Publications List

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• Guidance Materials
• Operational Policy Statements
• General
• Environmental Assessment Panel Reports
• Special Publications
• Miscellaneous
• CEAA Electronic Publications
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council
• Ordering Information

General

• Considering Aboriginal traditional knowledge in environmental assessments conducted under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act -- Interim Principles, February 2004.

• Environmental Assessment: For a Sustainable Environment (corporate brochure), February 1999.

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Performance Report. For the period ending March 31, 2000 [ PDF ]
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• An Investment in our Future: A Sustainable Development Strategy for the Agency, December 1997

• Environmental Assessment: A Critical Tool for Sustainable Development, February 2001

• Environmental Assessment Update - Recent Developments with National & International EIA Processes. Proceedings of a Policy Forum, New Orleans, USA. 27th May 1997.

• Feasibility Study, National Environmental Assessment Centre, June 1997

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2001-2002 Estimates. Part III - Report on Plans & Priorities [ PDF ]
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• Federal Environmental Assessment - Making a Difference, March 2000 [ PDF - 1.3 Mb ]

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Working for Canada's Environment, March 2001 [ PDF - 119 kb ]
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• Evaluation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's 1997 Sustainable Development Strategy: Achievements and Expectations, June 2000 [ PDF - 53 kb ]
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• Progress Report on the Agency's 2000 Sustainable Development Strategy for Reporting Period 2001-2002

Environmental Assessment Panel Reports

• Air Traffic Management in Southern Ontario, Interim Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel, November 1992.

• Dominique-Janine Extension, McLean Lake Project, and Midwest Joint Venture, October 1993.

• Military Flying Activities in Labrador and Quebec, February 1995.

• McArthur Underground Exploration Program, January 1993.

• Rafferty-Alameda Project, September 1991.

• Pine Coulee Water Management Project, Willow Creek Basin, Southwest of Stavely, Alberta, February 1995.

• Rabbit Lake Uranium Mining A-Zone, D-Zone, Eagle Point, November 1993.

• Vancouver International Airport, Parallel Runway Project, August 1991.

• Express Pipeline Project, May 1996

• Decommissioning of Uranium Mine Tailings Management Areas in the Elliot Lake Area, June 1996

• NWT Diamonds Project, June 1996

• Lachine Canal Decontamination Project, September 1996.

• McArthur River Uranium Mine Project, February 1997

• Terra Nova Development: An Offshore Petroleum Project, August 1997

• Sable Gas Projects, October 1997 [ PDF - 949 kb ]
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• Midwest Uranium Mine Project, Cigar Lake Uranium Mine Project and Cumulative Observations, November 1997

• Nuclear Fuel Waste Management & Disposal Concept, February 1998

• Report on the Proposed Voisey's Bay Mine & Mill Project, March 1999

• Report of the EUB-CEAA Joint Review Panel: Cheviot Coal Project, August 2000.

Special Publications

• Strategic Environmental Assessment: The Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals. Guidelines for Implementing the Cabinet Directive.

• Annotated Law List, November 2001

• Sandspit Small Craft Harbour Mediation Process, A Review & Evaluation, March 1995.

• An Evaluation of the Environmental Impact Statement on Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's Concept for the Disposal of Canada's Nuclear Fuel Waste. Report of the Scientific Review Group of the Environmental Assessment Panel, October 1995.

• An Evaluation of the Environmental Impact Statement on Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's Concept for the Disposal of Canada's Nuclear Fuel Waste. An Addendum to the Report of the Scientific Review Group, September 1996.

• Comparative Analysis of Impacts on Competitiveness of Environmental Assessment Requirements:
  • Preamble to the Report, February 2001.
  • Executive Summary, February 2001.
  • Final Report, February 2001.

International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment
(a joint initiative between the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Association for Impact Assessment)

• Information Bulletin, No. 1, March 1994. [PDF - 230 kb]

• Proposed Framework, March 1994. [PDF - 894 kb]

• International Summit on Environmental Assessment, Final Report, December 1994. [PDF - 1,900 kb]

• Information Bulletin, Update, April 1995. [PDF - 219 kb]

• Towards an Environmental Assessment Network, December 1995. [PDF - 1,414 kb]

• Environmental Assessment in Canada: Frameworks, Procedures and Attributes of Effectiveness, March 1996. [PDF - 2,812 kb]

• Environmental Assessment in Canada: Achievements, Challenges and Directions, June 1996. [PDF - 1,219 kb]

• Executive Summary, Environmental Assessment in a Changing World: Evaluating Practice to Improve Performance - Final Report, June 1996

• Environmental Assessment in a Changing World: Evaluating Practice to Improve Performance, final report, June 1996.($24.95) [PDF - 6,095 kb]

Miscellaneous

• Directory Of Environmental Assessment Practices In Canada, July 1995.

• Strategic Environmental Assessment, A Bibliography, June 1996 [ PDF - 549 kb ]
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• A Guide on Biological Diversity and Environmental Assessment, April 1996. (prepared jointly with the Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada) [ PDF - 151 kb ]
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• Proceedings. Environmental Assessment Follow-up and Monitoring Workshop. April 15-16, 1997

• Environmental Assessment and Review Process (EARP) Guidelines Order

CEAA Electronic Publications

• A Primer for Industry (Available on Agency's Web site only.)

• Federal Environmental Assessment Index
  (Available on Agency's Web site only.)

• Cumulative Environmental Effects: Cross-Referenced Annotated Bibliography, October 1996.(Available on Agency Web Site only)

Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council

CEARC Research Prospectus

• Social Impact Assessment: A Research Prospectus(RP1-85), May 1985

• Philosophy and Themes for Research(RP1-86), January 1986

• Evaluating Environmental Impact Assessment: An Action Prospectus(RP2-88), 1988

• Mitigation and Compensation Issues in the Environmental in the Environmental Assessment Process: A Research Prospectus(RP3-88), 1988

CEARC Background Papers

• Funding of Environmental Impact Assessment Research in Canada(BP1-86), 1986

• Cumulative Environmental Effects: A Binational Perspective(BP2-86),1986

• Selected Mathematical Models in Environmental Impact Assessment in Canada(BP3-86), 1986

• Risk Management and EIA: Research Needs and Opportunities(BP4-86), 1986

• Learning from Experience: A State-of-the-Art Review and Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment Audits(BP5-86), 1986

• A Framework for Effective Monitoring(BP1-87), 1987

• Cumulative Effects Assessment in Canada: An Agenda for Action and Research(BP2-87), 1987

• Cumulative Effects Assessment: A Context for Further Research and Development(BP3-87), 1987

• The Canadian Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Process: An Analysis of the Initial Assessment Phase(BP1-88), December 1991

• The Place of Negotiation in Environmental Assessment(BP1-89), 1989

• Public Participation in Resource Development After Project Approval(BP1-90), 1990

• The Integration of Environmental Considerations into Government Policy(BP2-90), September 1990

• Application of Native Knowledge in EIA: Inuit, Eiders and Hudson Bay Oil(BP4-90), September 1990

• EIS Process and Decision Making(BP5-90), 1990

• Environmental Assessment and Aboriginal Claims: Implementation for the Inuvialuit Final Agreement(BP6-90), 1990

• Integrating Economics and EIA: Institutional Design and Analytical Tools(BP1-91), September 1991