Enacted in 1992, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) is an important law that establishes environmental planning requirements intended to identify, evaluate and mitigate adverse effects of projects which require federal permits, lands or funding. In 2011, the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development undertook a statutory review of the CEAA. The Report on the CEAA Review, released in March of 2012 would, if implemented, effectively gut the CEAA by greatly reducing the number of projects subject to, and environmental considerations required under, the Act. It would be further gutted by substituting provincial environmental assessment laws for the CEAA process. See below for CELA's legal critique of these changes and our recommendations for CEAA reform.
| Title: | Letter re: Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 6 |
| Date authored: | May 13, 2013 |
| Publication number: | 900 |
| Author/s: | Richard Lindgren |
| Author Organization: | CELA |
| Title: | Letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency re: Amendments to the Projects List Regulations Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 |
| Resource Type: | Letter |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 6 |
| Date authored: | August 23, 2012 |
| Publication number: | 863 |
| Author/s: | Richard Lindgen |
| Author Organization: | CELA |
| Title: | Bill C-38, Federal Budget Bill 2012: Implications for Federal Environmental Law |
| Resource Type: | Presentation |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 32 |
| Date authored: | June 2012 |
| Author/s: | Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel |
| Author Organization: | Canadian Environmental Law Association |
| Title: | Speaking Notes: NDP Public Hearing on Bill C-38 - federal budget bill
Speaking Notes for public hearing convened by federal NDP at Northern District Library, Toronto. |
| Resource Type: | Presentation |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 5 |
| Date authored: | May 22, 2012 |
| Author/s: | Kathleen Cooper |
| Author Organization: | Canadian Environmental Law Association |
Federal Announcements Confirm Harper Government's Intent to Weaken Canada's Environmental Laws
Federal Budget Signals Attack on Canada's Environmental Laws
| Title: | Letter to The Right Hon. Stephen Harper re Proposed CEAA Reforms
Re: Parliamentary Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: Proposals for Reform |
| Resource Type: | Letter |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 3 |
| Date authored: | March 27, 2012 |
| Publication number: | 827 |
| Author/s: | Richard Lindgren |
| Author Organization: | CELA |
| Title: | Legal Analysis of the Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Regarding the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
| Resource Type: | Report |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 26 |
| Date authored: | March 27, 2012 |
| Publication number: | 826 |
| Author/s: | Richard Lindgren |
| Author Organization: | CELA |
| Title: | Speaking Notes for Presentation to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
| Resource Type: | Presentation |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 3 |
| Date authored: | October 27, 2011 |
| Publication number: | 825 |
| Author/s: | Richard Lindgren |
| Author Organization: | CELA |
D'un océan à l'autre, des groupes canadiens déclarent que des lois environnementales fédérales inclusives sont nécessaires
