Impact Assessment Act

Marginal note:Proponent

• 7 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the proponent of a designated project must not do any act or thing in connection with the carrying out of the designated project, in whole or in part, if that act or thing may cause any adverse effects within federal jurisdiction.

• Marginal note:Schedule 3

  (2) The Governor in Council may, by order, amend Schedule 3 to add or remove a component of the environment or a health, social or economic matter.

• Marginal note:Conditions

  (3) The proponent of a designated project may do an act or thing in connection with the carrying out of the designated project, in whole or in part, that may cause adverse effects within federal jurisdiction if

  • (a) the Agency makes a decision under subsection 16(1) that no impact assessment of the designated project is required and posts that decision on the Internet site;

  • (b) the proponent complies with the conditions included in the decision statement that is issued to the proponent under section 65 with respect to that designated project and is not expired or revoked; or

  • (c) the Agency permits the proponent to do that act or thing, subject to any conditions that it establishes, for the purpose of providing to the Agency the information or details that it requires in order to prepare for a possible impact assessment of that designated project or for the purpose of providing to the Agency or a review panel the information or studies that it considers necessary for it to conduct the impact assessment of that designated project.

• (4) [Repealed, 2024, c. 17, s. 273]