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Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations (SOR/2019-283)

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2024-09-18. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE 2(Section 4)Information Required in Detailed Description of Designated Project

PART A

Updated General Information

  • 1 
    The project’s name, type or sector and proposed location.
  • 2 
    The proponent’s name and contact information and the name and contact information of their primary representative for the purpose of the description of the project.

PART B

Planning Phase Results

  • 3 
    A summary of the results of any engagement undertaken with any jurisdiction or other party.
  • 4 
    A summary of the results of any engagement undertaken with the Indigenous peoples of Canada, including
    • (a) 
      a list of the Indigenous groups that may be affected by the project, including those groups that identified themselves during the planning phase as potentially being affected.
    • (b) 
      [Repealed, SOR/2024-180, s. 6]
  • 5 
    Any study or plan, relevant to the project, that is being or has been conducted in respect of the region where the project is to be carried out, including a regional assessment that is being or has been carried out under section 92 or 93 of the Act or by any jurisdiction, including by or on behalf of an Indigenous governing body, if the study or plan is available to the public.
  • 6 
    Any strategic assessment, relevant to the project, that is being or has been carried out under section 95 of the Act.

PART C

Project Information

  • 7 
    A statement of the purpose of and need for the project, including any potential benefits.
  • 8 
    The provisions in the schedule to the Physical Activities Regulations describing the project, in whole or in part.
  • 9 
    A description of all activities, infrastructure, permanent or temporary structures and physical works to be included in and associated with the construction, operation and decommissioning of the project, including their purpose, size and capacity.
  • 10 
    An estimate of the maximum production capacity of the project and a description of the production processes to be used.
  • 11 
    The anticipated schedule for the project’s construction, operation, decommissioning and abandonment, including any expansions of the project.
  • 12 
    A description of
    • (a) 
      potential alternative means of carrying out the project that the proponent is considering and that are technically and economically feasible, including through the use of best available technologies; and
    • (b) 
      potential alternatives to the project that the proponent is considering and that are technically and economically feasible and directly related to the project.

PART D

Location Information

  • 13 
    A description of the project’s proposed location, including
    • (a) 
      its proposed geographic coordinates, including, for linear development projects, the proposed locations of major ancillary facilities that are integral to the project and a description of the spatial boundaries of the proposed study corridor;
    • (b) 
      site maps produced at an appropriate scale in order to determine the project’s general location and the spatial relationship of the project components;
    • (c) 
      the legal description of land to be used for the project, including, if the land has already been acquired, the title, deed or document and any authorization relating to a water lot;
    • (d) 
      the project’s proximity to any permanent, seasonal or temporary residences and to the nearest affected communities;
    • (e) 
      the project’s proximity to land used for traditional purposes by Indigenous peoples of Canada, land in a reserve as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, First Nation land as defined in subsection 2(1) of the First Nations Land Management Act, land that is subject to a comprehensive land claim agreement or a self-government agreement and any other land set aside for the use and benefit of Indigenous peoples of Canada; and
    • (f) 
      the project’s proximity to any federal lands.
  • 14 
    A description of the physical and biological environment of the project’s location based on information that is available to the public.
  • 15 
    A description of the health, social and economic context in the region where the project is located, based on information that is available to the public or derived from any engagement undertaken.

PART E

Federal, Provincial, Territorial, Indigenous or Municipal Involvement

  • 16 
    A description of any financial support that federal authorities are, or may be, providing to the project.
  • 17 
    A description of any federal lands that may be used for the purpose of carrying out the project.
  • 18 
    A list of the permits, licenses or other authorizations that may be required by jurisdictions that have powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the project’s environmental effects.

PART F

Potential Effects of the Project

  • 19 
    A description of any non-negligible adverse changes — to the following components of the environment that are within the legislative authority of Parliament — that may be caused by the carrying out of the project:
  • 20 
    A description of any non-negligible adverse changes to the environment — that would occur on federal lands — that may be caused by the carrying out of the project.
  • 20.1 
    A description of any non-negligible adverse changes to the marine environment — that are caused by pollution and that would occur outside Canada — that may be caused by the carrying out of the project.
  • 20.2 
    A description of any non-negligible adverse changes to interprovincial waters or to boundary waters or international waters, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Water Act — that are caused by pollution — that may be caused by the carrying out of the project.
  • 21 
    With respect to the Indigenous peoples of Canada, a description of any non-negligible adverse impacts on physical and cultural heritage, the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes or any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance — occurring in Canada and resulting from any change to the environment — that may be caused by the carrying out of the project, based on information that is available to the public or derived from any engagement undertaken with the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
  • 22 
    A description of any non-negligible adverse changes occurring in Canada to the health, social or economic conditions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada, that may be caused by the carrying out of the project, based on information that is available to the public or derived from any engagement undertaken with the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
  • 22.1 
    If the project is to be carried out on federal lands or is a federal work or undertaking, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, a description of any non-negligible adverse effects that may be caused by the carrying out of the project.
  • 23 
    An estimate of any greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project.
  • 24 
    A description of any waste and emissions that are likely to be generated — in the air, in or on water and in or on land — during any phase of the project and a description of the plan to manage them.

PART G

Summary

  • 25 
    A plain-language summary of the information that is required under items 1 to 24 in English and in French.
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