Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the
Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection
Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, is a piece
of legislation that seeks to overhaul environmental impact
assessment processes and legislation in Canada.
On December 12, 2019, Bill C-69, passed second reading in the
Senate and was referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy,
the Environment and Natural Resources. The Government of
Canada is now working to develop regulations that will support the
proposed Impact Assessment Act ("IAA")
On May 1, 2019, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
("CEA Agency") released two discussion papers and is
inviting comments from the public that will inform the development
of regulations.
