Environmental Assessment Act (S.Y. 2003, c. 2). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Yukon Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword EIA Environmental planning Institution Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act concern environmental assessment as a means to integrating environmental factors into planning and decision making processes in order to promote sustainable development. The Act contains provisions on the projects requiring environmental assessment (sect. 4), on the environmental assessment process (sect. 10), on decisions and appeals against decisions and on dispute settlement. Under section 49, the Yukon Environmental Assessment Branch is established and its organization, powers and duties are set in the following sections. Full text English/French Website www.gov.yk.ca References - Legislation Repealed by Environmental Assessment Act - Repeal (Y.O.I.C. 2005/202). Legislation | Canada | 2005 Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning, Institution, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX