Appearance before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (March 2023): Supplementary Binder used by the President
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Assessments, By the Numbers
- Status of Requests for Assessments under IAA
- Anticipated Assessment Decision-Making - 6 Month Look Ahead (March – August 2023)
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Assessments, By the Numbers
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Status of Requests for Assessments under IAA
Status of Requests to Designate Physical Activities and Ministerial ResponsesFootnote 1
All designation requests are posted on IAAC’s Registry when the request is received and deemed to be an official request. Related documents, including the Minister’s Response, are also available on the Registry. The table below includes the 52 designation requests under IAA, including ongoing requests and related correspondence. Under CEAA 2012, the Agency received 35 requests.
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
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Ongoing |
09/05/2023* |
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*Anticipated dates of Ministerial responses |
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
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(Old) Coalspur Vista Coal Underground Mine and Expansion Activities Project |
Project designated by the Minister |
31/07/2020 |
Project designated by the Minister |
18/08/2020 |
|
Project designated by the Minister |
03/05/2021 |
|
Project designated by the Minister |
28/06/2021 |
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Coalspur Vista Coal Undeground Mine Project and Vista Mine Phase Phase II Expansion |
Projects designated by the Minister2 |
29/09/2021 |
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
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Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
12/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
13/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
16/12/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
12/20/2019 |
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Designation not warranted |
27/05/2020 |
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Designation not warranted |
26/08/2020 |
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Designation not warranted |
28/09/2020 |
|
Vivian Sand Processing Facility Project and Vivian Sand Extraction |
Designation not warranted |
16/11/2020 |
Designation not warranted |
19/01/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
16/04/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
03/05/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
26/05/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
04/11/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
04/11/2021 |
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Designation not warrantedFootnote 2 |
04/11/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
05/11/2021 |
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Designation not warranted |
21/11/2021 |
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Vivian Sand Project (reconsideration) |
Designation not warranted |
07/12/2021 |
Designation not warranted |
14/02/2022 |
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Northern Pulp Mill Transformation and Effluent Treatment Facility Project |
Designation not warranted |
10/06/2022 |
Designation not warranted |
29/06/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
14/07/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
20/07/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
05/08/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
21/09/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
14/11/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
14/11/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
22/12/2022 |
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Designation not warranted |
23/01/2023 |
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Designation not warranted |
02/03/2023 |
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Designation not warranted |
30/03/2023 |
Project Name |
Result |
Response date |
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Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
28/09/2020 |
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Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
11/05/2021 |
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Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
03/08/2021 |
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Minister cannot designate per subsection 9(7) limitation |
08/02/2022 |
Status of Requests to for Regional and Strategic Assessments
All Regional and Strategic Assessments, as well relevant requests for, including their status and all related documents, are included on the dedicated IAAC webpage on Regional and Strategic Assessments. The table below provides an overview of the five regional assessments (RA) and one strategic assessment (SA), as well as the ten requests for RAs and one request for a SA.
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
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Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador |
Ongoing |
- |
Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia |
Ongoing |
- |
Planning in Progress |
- | |
Planning in Progress |
- | |
Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Post-RA Activities |
04/06/2020 |
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
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RA warranted |
10/02/2020 |
|
RA warranted |
15/07/2021 |
Regional Assessment |
Status |
Decision date |
---|---|---|
RA not warranted |
16/06/2021 |
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RA not warranted |
21/06/2021 |
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Toronto Danforth area including lands on the west side of the Don River |
RA not warranted |
19/07/2021 |
RA not warranted |
30/07/2021 |
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RA not warranted |
30/11/2021 |
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RA not warranted |
20/09/2022 |
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RA not warranted |
15/11/2022 |
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RA not warranted |
27/02/2023 |
Strategic Assessment |
Request Status |
Decision date |
---|---|---|
Completed |
08/2019 |
Strategic Assessment |
Request Status |
Decision date |
---|---|---|
SA not warranted |
05/07/2021 |
Anticipated Assessment Decision-Making - 6 Month Look Ahead (March – August 2023)


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Summary
Map of Canada, and timeline, depicting projects under assessment with anticipated ministerial decision in the next 6 months: Tilbury Marine Jetty (British Columbia; Substituted under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in April 2023); Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (British Columbia; Review Panel under CEAA 2012; ministerial decision anticipated in April 2023).
Project Name |
Tilbury Marine Jetty (BC) |
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (BC) |
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Project Type |
LNG Transport Jetty |
Marine Terminal |
Capital Investment |
$260 million |
$3 billion (for construction) |
Next Ministerial Decision* |
April 2023 |
April 2023 |
Anticipated Final Project Decision* |
April 2023† |
April 2023† |
Assessment Type |
Substituted under CEAA 2012 (province-led) |
Review Panel under CEAA 2012 |
Current Status / Next Milestone |
BC provided EA report in October 2022 |
Project now in decision-making process |
Provincial Status |
BC led substituted EA completed, awaiting ministerial decision |
BC EA to be concluded after federal decision |
Key Issues / Considerations |
Cumulative effects of marine shipping (southern resident killer whale; Indigenous rights) |
Cumulative effects on southern resident killer whale; salmon; biofilm; impacts on Indigenous rights |
* Dates contingent on the timing and quality of project information from proponents |
Note: As of March 22, 2023
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