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ARTICLE · 30 JULY 2019

Update On Bill C-69 And Bill C-48: Major Changes Are Almost Here

Bill C-69 was tabled in the House of Commons in February 2018, proposing to significantly alter the environmental review and management process for major projects.

CanadaEnergy and Natural Resources

Introduction

Bill C-69 was tabled in the House of Commons in February 2018, proposing to significantly alter the environmental review and management process for major projects. From the outset, industry groups and many others criticized it for making an already difficult regulatory environment even more difficult to navigate. The main concerns raised regarding Bill C-69 included, among other things:

  1. The scope of factors to be considered in a project review (a change away from "environmental assessments" to broader "impact assessments" that consider, in addition to environmental factors, things such as economic, social and health impacts, and gender-based analysis);
  2. Uncertainty regarding the timelines for project reviews and potentially longer timelines than under existing processes; and

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