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Re: Support for the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Impact and Environmental Assessment Cooperation Agreement

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro supports the proposed Agreement between Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador respecting cooperation in the conduct of environmental assessments.

The draft Agreement’s commitment to a coordinated, single‑process approach (“one project, one review”) is a constructive step toward improving clarity and reducing duplication within the assessment system. A more streamlined process can help improve timelines and predictability for proponents, Indigenous groups, regulators and the public, while still allowing resources to focus on substantive environmental effects and meaningful consultation rather than parallel processes.

Overall, the Agreement provides a balanced practical framework for federal–provincial cooperation that supports responsible resource development and aims to enhance the efficiency and consistency of environmental assessments while respecting jurisdictional roles.

Mrs Valerie Walsh

I’m writing to express serious concerns with the Draft Co-operation Agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment.To be blunt, this reads less like an effort to improve environmental review and more like an effort to streamline project approvals by reducing scrutiny and limiting meaningful public input.There is a lot of language in the document about “robust processes,” “transparency,” and “public participation,” but when you look at what is actually being proposed—“one project, one review,” substitution of federal assessments, and reliance on provincial processes “to the greatest extent possible”—it’s hard not to conclude that this will…

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