Table of Contents

Information Requirements for Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Projects

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - Version 1.0, October 2005

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Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction and Purpose

2.0 Overview of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Process

3.0 A Primer on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)

4.0 Key Differences Between CEAA and Municipal Class EA Requirements

5.0 Overview of the Fisheries Act and Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA)

6.0 Potential Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) Triggers for Municipal Class EA Projects

7.0 Federal Information Requirements for Municipal Class EAs

8.0 The Role of Conservation Authorities and the Ministry of Natural Resources

9.0 Considerations for a Coordinated Process

10.0 Key Federal Contacts

Selected References

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1 Identifying Expert Federal Authorities

Appendix 2 Key Differences Between Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and Municipal Class EA Requirements

Appendix 3 Potential CEAA Triggers for Municipal Projects

 

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada     
Central and Arctic Region
Ontario-Great Lakes Area
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, Ontario    L7R 4A6

DFO/2005-862

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2005
Cat. No. Fs23-491/2005E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-41980-4

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Exigences en matière d'information pour les projets municipaux d'évaluation environnementale de portée générale