Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Marginal note:Exclusions

• 7 (1) An assessment of a project is not required under section 5 or sections 8 to 10.1, 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:Exclusions

  (2) For greater certainty, an assessment is not required under any of the provisions referred to in this subsection where a federal authority exercises a power or performs a duty or function referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b) or 10.1(2)(b) — or a person or body exercises a power or performs a duty or function referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b), 9(2)(b), 9.1(2)(b) or 10(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.