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Canada
Impact Assessment Act
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment by a Review Panel
General Rules
s 39
(2)
(b)

Impact Assessment Act

In forceThis text since 28 Aug 2019law://ca/sc/2019/c-28-s-1/sec_39__subsec_2__para_b@2026-11-10

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Contents

(1) When the Minister refers the impact assessment of a design…
(2) Limitation
(3) Other jurisdiction
(4) Posting on Internet site

Contents

(1) When the Minister refers the impact assessment of a design…
(2) Limitation
(3) Other jurisdiction
(4) Posting on Internet site

(b)the Canadian Energy Regulator if the designated project includes physical activities that are regulated under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

Key facts

Type: Act · S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1
Enacted: 21 Jun 2019
Last amended: 29 May 2026
Text current to: 15 Jun 2026
Official: Justice Laws Website

History · 1 version

28 Aug 2019Reading

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Implemented by 5: Order Designating Certain Excluded Classes of Projects; Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations; Designated Classes of Projects Order; Physical Activities Regulations; Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations
Cited by 9: High-Speed Rail Network Act3 provisions; Building Canada Act; Order Designating Certain Excluded Classes of Projects2 provisions; National Parks of Canada Land Use Planning Regulations; Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1; Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations; Physical Activities Regulations7 provisions; Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations2 provisions; Canadian Energy Regulator Act7 provisions
Cites 1: Canadian Energy Regulator Act

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adverse effects within federal jurisdiction
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Canadian Energy Regulator
énergie)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
designated project
direct or incidental adverse effects
s exercise of a power or performance of a duty or function that would permit the carrying out, in whole or in part, of a physical activity or designated project, or to a federal authority’s provision of financial assistance to a person for the purpose of enabling that activity or project to be carried out, in whole or in part. (effets directs ou accessoires négatifs)
direct or incidental effects
effects
effects within federal jurisdiction
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environment
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environmental effects
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follow-up program
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impact assessment
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ca/sc/2019/c-28-s-1