Enforcement Actions

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada makes available the following information about enforcement actions. This information is subject to the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, including:

  • written warnings;
  • orders under section 94 of the Impact Assessment Act;
  • injunction applications;
  • charges laid in a prosecution; and
  • fines.

Correspondence related to specific enforcement actions and documents regarding projects are available on the Impact Assessment Registry of Canada.

Listed below are the enforcement actions taken to date for projects subject to the Impact Assessment Act:

Enforcement Actions

Project

Proponent

Type of Action

Date of document

Brucejack Gold Mine Project

Pretium Resources Inc.

Notice of Non-Compliance

May 24, 2023

Order (supersedes Order issued June 20, 2017)

July 21, 2017

Letter from the Agency

July 21, 2017

Order

June 20, 2017

Rainy River Project

New Gold Inc.

Notice of Non-Compliance

July 31, 2020

Written Warning

June 15, 2018

Site C Clean Energy Project

BC Hydro

Written Warning

April 27, 2018

Amended Order

November 3, 2017

Order

May 25, 2017

Draft of the Proposed Order

April 21, 2017

Notice of Intent to issue an order

April 5, 2017

Letter from the Agency

January 9, 2017

Draft of the Proposed Order

January 6, 2017

Notice of Intent to Issue an Order

December 19, 2016

Order

December 2, 2016

Written Warning

May 26, 2016

Written Warning

October 9, 2015

Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project

Alberta Transportation

Notice of Non-Compliance

May 17, 2023

Notice of Non-Compliance

July 27, 2022

Whabouchi Mining Project

Nemaska Lithium Inc.

Written Warning (French only)

September 26, 2017

Letter from the Agency (French only)

February 9, 2017

Written Warning (French only)

February 9, 2017

Page details

Date modified: