<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Canada News Centre - Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</title><subtitle>Canada News Centre</subtitle><updated>2026-04-30T09:47:10-04:00</updated><link href="http://localhost:8181/io-server/gc/news/en/v2?dept=impactassessmentagency&amp;sort=publishedDate&amp;orderBy=desc&amp;publishedDate%3E=2020-08-09&amp;pick=100&amp;format=atom&amp;atomtitle=Canada%20News%20Centre%20-%20Impact%20Assessment%20Agency%20of%20Canada" rel="self"/><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html</id><logo>https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/assets/wmms-blk.svg</logo><entry><title>Government of Canada provides early decision on Mihta Askiy Data Center Project in Alberta</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-mihta-askiy-data-center-project-in-alberta.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) completed an assessment of the Mihta Askiy Data Center Project, located in Alberta, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-04-17T12:28:49-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-mihta-askiy-data-center-project-in-alberta.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada provides early decision on Flipi Gas-Fired Generation Project in Alberta</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-flipi-gas-fired-generation-project-in-alberta.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) completed an assessment of the Flipi Gas-Fired Generation Project, located in Alberta, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-04-17T08:55:38-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-flipi-gas-fired-generation-project-in-alberta.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada provides early decision on Point Rousse Port Expansion Project in Newfoundland and Labrador</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-point-rousse-port-expansion-project-in-newfoundland-and-labrador.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) completed an assessment of the Point Rousse Port Expansion Project located in Newfoundland and Labrador and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-04-02T14:16:19-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-point-rousse-port-expansion-project-in-newfoundland-and-labrador.html"/></entry><entry><title>Alberta and Canada sign co-operation agreement to accelerate major project assessments</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/alberta-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-to-accelerate-major-project-assessments.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is taking steps to build a stronger and more resilient economy. That’s why the Governments of Canada and Alberta are working to streamline environmental and impact assessments for major projects.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-04-02T10:56:29-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/04/alberta-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-to-accelerate-major-project-assessments.html"/></entry><entry><title>Prince Edward Island and Canada sign co-operation agreement to accelerate major project assessments</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/prince-edward-island-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-to-accelerate-major-project-assessments.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is taking steps to build a stronger and more resilient economy. That’s why the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are working to streamline environmental and impact assessments for major projects. </summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-03-26T12:47:39-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/prince-edward-island-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-to-accelerate-major-project-assessments.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada provides early decision on the Bécancour Port Terminal Expansion Project – B6 Wharf Project in Quebec</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/becancour-port-terminal-expansion-project--b6-wharf.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) completed an assessment of the Bécancour Port Terminal Expansion Project – B6 Wharf, located in Quebec, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-03-13T11:30:03-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/becancour-port-terminal-expansion-project--b6-wharf.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada provides early decision on the Matane Port Facilities Expansion Project in Quebec</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-the-matane-port-facilities-expansion-project-in-quebec.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) completed an assessment of the Matane Port Facilities Expansion Project, in Quebec, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-03-05T11:37:30-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/03/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-the-matane-port-facilities-expansion-project-in-quebec.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada says all-season road not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/02/government-of-canada-says-all-season-road-not-likely-to-cause-significant-adverse-environmental-effects.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada announced today that the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature has determined that the Project 6 - All-season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, and God's Lake First Nation in Manitoba is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-02-04T16:00:00-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/02/government-of-canada-says-all-season-road-not-likely-to-cause-significant-adverse-environmental-effects.html"/></entry><entry><title>Eskay Creek Revitalization Project: Major Federal Milestone Completed</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/01/eskay-creek-revitalization-project-major-federal-milestone-completed.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, issued her Decision Statement for the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project (the project), determining that the project's benefits outweigh its potential negative impacts within areas of federal jurisdiction. </summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-01-22T10:47:39-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/01/eskay-creek-revitalization-project-major-federal-milestone-completed.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on Riverside Generating Station Project in Ontario</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/01/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-riverside-generating-station-project-in-ontario.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) assessed the Riverside Generating Station Project, a new power generating facility fueled by natural gas, located 16 kilometres south of Sarnia in St. Clair Township, in Ontario, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means. </summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2026-01-16T11:00:45-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2026/01/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-riverside-generating-station-project-in-ontario.html"/></entry><entry><title>New Brunswick and Canada sign co-operation agreement on environmental and impact assessment</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/12/new-brunswick-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-on-environmental-and-impact-assessment.html</id><summary type="html">The Governments of New Brunswick and Canada are working together to accelerate environmental and impact assessments for the major projects needed to meet the economic challenges and opportunities of today while building the strong Canada of the future.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-12-16T10:54:29-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/12/new-brunswick-and-canada-sign-co-operation-agreement-on-environmental-and-impact-assessment.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on Greenlight Electricity Centre Project in Alberta</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/11/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-greenlight-electricity-centre-project-in-alberta.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) assessed the Greenlight Electricity Centre Project, a new power generating facility fueled by natural gas, located 47 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-11-21T11:33:40-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/11/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-greenlight-electricity-centre-project-in-alberta.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on Josephburg Condensate Fractionation Project in Alberta</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/10/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-josephburg-condensate-fractionation-project-in-alberta.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) assessed the Josephburg Condensate Fractionation Project, a new refinery northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-10-23T11:22:24-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/10/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-josephburg-condensate-fractionation-project-in-alberta.html"/></entry><entry><title>Federal Government Green Lights Ksi Lisims LNG Project Following Substituted Impact Assessment by British Columbia</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/09/federal-government-green-lights-ksi-lisims-lng-project-following-substituted-impact-assessment-by-british-columbia.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, issued her decision under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), green lighting Ksi Lisims LNG – Natural Gas Liquefaction and Marine Terminal Project to move to the next stage of seeking permits and authorizations. This decision follows a substituted impact assessment conducted by the Government of British Columbia and cooperative work with the Nisga'a Nation, in line with the goal of achieving "one project, one review" for assessments.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-09-15T15:19:36-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/09/federal-government-green-lights-ksi-lisims-lng-project-following-substituted-impact-assessment-by-british-columbia.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on York Factory First Nation Ten Shilling Aerodrome Project in Manitoba</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/08/york-factory-first-nation-ten-shilling-aerodrome-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) assessed the York Factory First Nation Ten Shilling Aerodrome Project, a new aerodrome along Ten Shilling Creek in Manitoba, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-08-15T13:17:39-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/08/york-factory-first-nation-ten-shilling-aerodrome-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Adding Capacity to Sainte-Marguerite-3 Generating Station Project - Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on the Adding Capacity to Sainte-Marguerite-3 Generating Station Project in Quebec</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/07/adding-capacity-to-sainte-marguerite-3-generating-station-project---government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-the-adding-capacity-to-sainte-m.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has conducted an assessment of the Adding Capacity to Sainte-Marguerite-3 Generating Station Project located in on the Sainte-Marguerite River near Sept-Îles, Quebec, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-07-18T11:17:00-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/07/adding-capacity-to-sainte-marguerite-3-generating-station-project---government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-the-adding-capacity-to-sainte-m.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Provides Early Decision on Flood Diversion Project in New Brunswick</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/06/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-flood-diversion-project-in-new-brunswick.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has completed its review of the Sussex Region Flood Diversion Project, a new permanent flood control management system in Sussex, New Brunswick, and determined that its potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction would be limited or addressed through other means.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-06-05T14:13:20-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/06/government-of-canada-provides-early-decision-on-flood-diversion-project-in-new-brunswick.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Says Boat Harbour Remediation Project Not Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/01/boat-harbour-remediation-project---government-of-canada-says-boat-harbour-remediation-project-not-likely-to-cause-significant-adverse-environmental.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency (IAAC) announced today that the Boat Harbour Remediation Project in Nova Scotia is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) when mitigation measures are taken into account. This ministerial decision was informed by the conclusions of the project's Environmental Assessment Report prepared by IAAC.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-01-24T14:12:18-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/01/boat-harbour-remediation-project---government-of-canada-says-boat-harbour-remediation-project-not-likely-to-cause-significant-adverse-environmental.html"/></entry><entry><title>Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area - Milestone Reached: Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area in northern Ontario Moves to Next Phase</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/01/regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area---milestone-reached-regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area-in-northern-ontario-moves-to-next-phase.html</id><summary type="html">Fifteen First Nation partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada have finalized the terms of reference for the conduct of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (traditionally referred to by local First Nations as Kawana ‘bi ‘kag), in northern Ontario. The terms set out how the co-led regional assessment will provide information on the impacts of any potential future development and reflects a joint commitment of all the parties to work cooperatively throughout the process. As such, it is an important milestone in the area's sustainable development and for Indigenous reconciliation in general.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2025-01-21T07:44:10-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2025/01/regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area---milestone-reached-regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area-in-northern-ontario-moves-to-next-phase.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Concurs with B.C.'s Approval of Tilbury Marine Jetty Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2024/07/government-of-canada-concurs-with-bcs-approval-of-tilbury-marine-jetty-project.html</id><summary type="html">Following a thorough environmental assessment based on science and Indigenous Knowledge, the Government of British Columbia approved the Tilbury Marine Jetty Project on March 27, 2024. Today, the Government of Canada issued its final environmental assessment decision allowing the project to proceed.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2024-07-03T17:18:39-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2024/07/government-of-canada-concurs-with-bcs-approval-of-tilbury-marine-jetty-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Governments of Canada and Ontario Working Together on Environmental Protections and Greater Regulatory Certainty for the Advancement of Highway 413</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2024/04/governments-of-canada-and-ontario-working-together-on-environmental-protections-and-greater-regulatory-certainty-for-the-advancement-of-highway-413.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Governments of Canada and Ontario committed to working together to protect the environment and give Ontario greater regulatory certainty to advance Highway 413.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2024-04-15T17:00:29-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2024/04/governments-of-canada-and-ontario-working-together-on-environmental-protections-and-greater-regulatory-certainty-for-the-advancement-of-highway-413.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Releases Interim Guidance on the Impact Assessment Act</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/government-of-canada-releases-interim-guidance-on-the-impact-assessment-act.html</id><summary type="html">Attracting investment and supporting major job-creating projects requires regulatory certainty from all levels of government.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-10-26T12:17:28-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/government-of-canada-releases-interim-guidance-on-the-impact-assessment-act.html"/></entry><entry><title>Minister Guilbeault to Provide Brief Remarks on the Interim Administration of the Impact Assessment Act Pending Legislative Amendments</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/minister-guilbeault-to-provide-brief-remarks-on-the-interim-administration-of-the-impact-assessment-act-pending-legislative-amendments.html</id><summary type="html">Minister Guilbeault to Provide Brief Remarks on the Interim Administration of the Impact Assessment Act Pending Legislative Amendments</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2023-10-25T16:46:46-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/minister-guilbeault-to-provide-brief-remarks-on-the-interim-administration-of-the-impact-assessment-act-pending-legislative-amendments.html"/></entry><entry><title>Statement by Ministers Guilbeault and Virani on the Supreme Court of Canada’s opinion on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/statement-by-ministers-guilbeault-and-virani-on-the-supreme-court-of-canadas-opinion-on-the-constitutionality-of-the-impact-assessment-act.html</id><summary type="html">Four years ago, the Impact Assessment Act came into force to address the concerns the Government of Canada heard about the federal approval process for major projects like oil and gas pipelines, mines, hydroelectric dams, ports and nuclear facilities. </summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="statements"/><updated>2023-10-13T12:44:01-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/statement-by-ministers-guilbeault-and-virani-on-the-supreme-court-of-canadas-opinion-on-the-constitutionality-of-the-impact-assessment-act.html"/></entry><entry><title>Ministers Guilbeault and Wilkinson to hold a media availability following release of the Supreme Court of Canada’s opinion in the Impact Assessment Act reference case</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/ministers-guilbeault-and-wilkinson-to-hold-a-media-availability-following-release-of-the-supreme-court-of-canadas-opinion-in-the-impact-assessment-.html</id><summary type="html">Ministers Guilbeault and Wilkinson to hold a media availability following release of the Supreme Court of Canada’s opinion in the Impact Assessment Act reference case</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2023-10-12T14:45:22-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/10/ministers-guilbeault-and-wilkinson-to-hold-a-media-availability-following-release-of-the-supreme-court-of-canadas-opinion-in-the-impact-assessment-.html"/></entry><entry><title>Statement on the Rouge National Urban Park</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/09/statement-on-the-rouge-national-urban-park.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honorable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, issued the following statement on the Rouge National Urban Park in the Greater Toronto Area</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-09-25T08:15:15-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/09/statement-on-the-rouge-national-urban-park.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Approves Key Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in British Columbia, subject to strict conditions to protect the local environment</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/04/government-of-canada-approves-key-roberts-bank-terminal-2-project-in-british-columbia-subject-to-strict-conditions-to-protect-the-local-environment.html</id><summary type="html">The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a port expansion project proposed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, will be key to supporting Canada’s economic growth over the coming years.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-04-20T16:28:31-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/04/government-of-canada-approves-key-roberts-bank-terminal-2-project-in-british-columbia-subject-to-strict-conditions-to-protect-the-local-environment.html"/></entry><entry><title>Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador launch regional assessment to support future decisions on offshore wind projects in the province</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/governments-of-canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-launch-regional-assessment-to-support-future-decisions-on-offshore-wind-projects-in-the-province.html</id><summary type="html">Harnessing the power of wind can help deliver clean, affordable electricity to our homes and businesses, create jobs and local economic growth, and fight climate change for generations to come. Now is the time to secure that strong, healthy future for Canadians.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-03-23T09:40:44-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/governments-of-canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-launch-regional-assessment-to-support-future-decisions-on-offshore-wind-projects-in-the-province.html"/></entry><entry><title>Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia launch regional assessment to support future decisions on offshore wind projects in the province</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/governments-of-canada-and-nova-scotia-launch-regional-assessment-to-support-future-decisions-on-offshore-wind-projects-in-the-province.html</id><summary type="html">Harnessing the power of wind can help deliver clean, affordable electricity to our homes and businesses, create jobs and local economic growth, and fight climate change for generations to come. Now is the time to secure that strong, healthy future for Canadians.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-03-23T09:40:37-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/governments-of-canada-and-nova-scotia-launch-regional-assessment-to-support-future-decisions-on-offshore-wind-projects-in-the-province.html"/></entry><entry><title>Study launched to assess effects of development adjacent to the Rouge National Urban Park</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/study-launched-to-assess-effects-of-development-adjacent-to-the-rouge-national-urban-park.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honorable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced the launch of a study on the potential effects of development projects adjacent to the Rouge National Urban Park.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-03-21T13:16:16-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/study-launched-to-assess-effects-of-development-adjacent-to-the-rouge-national-urban-park.html"/></entry><entry><title>Upcoming Government of Canada Announcement</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/upcoming-government-of-canada-announcement.html</id><summary type="html">The Honorable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be making an important announcement at Rouge National Urban Park.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2023-03-21T11:47:59-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/upcoming-government-of-canada-announcement.html"/></entry><entry><title>Federal Government Provides Concurring Decision to British Columbia on Cedar LNG</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/federal-government-provides-concurring-decision-to-british-columbia-on-cedar-lng.html</id><summary type="html">Following the assessment of the Cedar LNG Project conducted by British Columbia, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, today issued a Decision Statement that the project may proceed, in concurrence with British Columbia’s decision.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-03-15T07:13:16-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/federal-government-provides-concurring-decision-to-british-columbia-on-cedar-lng.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Approves Lynn Lake Gold Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/government-of-canada-approves-lynn-lake-gold-project.html</id><summary type="html">Today the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced that the environmental mitigation measures proposed for the Lynn Lake Gold Project in Manitoba provide a sustainable path forward for the project to proceed informed by the conclusions in the Environmental Assessment Report of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-03-06T16:10:00-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/government-of-canada-approves-lynn-lake-gold-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Green Light for Clean Energy: Government of Canada Approves James Bay Lithium Mine Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/01/green-light-for-clean-energy-government-of-canada-approves-james-bay-lithium-mine-project.html</id><summary type="html">Our environment, our communities and our economy are all threatened by climate change, making it more imperative than ever to develop critical mineral resources to support clean energy growth in Canada. These resources can and must be developed in a way that creates good jobs, is sustainable and environmentally responsible, and works in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and respects their rights.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-01-16T08:16:56-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/01/green-light-for-clean-energy-government-of-canada-approves-james-bay-lithium-mine-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Releases Final Decision on the Sukunka Coal Mine Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/12/government-of-canada-releases-final-decision-on-the-sukunka-coal-mine-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada recognizes the mining sector as an important economic driver in Canada. However, mining projects can sometimes have significant adverse environmental effects – effects that matter to Canadians. In these instances, the government must take specific and targeted actions to protect the environment and its wildlife for future generations.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-12-21T17:27:52-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/12/government-of-canada-releases-final-decision-on-the-sukunka-coal-mine-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Approves the Marathon Palladium Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/11/government-of-canada-approves-the-marathon-palladium-project.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced the Government of Canada's decision to approve the Marathon Palladium Project following an environmental assessment conducted by an independent Joint Review Panel.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-11-30T16:38:12-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/11/government-of-canada-approves-the-marathon-palladium-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Marathon Palladium Project – Minister Receives Joint Review Panel Report</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/08/marathon-palladium-project--minister-receives-joint-review-panel-report.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, received the report of the Joint Review Panel that conducted the environmental assessment of the proposed Marathon Palladium Project, located near Marathon, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-08-02T09:34:22-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/08/marathon-palladium-project--minister-receives-joint-review-panel-report.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government Accepts Agency's Recommendation on Bay du Nord Development Project, Subject to the Strongest Environmental GHG Condition Ever</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/04/government-accepts-agencys-recommendation-on-bay-du-nord-development-project-subject-to-the-strongest-environmental-ghg-condition-ever.html</id><summary type="html">Now more than ever, Canadians expect the Government of Canada to take action and promote innovative measures to combat climate change. We know that we can build a Canadian energy sector that is world-leading on environmental measures for today, and innovating for our clean future. Today, we have taken an important step in that direction.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-04-06T17:55:56-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/04/government-accepts-agencys-recommendation-on-bay-du-nord-development-project-subject-to-the-strongest-environmental-ghg-condition-ever.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Releases the Final Decision on the Énergie Saguenay Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/02/government-of-canada-releases-the-final-decision-on-the-energie-saguenay-project.html</id><summary type="html">Following a thorough and rigorous assessment, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada concluded in its Environmental Assessment Report that the Énergie Saguenay Project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects related to an increase in the pollutant greenhouse gas emissions, marine mammals, including the St. Lawrence beluga whale, and the cultural heritage of the Innu First Nations.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-02-07T16:29:09-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2022/02/government-of-canada-releases-the-final-decision-on-the-energie-saguenay-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project – Referral to a Review Panel</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/11/gct-deltaport-expansion--berth-four-project--referral-to-a-review-panel.html</id><summary type="html">The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced today the referral of the impact assessment of the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project in British Columbia to an independent review panel.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-12-06T10:24:42-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/11/gct-deltaport-expansion--berth-four-project--referral-to-a-review-panel.html"/></entry><entry><title>The Minister of Environment and Climate Change approves the Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/08/the-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-approves-the-rose-lithium-tantalum-mining-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada conducts rigorous impact assessments based on science and Indigenous knowledge.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-08-10T16:59:16-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/08/the-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-approves-the-rose-lithium-tantalum-mining-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>The Government of Canada Releases its Final Decision on the Grassy Mountain Coal Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/08/the-government-of-canada-releases-its-final-decision-on-the-grassy-mountain-coal-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada recognizes the mining sector as an important economic driver in Canada. However, the mining of coal can include significant adverse environmental effects—leading to impacts that matter to Canadians.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-08-06T16:35:35-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/08/the-government-of-canada-releases-its-final-decision-on-the-grassy-mountain-coal-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Minister of Environment and Climate Change Approves the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/07/minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-approves-the-springbank-off-stream-reservoir-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is committed to protecting both the environment for future generations and communities from the negative effects of flooding events.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-07-08T14:43:47-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/07/minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-approves-the-springbank-off-stream-reservoir-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>The Government of Canada releases its final decision on the Laurentia Project: Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf - Beauport Sector</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/06/the-government-of-canada-releases-its-final-decision-on-the-laurentia-project-port-of-quebec-deep-water-wharf---beauport-sector.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is committed to developing Canada's marine transportation sector and creating good middle-class jobs, while recognizing that a strong economy and a clean environment must go hand in hand.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-06-29T16:52:14-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/06/the-government-of-canada-releases-its-final-decision-on-the-laurentia-project-port-of-quebec-deep-water-wharf---beauport-sector.html"/></entry><entry><title>Grassy Mountain Coal Project – Minister Receives Joint Review Panel Report</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/06/grassy-mountain-coal-project--minister-receives-joint-review-panel-report.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, received the report of the Joint Review Panel that conducted the environmental assessment of the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project, located in southwest Alberta.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-06-17T17:52:32-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/06/grassy-mountain-coal-project--minister-receives-joint-review-panel-report.html"/></entry><entry><title>Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project — Comment Period on the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and Draft Public Participation Plan</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/04/value-chain-solutions---heartland-complex-expansion-project--comment-period-on-the-draft-tailored-impact-statement-guidelines-and-draft-public-part.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is conducting an impact assessment for the proposed Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project. The project would expand the approved Heartland Project, a bitumen upgrader and refinery, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 18 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-04-16T15:59:38-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/04/value-chain-solutions---heartland-complex-expansion-project--comment-period-on-the-draft-tailored-impact-statement-guidelines-and-draft-public-part.html"/></entry><entry><title>Waterloo Airport Runway Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/waterloo-airport-runway-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the impact assessment process for the proposed Waterloo Airport Runway Project, located in Breslau, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-22T11:36:52-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/waterloo-airport-runway-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Waterloo Airport Runway Project — Public Comments Invited on the Summary of the Initial Project Description</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/waterloo-airport-runway-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-summary-of-the-initial-project-description.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Waterloo Airport Runway Project, located in Breslau, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-04-13T15:14:24-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/waterloo-airport-runway-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-summary-of-the-initial-project-description.html"/></entry><entry><title>Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project — Public comments invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/rose-lithium-tantalum-mining-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-draft-environmental-assessment-report-and-potential-conditions.html</id><summary type="html">The Joint Assessment Committee (Joint Committee), comprising of representatives from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) and the Cree Nation Government, invite the public and Indigenous peoples to comment on the draft Environmental Assessment Report for the proposed Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project, located north of the Cree Nation of Nemaska, Quebec, in the Eeyou Istchee territory.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-17T13:49:46-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/rose-lithium-tantalum-mining-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-draft-environmental-assessment-report-and-potential-conditions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Fifteen Mile Stream Gold Project – Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/fifteen-mile-stream-gold-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Fifteen Mile Stream Gold Project, located approximately 95 kilometres northeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-16T12:01:49-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/fifteen-mile-stream-gold-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Joyce Lake Direct Shipping Iron Ore Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/joyce-lake-direct-shipping-iron-ore-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the federal environmental assessment for the proposed Joyce Lake Direct Shipping Iron Ore Project, an open-pit iron ore mine located in Newfoundland and Labrador, northeast of Schefferville, Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-05T11:46:17-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/joyce-lake-direct-shipping-iron-ore-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>The Government of Canada announces the Environmental Assessment Decision for the Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/the-government-of-canada-announces-the-environmental-assessment-decision-for-the-contrecoeur-port-terminal-expansion-project.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that the proposed Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project can proceed.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-01T16:38:19-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/03/the-government-of-canada-announces-the-environmental-assessment-decision-for-the-contrecoeur-port-terminal-expansion-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>Suncor Base Mine Extension Project — Comment Period on the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and Draft Public Participation Plan</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/suncor-base-mine-extension-project--comment-period-on-the-draft-tailored-impact-statement-guidelines-and-draft-public-participation-plan.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) decided an impact assessment is required for the proposed Suncor Base Mine Extension Project. The project is located approximately three kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The project's impact assessment has been referred to an independent review panel that will be appointed at a later date.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T13:01:56-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/suncor-base-mine-extension-project--comment-period-on-the-draft-tailored-impact-statement-guidelines-and-draft-public-participation-plan.html"/></entry><entry><title>Beaver Dam Mine Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/beaver-dam-mine-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the federal environmental assessment for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project, an open pit gold mine located in Marinette, Nova Scotia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-02-10T12:17:13-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/beaver-dam-mine-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>ATCO Salt Cavern Storage Expansion Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/atco-salt-cavern-storage-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the impact assessment process for the proposed ATCO Salt Cavern Storage Expansion Project, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 14 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-02-05T13:30:37-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/atco-salt-cavern-storage-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project - Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/crown-mountain-coking-coal-project---participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the federal environmental assessment for the proposed Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project, located in the Elk Valley, approximately 12 kilometres from the District of Sparwood, in southeastern British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-02-01T13:33:14-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/02/crown-mountain-coking-coal-project---participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Suncor Base Mine Extension Project – Referral to a Review Panel</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/suncor-base-mine-extension-project--referral-to-a-review-panel.html</id><summary type="html">The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced today the referral of the impact assessment of the proposed Suncor Base Mine Extension Project in Alberta to an independent review panel.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T14:41:54-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/suncor-base-mine-extension-project--referral-to-a-review-panel.html"/></entry><entry><title>ATCO Salt Cavern Storage Expansion Project — Public Comments Invited on the Summary of the Initial Project Description</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/atco-salt-cavern-storage-expansion-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-summary-of-the-initial-project-description.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed ATCO Salt Cavern Storage Expansion Project, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 14 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T15:31:47-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/atco-salt-cavern-storage-expansion-project--public-comments-invited-on-the-summary-of-the-initial-project-description.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada Approves Milton Logistics Hub Project</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-approves-milton-logistics-hub-project.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada oversees rigorous environmental assessments to ensure good projects that support economic growth and environmental protection get built.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-01-21T16:53:52-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-approves-milton-logistics-hub-project.html"/></entry><entry><title>GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/gct-deltaport-expansion---berth-four-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the impact assessment process for the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project, a container storage and handling facility located in Delta, British Columbia, approximately 35 kilometres south of Vancouver.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-01-13T15:00:08-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/gct-deltaport-expansion---berth-four-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>The Government of Canada announces Environmental Assessment Decisions for three offshore exploration drilling projects</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/the-government-of-canada-announces-environmental-assessment-decisions-for-three-offshore-exploration-drilling-projects.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is working to protect the environment while growing the economy and creating good jobs for Canadians.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-01-11T16:36:17-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/the-government-of-canada-announces-environmental-assessment-decisions-for-three-offshore-exploration-drilling-projects.html"/></entry><entry><title>Wasamac Gold Mine Project — Public Comments Invited and Virtual Information Sessions</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/wasamac-gold-mine-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) decided an impact assessment is required for the proposed Wasamac Gold Mine Project, located approximately 15 kilometres from downtown Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T10:57:47-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/wasamac-gold-mine-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area — Virtual Information Sessions and Engagement Activities</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/potential-regional-assessment-of-the-st-lawrence-river-area--virtual-information-sessions-and-engagement-activities.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) invites the public and Indigenous peoples to participate in virtual information sessions and other upcoming engagement activities related to the Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area, located in Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-01-06T13:17:45-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/potential-regional-assessment-of-the-st-lawrence-river-area--virtual-information-sessions-and-engagement-activities.html"/></entry><entry><title>Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project — Public Comments Invited and Virtual Information Sessions</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/springbank-off-stream-reservoir-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project, located approximately 15 kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-01-04T14:29:00-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/springbank-off-stream-reservoir-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Boat Harbour Remediation Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/12/boat-harbour-remediation-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Boat Harbour Remediation Project, located next to Pictou Landing First Nation and five kilometres east of Pictou, Nova Scotia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-12-17T11:20:43-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/12/boat-harbour-remediation-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Minister's Advisory Council on Impact Assessment Established</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/ministers-advisory-council-on-impact-assessment-established.html</id><summary type="html">Today the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, establishes the Minister's Advisory Council on impact assessment. </summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-12-06T15:06:38-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/ministers-advisory-council-on-impact-assessment-established.html"/></entry><entry><title>LNG Canada Export Terminal Project — Public Comments Invited on Proposed Changes to Conditions</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/12/lng-canada-export-terminal-project--public-comments-invited-on-proposed-changes-to-conditions.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is proposing changes to conditions for the LNG Canada Export Terminal Project, which was approved in June 2015. The LNG Canada Export Terminal Project is a natural gas liquefaction facility and marine terminal located in the District of Kitimat, British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T15:11:40-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/12/lng-canada-export-terminal-project--public-comments-invited-on-proposed-changes-to-conditions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/value-chain-solutions---heartland-complex-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the potential federal impact assessment for the proposed Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 18 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-12-03T15:59:53-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/value-chain-solutions---heartland-complex-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/potential-regional-assessment-of-the-st-lawrence-river-area--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">Funding is now available through the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to help the public and Indigenous peoples participate in engagement activities related to a Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area, located in Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-26T15:06:26-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/potential-regional-assessment-of-the-st-lawrence-river-area--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Hardrock Gold Mine Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/hardrock-gold-mine-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is holding a public comment period as part of the post-decision phase for the Hardrock Gold Mine Project, an open-pit gold mine and on-site metal mill located approximately five kilometres south of Geraldton, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-25T08:24:23-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/hardrock-gold-mine-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/value-chain-solutions--heartland-complex-expansion-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 18 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T13:55:49-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/value-chain-solutions--heartland-complex-expansion-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project — Public Comments Invited and Virtual Information Sessions </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/contrecoeur-port-terminal-expansion-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project, located in Contrecoeur, approximately 40 kilometres north-east of Montreal, Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-18T16:25:51-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/contrecoeur-port-terminal-expansion-project--public-comments-invited-and-virtual-information-sessions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Laurentia Project: Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf - Beauport Sector — Public Comments Invited and Information Sessions </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/laurentia-project-port-of-quebec-deep-water-wharf---beauport-sector--public-comments-invited-and-information-sessions.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Laurentia Project: Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf - Beauport Sector, located in Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-16T14:37:36-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/laurentia-project-port-of-quebec-deep-water-wharf---beauport-sector--public-comments-invited-and-information-sessions.html"/></entry><entry><title>Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area — Upcoming Engagement Activities and Participant Funding Available </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area--upcoming-engagement-activities-and-participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has determined that a regional assessment will be conducted in an area centred on the Ring of Fire mineral deposits in northern Ontario, approximately 540 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay and 1,000 kilometres north of Toronto.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-12T15:12:39-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/regional-assessment-in-the-ring-of-fire-area--upcoming-engagement-activities-and-participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador — Call for Applications for the Regional Assessment Follow-up Program Advisory Committee </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador--call-for-applications-for-the-regional-assessme.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is proceeding with the development and implementation of a follow-up program for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador, which will track and report on the progress of commitments outlined in the Ministerial Response to the Regional Assessment Committee's Report.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-04T12:13:52-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador--call-for-applications-for-the-regional-assessme.html"/></entry><entry><title>Valentine Gold Project — Public Comments Invited </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/valentine-gold-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Valentine Gold Project, located at Valentine Lake, approximately 55 kilometres southwest of Millertown in Newfoundland and Labrador.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-11-03T12:36:55-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/11/valentine-gold-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador Follow-up Program — Public Comment Invited </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-follow-up-program--public-comment-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is proceeding with the development and implementation of a follow-up program for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador, which will track and report on the progress of the commitments outlined in the Ministerial Response to the Regional Assessment Committee's Report.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-28T12:04:00-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-follow-up-program--public-comment-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Review Panel Roster – Call out for potential members of the Impact Assessment Roster for review panels under the  Impact Assessment Act </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/review-panel-roster--call-out-for-potential-members-of-the-impact-assessment-roster-for-review-panels-under-the-impact-assessment-act.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) came into force in August 2019 to strengthen environmental protection in Canada, restore trust in how decisions are made, and grow the economy. The IAA prescribed new rules that mean decisions on projects will be guided by science, evidence and Indigenous knowledge. Assessments will look at proposed projects’ broader impacts, both positive and negative, including environmental, economic, social, and health.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-12-06T15:09:17-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/review-panel-roster--call-out-for-potential-members-of-the-impact-assessment-roster-for-review-panels-under-the-impact-assessment-act.html"/></entry><entry><title>Webequie Supply Road Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/webequie-supply-road-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in the federal impact assessment for the proposed Webequie Supply Road Project. The project would connect the Webequie Airport to the McFaulds Lake area in northern Ontario. The project could also become part of a future all-season road network connecting Webequie First Nation and the Ring of Fire area to the provincial highway system.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-19T15:50:47-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/webequie-supply-road-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Marten Falls Community Access Road Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marten-falls-community-access-road-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in the federal impact assessment for the proposed Marten Falls Community Access Road Project. The project would connect the northern end of Painter Lake forestry road to the community of Marten Falls. Marten Falls is located at the junction of the Albany and Ogoki rivers, approximately 170 kilometres northeast of Nakina, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-19T11:46:38-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marten-falls-community-access-road-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Marathon Palladium Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marathon-palladium-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in the environmental assessment for the proposed Marathon Palladium Project, located near the town of Marathon, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-16T11:39:41-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marathon-palladium-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Castle Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/castle-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Castle Project, the expansion of an existing metallurgical coal mine located about 29 kilometres north of Elkford, British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-17T09:42:53-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/castle-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/gct-deltaport-expansion--berth-four-projectpublic-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project, located in Delta, British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2021-03-12T13:20:31-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/gct-deltaport-expansion--berth-four-projectpublic-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Marathon Palladium Project - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Amended Joint Review Panel Agreement and Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marathon-palladium-project---public-comments-invited-on-the-draft-amended-joint-review-panel-agreement-and-terms-of-reference-for-the-environmental.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) and the Government of Ontario are resuming the environmental assessment for the proposed Marathon Palladium Project, located near the town of Marathon, Ontario.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-09T11:55:31-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/marathon-palladium-project---public-comments-invited-on-the-draft-amended-joint-review-panel-agreement-and-terms-of-reference-for-the-environmental.html"/></entry><entry><title>Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/great-sandhills-railway-switching-operation-at-north-west-terminal-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in the federal impact assessment for the proposed Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project, located one kilometre east of Unity, Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-10-01T13:46:51-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/10/great-sandhills-railway-switching-operation-at-north-west-terminal-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Projects — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/bhp-canada-central-ridge-and-west-flemish-pass-exploration-drilling-projects--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting federal environmental assessments for three proposed projects located approximately 350 to 375 kilometres offshore, east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. These three projects are the BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass exploration drilling projects.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-09-30T11:31:57-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/bhp-canada-central-ridge-and-west-flemish-pass-exploration-drilling-projects--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/great-sandhills-railway-switching-operation-at-north-west-terminal-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project, located one kilometre east of Unity, Saskatchewan.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-09-30T15:14:58-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/great-sandhills-railway-switching-operation-at-north-west-terminal-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Tilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion Project — Participant Funding Available </title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/tilbury-phase-2-lng-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous peoples in the federal impact assessment for the proposed Tilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion Project, located on Tilbury Island, in Delta, British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-09-16T15:57:34-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/09/tilbury-phase-2-lng-expansion-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador - Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador---participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada is proceeding with the development and implementation of a follow-up program for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador, which will track and report on the progress of the commitments outlined in the Ministerial Response to the Regional Assessment Committee's Report.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-08-27T12:20:28-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/regional-assessment-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploratory-drilling-east-of-newfoundland-and-labrador---participant-funding-available.html"/></entry><entry><title>Lynn Lake Gold Project - Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/lynn-lake-gold-project---public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Lynn Lake Gold Project, located approximately 1000 kilometres north of Winnipeg, near Lynn Lake, Manitoba.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-08-26T15:08:01-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/lynn-lake-gold-project---public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Kemess Underground Project — Public Comments Invited</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/kemess-underground-project--public-comments-invited.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is holding a public comment period as part of the post-decision phase for the Kemess Underground Project, an underground gold-copper mine located approximately 250 kilometres north of Smithers and 430 kilometres northwest of Prince George, British Columbia.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-09-30T15:10:06-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/kemess-underground-project--public-comments-invited.html"/></entry><entry><title>Wasamac Gold Mine Project — Participant Funding Available</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/wasamac-gold-mine-project--participant-funding-available.html</id><summary type="html">The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available through its Participant Funding Program to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous peoples in the federal impact assessment for the proposed Wasamac Gold Mine Project, located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, approximately 15 kilometres from downtown Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.</summary><author><name>Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2020-08-12T11:44:13-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2020/08/wasamac-gold-mine-project--participant-funding-available.html"/></entry></feed>