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Home > Resources for Environmental Assessment Professionals > New Guidance Materials

Guidance Materials

These documents provide guidance to the legislated obligations for federal environmental assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (as amended in 2003 by Bill C-9).

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Guidance materials list

The following table contains new and updated guidance materials in support of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act:

Overviews of the Act

Document PDF
Explanation of the Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (October 2003) 1,804 kb
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: An Overview (December 2003) 1,350 kb
How to Determine if the Act Applies (October 2003) 1,305 kb

Environmental Assessment Types

Document PDF
Procedures for an Assessment by a Review Panel (November 1997) 102 kb

Federal Coordination

Document PDF
Federal Coordination: An Overview (October 2003) 1,374 kb
Federal Coordination: Identifying Who's Involved (December 2003) 3,141 kb

Public Participation

Document PDF
Guide to the Participant Funding Program (August 2005) 462 kb
Participant Funding Application Form (August 2005) 204 kb
Guide to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry (August 2005) 949 kb
Ministerial Guideline on Assessing the Need for and Level of Public Participation in Screenings under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (July 2006) 54 kb

Procedural Guides

Document PDF
Incorporating Climate Change Considerations in Environmental Assessment: General Guidance for Practitioners (November 2003)  294 kb
Reference Guide: Addressing Cumulative Environmental Effects (November 1994) 1,214 kb
Reference Guide: Determining Whether A Project is Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects (November 1994) 244 kb
Reference Guide: Assessing Environmental Effects on Physical and Cultural Heritage Resources (April 1996) 469 kb
Cumulative Effects Assessment Practitioners Guide (February 1999) 769 kb
Reference Guide for Project Proponents on the Cost Recovery of Environmental Assessment Review Panels (March 2000)  250 kb
Environmental Assessment Projects Committee: Interim Approach for Determining Scope of Project for Major Development Proposals with Specific Regulatory Triggers under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act  
Project Description Guide:British Columbia
(To Determine Federal Roles under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (February 2007))		 326 kb

Cabinet Directives

Document PDF
Cabinet Directive on Implementing the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act  
Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals  

Operational Policy Statements

Document PDF
Addressing Cumulative Environmental Effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (March 1999)  
Addressing "Need for", "Purpose of" "Alternatives to" and "Alternative Means" under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (October 1998)  
Establishing the Scope of the Environmental Assessment (September 1998)  
Preparing Project Descriptions under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (August 2000)  
The Process for Defining the Spatial Boundary of a Study Area During an Environmental Assessment of Offshore Exploratory Drilling Projects (July 2003)  

Other

Document PDF
A Guide on Biodiversity and Environmental Assessment (April 1996) 151 kb
Glossary 403 kb
Considering Aboriginal traditional knowledge in environmental assessments conducted under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act -- Interim Principles  

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Last Updated: 2007-03-09

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