Marginal note:Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.
- Agency
Agency means the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada that is continued under section 153. (Agence)
- analyst
analyst means a person or a member of a class of persons designated as an analyst under subsection 120(1). (analyste)
- assessment by a review panel
assessment by a review panel means an impact assessment that is conducted by a review panel. (examen par une commission)
- Canadian Energy Regulator
Canadian Energy Regulator means the Canadian Energy Regulator established by subsection 10(1) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act. (Régie canadienne de l’énergie)
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission means the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission established by section 8 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. (Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire)
- designated project
designated project means one or more physical activities that
(a) are carried out in Canada or on federal lands; and
(b) are designated by regulations made under paragraph 109(b) or designated in an order made by the Minister under subsection 9(1).
It includes any physical activity that is incidental to those physical activities, but it does not include a physical activity designated by regulations made under paragraph 112(1)(a.2). (projet désigné)
- direct or incidental effects
direct or incidental effects means effects that are directly linked or necessarily incidental to a federal authority’s exercise of a power or performance of a duty or function that would permit the carrying out, in whole or in part, of a physical activity or designated project, or to a federal authority’s provision of financial assistance to a person for the purpose of enabling that activity or project to be carried out, in whole or in part. (effets directs ou accessoires)
- effects
effects means, unless the context requires otherwise, changes to the environment or to health, social or economic conditions and the positive and negative consequences of these changes. (effets)
- effects within federal jurisdiction
effects within federal jurisdiction means, with respect to a physical activity or a designated project,
(a) a change to the following components of the environment that are within the legislative authority of Parliament:
(i) fish and fish habitat, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Fisheries Act,
(ii) aquatic species, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act,
(iii) migratory birds, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, and
(iv) any other component of the environment that is set out in Schedule 3;
(b) a change to the environment that would occur
(i) on federal lands,
(ii) in a province other than the one where the physical activity or the designated project is being carried out, or
(iii) outside Canada;
(c) with respect to the Indigenous peoples of Canada, an impact — occurring in Canada and resulting from any change to the environment — on
(i) physical and cultural heritage,
(ii) the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes, or
(iii) any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance;
(d) any change occurring in Canada to the health, social or economic conditions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada; and
(e) any change to a health, social or economic matter that is within the legislative authority of Parliament that is set out in Schedule 3. (effet relevant d’un domaine de compétence fédérale)
- enforcement officer
enforcement officer means a person or a member of a class of persons designated as an enforcement officer under subsection 120(1). (agent de l’autorité)
- environment
environment means the components of the Earth, and includes
(a) land, water and air, including all layers of the atmosphere;
(b) all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; and
(c) the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b). (environnement)
- federal authority
federal authority means
(a) a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada;
(b) an agency of the Government of Canada or a parent Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, or any other body established by or under an Act of Parliament that is ultimately accountable through a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs;
(c) any department or departmental corporation that is set out in Schedule I, I.1 or II to the Financial Administration Act; and
(d) any other body that is set out in Schedule 1.
It does not include the Executive Council of — or a minister, department, agency or body of the government of — Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, a council of the band within the meaning of the Indian Act, Export Development Canada or the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. It also does not include a Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, that is a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in that subsection, a harbour commission established under the Harbour Commissions Act or a not-for-profit corporation that enters into an agreement under subsection 80(5) of the Canada Marine Act, that is not set out in Schedule 1. (autorité fédérale)
- federal lands
federal lands means
(a) lands that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or that Her Majesty in right of Canada has the power to dispose of, and all waters on and airspace above those lands, other than lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut;
(b) the following lands and areas:
(i) the internal waters of Canada, in any area of the sea not within a province,
(ii) the territorial sea of Canada, in any area of the sea not within a province,
(iii) the exclusive economic zone of Canada, and
(iv) the continental shelf of Canada; and
(c) reserves, surrendered lands and any other lands that are set apart for the use and benefit of a band and that are subject to the Indian Act, and all waters on and airspace above those reserves or lands. (territoire domanial)
- follow-up program
follow-up program means a program for verifying the accuracy of the impact assessment of a designated project and determining the effectiveness of any mitigation measures. (programme de suivi)
- impact assessment
impact assessment means an assessment of the effects of a designated project that is conducted in accordance with this Act. (évaluation d’impact)
- Indigenous governing body
Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. (corps dirigeant autochtone)
- Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous knowledge means the Indigenous knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. (connaissances autochtones)
- Indigenous peoples of Canada
Indigenous peoples of Canada has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982. (peuples autochtones du Canada)
- Internet site
Internet site means the Internet site that is established under section 105. (site Internet)
- jurisdiction
jurisdiction means
(a) a federal authority;
(b) any agency or body that is established under an Act of Parliament and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project;
(c) the government of a province;
(d) any agency or body that is established under an Act of the legislature of a province and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project;
(e) any body — including a co-management body — established under a land claim agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project;
(f) an Indigenous governing body that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project
(i) under a land claim agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, or
(ii) under an Act of Parliament other than this Act or under an Act of the legislature of a province, including a law that implements a self-government agreement;
(g) an Indigenous governing body that has entered into an agreement or arrangement referred to in paragraph 114(1)(e);
(h) a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government; and
(i) an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization. (instance)
- Minister
Minister means the Minister of the Environment. (ministre)
- mitigation measures
mitigation measures means measures to eliminate, reduce, control or offset the adverse effects of a project or designated project, and includes restitution for any damage caused by those effects through replacement, restoration, compensation or any other means. (mesures d’atténuation)
- prescribed
prescribed means prescribed by the regulations. (Version anglaise seulement)
- proponent
proponent means the person or entity — federal authority, government or body — that proposes the carrying out of, or carries out, a designated project. (promoteur)
- record
record includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording, videotape and machine readable record, and any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy of it. (document)
- Registry
Registry means the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry established under section 104. (registre)
- review panel
review panel means a review panel established
(a) under section 41;
(b) under subsection 44(1);
(c) under subsection 47(1);
(d) under an agreement or arrangement entered into under subsection 39(1) or (3); or
(e) by document referred to in subsection 40(2). (commission)
- sustainability
sustainability means the ability to protect the environment, contribute to the social and economic well-being of the people of Canada and preserve their health in a manner that benefits present and future generations. (durabilité)
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