Impact Assessment Act
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Federal government installs temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top courtGuilbeault says the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will limit some of its work while the government develops new legislation to respond to a recent Supreme Court opinion.PoliticsOct 26, 2023
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Supreme Court of Canada rules environmental impact law unconstitutionalThe judgment is to set the tone for how different levels of government work together to balance the economic benefits of resource development against the environmental risks.CanadaOct 13, 2023
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Advocates ask federal government to step in and assess Ontario Place plansOntario Place for All, which has rallied and organized opposition to current plans to redevelop the area, has retained a lawyer to outline its case that Ottawa should step in.PoliticsJun 13, 2023
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Project progress under Impact Assessment Act remains slow: reportThe approvals process for major projects in Canada continues to be slow and cumbersome under revamped environmental assessment legislation, according to a new report.CanadaMay 1, 2023
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Ontario blames Ottawa for potential delays to Highway 413 constructionThe Ford government has laid the blame for potential delays to its central election promise to build Highway 413 at the feet of the federal government.PoliticsApr 4, 2023
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Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment lawAlberta is particularly concerned about the effect the law might have on its ability to export its oil through pipelines.CanadaMar 21, 2023
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Alberta Appeal Court says federal environmental impact law not OKThe Alberta government, calling it a Trojan Horse, had challenged the Impact Assessment Act over what the province argued was its overreach into provincial powers.PoliticsMay 10, 2022
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Alberta to argue in court that feds’ Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutionalThe Alberta government is in court fighting against the federal government's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week.PoliticsFeb 22, 2021
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Future pipelines have to be carbon neutral by 2050, new rules sayThe federal government today is finalizing the rules for how climate change will be considered in environmental reviews of major national projects.CanadaJul 16, 2020
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First Nation interveners will weigh in on both sides in Alberta challenge to Bill C-69Alberta's top court is allowing a dozen submissions to be heard from advocacy groups and First Nations in the province's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's revamped environmental assessment rules.Mar 4, 2020
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