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The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999; French: Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)) is an act of the 36th Parliament of Canada, whose goal is to contribute to sustainable development through pollution prevention and to protect the environment, human life and health from the risks associated with toxic substances.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, S.C. 1992, c. 37 (CEAA) is an Act of Parliament that was passed by the Government of Canada in 1992. [1] The Act requires federal departments, including Environment Canada, agencies, and Crown corporations to conduct environmental assessments for proposed projects where the federal government is the proponent or where the project involves federal ...
The legislation is the legal basis for the federal environmental assessment process in Canada. [4] On April 26, 2012, the Government introduced Bill C-38, the Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which repealed the existing Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and replaced it with a new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Bill C ...
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2001; Anti-Terrorism Act, 2001; Species at Risk Act, 2002; Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2002; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2003; An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, 2004; Assisted Human ...
Canada Water Act; Canada Wildlife Act; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012; Canadian Environmental Law Association; Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; Canadian Navigable Waters Act; Carbon pricing in Canada; Casavant v British Columbia; Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-224) Climate Change and Emissions Management ...
Canada Wildlife Act; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992; Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 – main piece of Canadian environmental legislation, focusing on "respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development." [19] Department of the ...
The Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act (French: Loi sur l’évaluation d’impact and Loi sur la Régie canadienne de l’énergie), also referred to as Bill C-69, are two acts of the Parliament of Canada passed together by the 42nd Canadian Parliament in 2019. The Acts gave authority to the federal government to consider ...
In 2012, the Conservative government revised the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, reducing its scope to facilitate the approval of projects that would contribute to economic growth. [9] The number of agencies who could conduct environmental reviews was reduced from 40 to three, [ 9 ] and approximately 3000 assessments were cancelled due ...