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Canada-Alberta Agreement on Environmental Assessment Cooperation (2005).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Alberta
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control EIA Sub-national agreement Data collection/reporting Monitoring Registration Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Environmental standards Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Canada and Alberta have agreed to the following objectives for this Agreement: a)to ensure that the environmental effects of proposed projects are carefully considered before decisions are taken by governments; b) to achieve greater efficiency and the most effective use of public and private resources, where assessment processes involving both parties are required by law, through a single environmental assessment and review process for each proposed project; c) to establish accountability and predictability by delineating the roles and responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments. The text consists of 19 sections and 3 Appendices. The text consists of 16 sections as follows: Definitions (1); Pre-notification contacts (2); Notification and determination of parties participating in an environmental assessment (3); Designated offices (4); Determination of lead party (5); Cooperative environmental assessment(6); Determination of the need for a public hearing (7); Co-ordinations of decisions (8), Public registry (9); Public involvement (10); Transboundary considerations (11); Class screening (12); Aboriginal consideration (13); Issue management between the parties (14); Monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of this agreement (15); Appendices (16). The Agreement is completed by 3 Appendices.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Fort McKay First Nation Oil Sands Regulations (SOR/2007-79).

Legislation | Canada | 2007 (2014)

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Enforcement/compliance, Land tenure, Land reform, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX