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EIA, Ch. 3

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Expert Federal Department May be a source of baseline data or knowledge relevant to the RA, and may be involved at every step of the EA process.
Relevant specialized information and expertise Under the Act, the Expert Federal Department must provide this.
Federal Authorities DFO, NR Canada, Parks Canada
"Proponent Pays" principle Must apply where an Expert Department undertakes new work.
Responsible Authority Makes sure all federal departments have reviewed the EA report before submittal, thereby ensuring scientific and technical accuracy.
Lengthy/costly research The Expert Department should never be expected to undertake this.
Reasonably available "off the shelf" information The Expert Department should be expected to provide this whenever relevant.
Lead RA Must be determined if there are two or more on a project.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) Able to assist in determining the Lead RA in cases where there are two or more, and performs the final review of an EA report prior to publishing.
Provincial, territorial and municipal governments These may be directly involved in the project in one or more ways.
Existing Federal-Provincial agreement (Joint EA Procedure) This should be determined if the provincial government is involved, which would bypass the need for a double-assessment.
Environmental monitoring A good source of baseline environment information, if another level of government is doing it on an ongoing basis.
Excessive or duplicated costs Under the Act, the Minister is allowed to enter into agreement with any government jurisdiction for the purpose of an EA where both parties have authorization responsibilities in order to avoid this.
Effectiveness and consistency of EA processes The reason Federal-Provincial agreements are preferred.
Private sector organizations May be directly or indirectly affected by a project, and therefore may want to be involved as the proponent and as a source of environmental information or expertise.
Public concerns RA should be aware of these at every step, as they can justify a projects referral to a review at any time during a screening or comprehensive study.
Public interest Will vary depending on the nature of the project and/or site.
Appropriate level of effort A decision regarding the level of analysis required for an EA and can lead to significant savings in time and cost.
Environmental effects Changes in the biophysical environment which are caused by the execution of a project.
Assessment of the environmental effects of a project Includes a description of the project and surrounding environment, and the identification of potential interactions with the environment
Project description Includes the name of the proponent and the contact person, as well as a brief discussion of the size, scope and order/phasing of activities.
Proposed location and site plan Included in the project description.
Effluence and waste Estimates of amounts, as well as plans for disposal are required in a project description.
Water Volume expected for the project, as well as availability information is required in the project description.
Biophysical The type of site description required in the project description. Includes social, physical and biological characteristics.
Construction An estimate of the start and finish dates, as well as the number of employees required must be included in the project description.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Acquired over hundreds of years by indigenous people through direct experience and contact with the environment.
Cumulative environmental effects Often seen as isolated or separate from one another, but in fact they interact over time.
Environmental effects defined by the Act The only type considered in an EA.
Activity Legislation does not define this, and therefore anything relevant from the past, present or future must be considered in an EA.
Projects that will be carried out The only ones that need to be considered in an EA.
Screening report Must be included in the public registry.
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