Practitioner’s Guide to Federal Impact Assessments under the Impact Assessment Act

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Planning Phase
Impact Statement and Impact Assessment Phase
- 2.1 Guidance: Gender-based Analysis Plus in Impact Assessment
- 2.2 Guidance: Considering the Extent to which a Project Contributes to Sustainability
- 2.3 Framework: Implementation of the Sustainability Guidance
- 2.4 Policy Context: Addressing "Need for", "Purpose of", "Alternatives to" and "Alternative means"
- 2.5 Guidance: "Need for", "Purpose of", "Alternatives to" and "Alternative means"
- 2.6 Policy Context: Considering Environmental Obligations and Commitments in Respect of Climate Change
Indigenous Participation and Engagement
- 3.1 Policy Context: Indigenous Participation in Impact Assessment
- 3.2 Guidance: Indigenous Participation in Impact Assessment
- 3.3 Policy Context: Assessment of Potential Impacts on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- 3.4 Guidance: Assessment of Potential Impacts on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- 3.5 Guidance: Collaboration with Indigenous Peoples in Impact Assessment
- 3.6 Guidance: Consideration of Indigenous Knowledge in Impact Assessment
- 3.7 Guidance: Practices for Protecting Confidential Indigenous Knowledge Impact Assessment
Public Participation
- 4.1 Policy Context: Public Participation in Impact Assessment
- 4.2 Guidance: Public Participation in Impact Assessment