Discussion paper on the review of the Physical Activities Regulations
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is seeking feedback on a discussion paper on the five-year review of the Physical Activities Regulations (also known as the Project List).
The Project List identifies the projects that are subject to the Impact Assessment Act and that may require an impact assessment. The aim is to ensure the Project List focuses federal impact assessments on:
projects with the greatest potential for adverse environmental effects in federal jurisdiction
adding value beyond what federal regulatory oversight and provincial processes already cover
Have your say
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The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is seeking feedback on a discussion paper on the five-year review of the Physical Activities Regulations (also known as the Project List).
The Project List identifies the projects that are subject to the Impact Assessment Act and that may require an impact assessment. The aim is to ensure the Project List focuses federal impact assessments on:
projects with the greatest potential for adverse environmental effects in federal jurisdiction
adding value beyond what federal regulatory oversight and provincial processes already cover
Have your say
We are seeking feedback from Indigenous communities and national Indigenous organizations, environmental non-governmental organizations, industry stakeholders, and interested public to provide comments on the draft recommendations for the five-year review of the Project List. The comment period starts July 30, 2024, and ends September 27, 2024.
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 consult comments and submissions published on the French page.
We will consider all feedback received to inform the review of the Project List.
Expanding the recommendation to remove the requirement for SMRs and large licenced technology to also include demonstrated international nuclear technologies both commercial and research reactors. This would also for Gen 4 nuclear reactors to be built in Canada if they have been demonstrated elsewhere. Of course all these technologies would still abide by the CNSC and other regulations.
