ARTICLE · 27 MARCH 2018

The Canadian Navigable Waters Act – Giving Canada's Waterways A Wide Berth

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

This update continues our discussion of the changes proposed by Bill C-69, which was introduced in February 2018 to amend multiple pieces of environmental legislation ...

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Max Collett

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This update continues our discussion of the changes proposed by Bill C-69, which was introduced in February 2018 to amend multiple pieces of environmental legislation, including the current Navigation Protection Act (NPA). The Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) proposed in Bill C-69 is an attempt to fulfill the "back to the future" election promise of restoring the long-standing Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA). While the CNWA does not accomplish that, nor reinstitute its former role in "triggering" federal environmental assessments, if enacted it will make significant changes to the protection of Canada's navigable waters.

A broader category of ‟work" regulated by the act

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The Canadian Navigable Waters Act – Giving Canada's Waterways A Wide Berth

A broader category of ‟work" regulated by the act

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