Crown Corporations Involved in the Provision of Commercial Loans Environmental Assessment Regulations (SOR/2006-104)

• 1 (1) The requirement set out in paragraph 55.1(2)(a) of the Act is varied as follows:

  • (a) within 14 days after the commencement of an environmental assessment, notice of its commencement, except if a class screening report is used under subsection 19(5) or (6) or if the screening is to be conducted without public participation;

• (2) The requirement set out in paragraph 55.1(2)(c) of the Act is varied as follows:

  • (c) a description of the scope of the project in relation to which an environmental assessment is to be conducted as determined under section 15, except when the screening is to be conducted without public participation;

• (3) The requirements set out in subsection 55.1(2) of the Act are varied by adding the following after paragraph (d) of that subsection:

  • (d.1) a statement of the projects in respect of which a responsible authority takes a course of action under subsection 20(1);

  • (d.2) before the responsible authority takes a course of action under subsection 20(1), any environmental assessment policies, procedures and guidance materials it used in the conduct of the environmental assessment;

• (4) The requirement set out in paragraph 55.1(2)(f) of the Act is varied as follows:

  • (f) in the case of a screening conducted with public participation or a comprehensive study, notice of termination of an environmental assessment by a responsible authority under section 26;

• (5) The requirement set out in paragraph 55.1(2)(k) of the Act is varied as follows:

  • (k) the screening or comprehensive study report taken into consideration by a responsible authority for the purpose of a course of action under section 20 or 37 or a description of how a copy of the report may be obtained, except if a class screening report is used under subsection 19(5) or (6) or if the screening is conducted without public participation;

• (6) The requirements set out in paragraphs 55.1(2)(r) and (s) of the Act are varied as follows:

  • (r) except if a class screening report is used under subsection 19(5) or (6) or if the screening is conducted without public participation, the course of action of a responsible authority, made under section 20 or 37 concerning the environmental effects of the project, and a statement of any mitigation measures the implementation of which the responsible authority took into account in making its decision;

  • (s) in the statement of projects referred to in paragraph (d.1), a notice of any follow-up program considered appropriate pursuant to subsection 38(1) if the screening is conducted without public participation;

2 The requirements set out in subsections 55.3(1) and (2) of the Act are varied as follows: