Introduction to Strategic Environmental Assessment

This course provides participants with a good overview of the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals (the Cabinet Directive) and its requirements in regard to strategic environmental assessment (SEA). It also offers guidance on putting SEA into practice. This course is not intended to replace guidance or training already in place within federal departments. Rather, it is intended to provide a basic introduction to SEA at the federal level.

Ideal participants

• Policy Analysts and Officers in the federal government;
• Cabinet Liaison Officers; and
• Federal public servants involved in planning, managing, conducting, reviewing or participating in SEAs carried under the Cabinet Directive.

Outcomes and benefits

The course:

• provides an overview of the history and the requirements of the Cabinet Directive;
• enhance understanding of the roles and responsibilities that federal departments and agencies have under the Cabinet Directive in regard to SEA;
• offers guidelines on how to do SEAs;
• defines the different steps involved in the SEA process; and
• provides information on how the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency can provide further support.

Features

You will have the opportunity to:

• familiarize yourself with the Cabinet Directive and learn about SEA practice;
• interact with key players in the other departments and agencies, and share knowledge on different internal processes put in place; and
• participate in a brief case study.

Course duration

This is a half-day course.

"This course is essential to Policy Analysts in order to integrate environmental effects early in the development of proposals."

Schedule and Registration