Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations

Thank you for your interest in this consultation on the Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations that support the Impact Assessment Act (IAA).

The online consultation closed on May 31, 2019.

What are the Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations?

These regulations set out:

• the information requirements for the planning phase
• clear criteria under which the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) can suspend legislated timelines
• the format in which to provide information to the Agency

Consultation

The Government of Canada published a Discussion Paper on the Proposed Information Requirements and Time Management Regulations and invited the public to comment from May 1 to May 31, 2019.

The Discussion Paper built on a previous Consultation Paper on Information Requirements and Time Management Regulations. Public comments on that Consultation Paper were sought from February 8 to June 1, 2018.

Outcomes of the consultation

The Government considered all comments received in finalizing the regulations. A Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement accompanied the publication of the final regulations in Canada Gazette, Part II on August 21, 2019. It provides a summary of the comments received, as well as a detailed outline of any changes to the regulatory proposal.

What it led to

The Information and Management of Time Limits Regulations came into force on August 28, 2019.