Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 143(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has consulted with the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development of the Northwest Territories and with the first nations with regard to the proposed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations in the annexed form;Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 143(1)(b) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, hereby makes the annexed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations.^note

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Schedule 1 · Provisions of Federal Acts and Regulations (Section 1)

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Act | Provision | Limitations1 | Explosives Act | paragraph 7(1)(a) | Excludes magazine licences2 | Fisheries Act | (a)paragraph 34.4(2)(b)(b)paragraph 35(2)(b) | 3 | Indian Act | (a)subsection 18(2)(b)subsection 28(2)(c)subsection 35(1)(d)paragraph 58(4)(b) | 4 | Canadian Navigable Waters Act | (a)subsection 5(1)(b)subsection 7(1) | 5 | Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act | (a)paragraph 5(1)(b)(b)subsection 5.1(4) | 6 | Radiocommunication Act | paragraph 5(1)(f) | 7 | Railway Safety Act | subsection 10(1) | 8 | Canada Transportation Act | (a)subsection 98(2)(b)subsection 99(3)(c)subsection 101(3) | 9 | Nuclear Safety and Control Act | subsection 24(2) | 10 | Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act | (a)subsection 59(1) | Excludes approval of an assignment of a land use permit(b)subsection 60(1) | Excludes cancellation and approval of an assignment of a water licence(c)paragraph 60(1.1)(a) | Excludes suspension, cancellation and approval of an assignment of a water licence11 | Canada National Parks Act | (a)paragraph 14(3)(c)(b)paragraph 15(1)(c)(c)subsection 41.1(2)(d)subsection 41.1(3)(e)subsection 41.1(4)(f)subsection 41.4(1)(g)subsection 41.4(2)(h)subsection 41.4(3) | 12 | Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act | section 38 | 13 | Canadian Energy Regulator Act | (a)subsection 101(2)(b)section 183(c)subsection 214(1)(d)subsection 241(1)(e)subsection 248(1)(f)subsection 262(1)(g)subsection 277(2)(h)subsection 338(1) | | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Regulations | Provision | LimitationsIndian Act1 | Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulations | section 5 | 2 | Indian Timber Regulations | (a)subsection 5(1)(b)section 9(c)subsection 22(1) | Indian Oil and Gas Act3 | Indian Oil and Gas Regulations | (a)subsection 29(2)(b)subsection 44(1)(c)subsection 56(1) | Railway Safety Act4 | Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities Regulations | (a)subsection 5(1)(b)subsection 5(2)(c)subsection 6(1) | 5 | Anhydrous Ammonia Bulk Storage Regulations | section 6 | 6 | Chlorine Tank Car Unloading Facilities Regulations | (a)subsection 6(1)(b)subsection 6(2) | 7 | Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations | section 6 | 8 | Liquefied Petroleum Gases Bulk Storage Regulations | section 6 | Migratory Birds Convention Act, 19949 | Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022 | (a)section 9(b)subsection 12(1) | Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act10 | Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations | (a)paragraph 22(2)(a)(b)subparagraph 23(b)(i) | Canada National Parks Act11 | [Repealed, SOR/2024-230, s. 47]12 | National Parks General Regulations | (a)subsection 11(1)(b)subsection 12(1)(c)section 17(d)subsection 18(1) | 13 | National Parks Wildlife Regulations | (a)paragraph 15(1)(a)(b)paragraph 15(1)(c) | 14 | National Historic Parks General Regulations | (a)subsection 3(2)(b)subsection 4(2)(c)section 10 | 15 | National Parks of Canada Lease and Licence of Occupation Regulations | (a)paragraph 3(1)(e)(b)paragraph 18(1)(e) | 16 | National Parks of Canada Businesses Regulations | section 4.1 | 16.1 | National Parks of Canada Land Use Planning Regulations | subsection 7(1) | Applies only to a permit for a project that includes any of the following:(a)the construction of a structure with a floor area of more than 10 m2(b)an alteration that increases a structure’s floor area to more than 10 m2(c)the alteration, demolition or removal of a structure, or a change to its use, if the structure is of historical significance(d)the installation, alteration or removal of a public utility(e)the construction, alteration or removal of a public roadway, railroad, gondola or ski liftCanada National Parks Act and Financial Administration Act17 | National Historic Parks Wildlife and Domestic Animals Regulations | (a)paragraph 5(1)(a)(b)paragraph 5(1)(c) |

Schedule 2 · Provisions of Northwest Territories Acts and Regulations (Section 2)

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Act | Provision | Limitations1 | Forest Protection Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. F-10 | section 21 | Applies only to the issuance of a permit referred to in subsection 11(1) of that Act for areas greater than 250 m22 | Wildlife Act, S.N.W.T. 2013, c. 30 | subsection 76(1) | 3 | Oil and Gas Operations Act, S.N.W.T. 2014, c. 14 | (a)paragraph 10(1)(b)(b)subsection 14(4) | | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Regulations | Provision | Limitations1 | Forest Management Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c. F-14 (Forest Management Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. F-9) | paragraph 5(1)(a) | Applies only to the issuance of a permit referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) of those Regulations for volumes of timber greater than 1000 m3 and the issuance of a licence referred to in paragraph 2(2)(a) of those Regulations2 | Pesticide Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c. P-2 (Pesticide Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. P-4) | subsection 3(1) | 3 | Wildlife Business Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. R-069-97 (Wildlife Act, S.N.W.T. 2013, c. 30) | subsection 2(1) | Applies only to outfitter licences, tanner licences, game ranch licences, fur farm licences, commercial wildlife licences and taxidermist licences4 | Reindeer Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. R-011-2014 (Reindeer Act, S.N.W.T. 2014, c. 16) | paragraph 4(1)(b) |