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ARTICLE · 28 APRIL 2026

Alberta’s Draft Co-operation Agreement On Environmental And Impact Assessment: What It Means For Major Project Development And More

On March 6, 2026, a draft Co-operation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment between Alberta and Canada (Alberta’s Draft Agreement)...

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On March 6, 2026, a draft Co-operation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment between Alberta and Canada (Alberta’s Draft Agreement)1 was released to create a “one project, one review” approach to major infrastructure projects in the province.2

Alberta’s Draft Agreement was created in response to the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta.3 Alberta’s Draft Agreement is one of four goals Canada and Alberta aimed to achieve by April 1, 2026, pursuant to the MOU.4

Alberta’s Draft Agreement represents a concerted effort by Canada and Alberta to proactively create a regulatory mechanism to avoid the lengthy, expensive and disruptive constitutional litigation that has plagued Canada’s energy industry in recent decades.

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