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Federal Impact Assessment Act Under Review - measuring progress on projects & timelines

28 Apr 2023

Production of reports at Canada West Foundation is a team effort and the thanks of the authors go to the staff whose contributions enhanced the quality of the report and brought the text to life on the page. [...] The level of detail requested by IAAC for the what Planning is intended to achieve, the time in At the same time, Planning is supposed to be a Detailed Project Description required substantial which it is supposed to achieve it, and the processes relatively quick phase – six months. [...] Despite taking longer than the the total number of days – including stopped- intended six months, the Planning phase may still clock days and extensions – has ballooned, as • Dispute resolution: Two projects are subject succeed in reducing the overall timeline of the impact shown in the final column. [...] The reasons given by the proponent were the impact of COVID on the ability to conduct consultation and engagement activities during this phase, and a COVID-related delay in receiving provincial Terms of Reference. [...] This likely renders the pipeline useless and while the project application under the IAA has not yet been officially terminated, there is no reason for the proponents to continue to advance the application.
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