Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making funding available through its Participant Funding Program to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in the federal environmental assessment of the proposed Husky Energy Exploration Drilling Project, located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 350 kilometres east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Applications received by January 31, 2017 will be considered. Recipients and the … Read more

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) and Dr. Scott Streiner, Chair of the Canadian Transportation Agency, announced the establishment of a three-member panel to review the proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project in Ontario. The Minister has appointed Lesley Griffiths as the Chair of the Review Panel, and Isobel Heathcote and William McMurray as panel members. McMurray … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Eastern Newfoundland Offshore Exploration Drilling Project, located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 250 kilometres east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be affected by this project and what should be examined during … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making participant funding available to assist the public and Indigenous groups in participating in the remaining steps of the environmental assessment of the proposed Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Project near Kincardine, Ontario. The Agency-led review process will include a comment period on the additional … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Borden Gold Mine Project, located near Chapleau, Ontario, approximately 160 kilometres southwest of Timmins. To help inform this decision, the Agency is seeking comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment, as described in … Read more

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.), and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the Federal Cabinet’s decision to approve the $11 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG Project after a rigorous federal environmental assessment. The project represents one of Canada’s largest … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Marine Terminal Project on the North Shore of the Saguenay, located in Quebec. The public is invited to comment on the potential environmental effects of the project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in a summary of the … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Husky Energy Exploration Drilling Project, located approximately 350 kilometres east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, in areas known as the Jeanne d’Arc Basin and the Flemish Pass Basin, in the Atlantic Ocean. The agency is seeking comments from the public on the project … Read more

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced the referral of the environmental assessment of the proposed Kitimat Clean Refinery Project in British Columbia to an independent review panel. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making funding available to assist the public and Indigenous groups in participating in the environmental assessment. Applications received by October 12, 2016 will be considered. The … Read more

The Government of Canada took the next step to deliver on its commitment to review and restore confidence in Canada’s environmental and regulatory processes. This is essential to ensure that decisions on major projects are based on science, facts, and evidence, including traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced the creation … Read more