Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1)

Marginal note:Agency’s objects

155 The Agency’s objects are

• (a) to conduct or administer impact assessments and administer any other requirements and procedures established by this Act and the regulations;

• (b) to coordinate — during the period that begins on the day on which a copy of the description of the project referred to in subsection 10(1) is posted on the Internet site, and that ends on the day on which the decision statement in respect of the project is issued — consultations with Indigenous groups that may be affected by the carrying out of a designated project;

• (c) to promote harmonization in relation to the assessment of effects across Canada at all levels of government;

• (d) to promote or conduct research in matters of impact assessment and to encourage the development of impact assessment techniques and practices, including testing programs, alone or in cooperation with other agencies or organizations;

• (e) to promote impact assessment in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of this Act;

• (f) to promote, monitor and facilitate compliance with this Act;

• (g) to promote and monitor the quality of impact assessments conducted under this Act;

• (h) to develop policy related to this Act; and

• (i) to engage in consultation with the Indigenous peoples of Canada on policy issues related to this Act.