The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is seeking feedback on a draft co-operation agreement with Nova Scotia.
When a proposed project requires an assessment by both the federal and provincial governments, Canada is committed to working with provinces to achieve “one project, one review.” Under this approach, federal and provincial governments work together to meet shared and respective responsibilities to protect the environment and uphold Indigenous rights with the goal of a single assessment for a project.
Co-operation agreements outline commitments and principles to guide how the federal and provincial governments will work together to eliminate duplication and streamlineContinue reading
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is seeking feedback on a draft co-operation agreement with Nova Scotia.
When a proposed project requires an assessment by both the federal and provincial governments, Canada is committed to working with provinces to achieve “one project, one review.” Under this approach, federal and provincial governments work together to meet shared and respective responsibilities to protect the environment and uphold Indigenous rights with the goal of a single assessment for a project.
Co-operation agreements outline commitments and principles to guide how the federal and provincial governments will work together to eliminate duplication and streamline assessment processes on a project-by-project basis to enable “one project, one review.”
Have your say
We are seeking feedback on the draft co-operation agreement with Nova Scotia.
The comment period is your chance to review the draft co-operation agreement and submit feedback. The comment period starts February 13, 2026, and ends March 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET.
To provide a comment or upload a submission, please register or sign in.
Comments and submissions will be made public in the official language in which they are received. You can also consult comments and submissions published on the French page.
Comments received will inform the final co-operation agreement, including its implementation.
At a broader-level, IAAC sought comments last Fall 2025 on a consultation paper which outlines Canada’s proposed approach to working with provinces on the assessment of major projects, with the goal of "one project, one review."
Visit the Let’s Talk Impact Assessment webpage to review the consultation paper on the proposed approach to working with provinces and view comments received. While the comment period on the paper is now closed, comments received on the paper continue to inform the drafting and finalizing of agreements and their implementation.
Comments submitted by March 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET will be considered for the co-operation agreement with Nova Scotia.
