Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Marginal note:Exclusions

• 7 (1) Notwithstanding section 5, an environmental assessment of a project is not required where

  • (a) the project is described in an exclusion list;

  • (b) the project is to be carried out in response to a national emergency for which special temporary measures are being taken under the Emergencies Act; or

  • (c) the project is to be carried out in response to an emergency and carrying out the project forthwith is in the interest of preventing damage to property or the environment or is in the interest of public health or safety.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) For greater certainty, an environmental assessment is not required where a federal authority exercises a power or performs a duty or function referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b) in relation to a project and the essential details of the project are not specified before or at the time the power is exercised or the duty or function is performed.