Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
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Policy and Guidance
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has several resources to help guide you through the federal environmental assessment process.
The Policy and Guidance materials below support environmental assessments:
- Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012
- Under the Former Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Under the Cabinet Directive for Strategic Environmental Assessment
Supplemental support can be obtained by:
- Participating in Training Opportunities
- Becoming familiar with Basics of Environmental Assessment
- Contacting the Agency
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012
These documents provide guidance on the legislated obligations for federal environmental assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012).
| Operational Policy Statements |
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| Assessing Cumulative Environmental Effects under CEAA 2012 |
| Technical Guidance |
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| Guide to Preparing a Description of a Designated Project under CEAA 2012 [PDF - 362 KB] |
| Reference Guides |
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| Guide to the Participant Funding Program under CEAA 2012 |
| Applications for the Participant Funding Program under CEAA 2012 |
Former Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
All documents related to environmental assessments under the former Act (2010) are kept for the completion of transitional environmental assessments commenced prior to CEAA 2012. Some information contained in the documents may still be of interest to those undertaking environmental assessments under CEAA 2012, provided that they have not been replaced by an updated version in the previous table.
| Operational Policy Statements |
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| Adaptive Management Measures under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
| Addressing Cumulative Environmental Effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act [for environmental assessments under CEAA 2012 see updated guidance] |
| Addressing "Need for", "Purpose of" "Alternatives to" and "Alternative Means" under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act [for environmental assessments under CEAA 2012 see updated guidance] |
| Follow-up Programs under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
| Public Participation |
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| Public Participation Guide |
| Ministerial Guideline on Assessing the Need for and Level of Public Participation in Screenings under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
Strategic Environmental Assessment
The Cabinet Directive represents the official policy on strategic environmental assessment of the Government of Canada. As such, all Government of Canada departments and agencies that are developing policy, plan and program proposals are obligated to implement the Cabinet Directive consistent with the guidelines for implementing the Cabinet Directive.
| Policy |
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| Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals and Guidelines |
