);
- Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (British Columbia; Review Panel under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in September 2022);
- Tilbury Marine Jetty (British Columbia; Substituted under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in September 2022);
- Sukunka Coal Mine (British Columbia; Substituted under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in December 2022);
- Lake Manitoba Lake Saint Martin Outlet Channels (Manitoba; Agency-led under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in December 2022);
- Lynn Lake Gold (Manitoba; Agency-led under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in December 2022)
- Marathon Palladium (Ontario; Review Panel under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in December 2022);
- James Bay Lithium Mine (Quebec; Agency-led under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in July 2022);
- Boat Harbour Remediation (Nova Scotia; Agency-led under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in December 2022); and
- Valentine Gold (Newfoundland and Labrador; Agency-led under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in August 2022).
Project Name |
James Bay Lithium Mine |
Valentine Gold |
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 |
Tilbury Marine Jetty |
Cedar LNG |
Marathon Palladium |
Lynn Lake Gold |
Sukunka Coal |
Boat Harbour Remediation |
Lk. Manitoba and Lk St. Martin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Project Type |
Lithium Mine |
Gold Mine |
Marine Terminal |
LNG Transport Jetty |
LNG Processing Facility and Terminal |
Palladium Mine |
Gold Mine |
Metallurgical Coal Mine |
Waste Management and Remediation |
Water Management |
Capital Investment |
$507 million |
$662 million |
$2.5 billion |
$260 million |
$2.5 billion |
$1.067 billion |
$493 million |
$443.7 million |
$311 million |
$540 million |
Next Ministerial Decision* |
July 2022 |
August 2022 |
September 2022 |
September 2022 |
November 2022 |
December 2022 |
December 2022 |
December 2022 |
December 2022 |
December 2022 |
Anticipated Final Project Decision* |
July 2022 |
August 2022 |
Mid-late Fall 2022^ |
Early-mid Fall 2022^ |
Late Fall 2022^ |
December 2022^ |
December 2022 |
Late December 2022- Early January 2023^ |
December 2022 |
December 2022 |
Assessment Type |
Agency-led (jointly with Cree) |
Agency-led |
Review Panel |
Substituted (province-led) |
Substituted under IAA (province-led) |
Joint Review Panel |
Agency-led |
Substituted (province-led) |
Agency-led |
Agency-led |
Current Status / Next Milestone |
EA Report to Minister in June 2022 |
EA Report to Minister in July 2022 |
After Comment Period issuance of new IR on feasible mitigation measures |
EA Report to Minister July 2022 |
BC submits IA Report to Minister by late Summer 2022 |
The Panel is expected to hear closing remarks no later than May 19, 2022 |
Submission of outstanding information expected in late April 2022 |
BC submits report to IAAC in July 2022 |
IAAC and FAs are reviewing recent IR responses. |
Submission of outstanding information in late May 2022 |
Provincial Status |
Provincial EA under James Bay Agreement |
Provincial EA, ongoing |
BC EA to be concluded after federal decision |
BC leading substituted EA, ongoing |
BC leading substituted IA, ongoing |
Joint Review, ongoing |
Provincial EA, ongoing |
BC leading substituted EA, ongoing |
No provincial EA. NS funding. Proponent is a NS Crown corp |
Provincial EA, ongoing |
Key Issues / Considerations |
Cumulative effects of road traffic and water management |
Surface and groundwater quality |
Cumulative effects on SRKW; Salmon; Biofilm; Impacts on Indigenous rights |
Cumulative effects of marine shipping (Southern Resident Killer Whale; Indigenous rights) |
Cap on Oil & Gas; Indigenous-led project; Marine shipping |
SARA (Woodland Boreal Caribou); Water quality and quantity; Impacts to Indigenous rights |
SARA (Woodland Boreal Caribou); Air; Ground and surface water; Indigenous impacts |
SARA (Southern Mountain Caribou); Selenium; Impacts on Indigenous rights |
Lack of support from Pictou Landing First Nation for disposal location |
Effects to fish and fish habitat; Impacts on Indigenous communities |
*Dates contingent on the timing and quality of project information from proponents
^Project decisions that are anticipated to require Governor in Council decision-making
Bay du Nord News Release
Bay du Nord Decision Statement
Bay du Nord Decision Statement
Best in Class News Release
Suncor letter to IAAC re time limit extension
Suncor letter to IAAC re time limit extension
IAAC response to Suncor re time limit extension
IAAC response to Suncor re time limit extension
Notice of determination on Suncor time limit extension request
Notice of determination on Suncor time limit extension request
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