Supporting and Advancing Indigenous Led Impact Assessment
Canada’s federal government has proposed the new Impact Assessment Act, which contains provisions for Indigenous led IA. The new federal act will be proclaimed in 2019. BC is also changing its environmental assessment law. Consultation is nearing completion and a draft set of proposals for new legislation has just been provided. BC’s new act will […]
Supporting and advancing Indigenous led impact assessment
Canada’s federal government has proposed the new Impact Assessment Act, which contains provisions for Indigenous led IA. Our research cluster can help support this.
Connecting cumulative effects assessment to decision-making
Funded by SSHRC and involves researchers from CEAR, UBC Faculty of Forestry, and the University of Saskatchewan.
Building a better understanding of impact assessment and energy development
Researchers at CEAR have been helping to build a better understanding on the state of research and knowledge about energy transportation, and the development of new energy sectors in BC and the north. Photo: Fortis BC; 2017 natural gas Coastal Transmission System Upgrade Project, construction in the Vancouver area.