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How long does an Impact Assessment take?
The Impact Assessment Act sets out legislated timelines to ensure timeliness and certainty in each step of the process:
- Planning Phase: 180 days
- Impact Statement Phase (time determined by proponent, up to three years unless extension requested)
- Impact Assessment Phase:
- Up to 300 days for Agency-led assessments.
- Up to 300 days for integrated review panels with lifecycle regulators (i.e. the Canada Energy Regulator, Offshore Boards and the Canada Nuclear Safety Commission).
- Up to 600 days for review panels.
- Decision-making Phase:
- 30 days for Minister’s decision
- 90 days if decision referred to Governor in Council (i.e. Cabinet).
Timelines are designed to keep the process on track and predictable. Timelines may be extended by the Minister for up to 90 days, for example, to ensure alignment of timelines with another jurisdiction. Any further extensions require approval of Cabinet. Timelines in the planning phase and impact assessment phase may be suspended for limited, proponent-driven reasons set out in regulations: on request of the proponent; if there is a design change that would change the impacts of the project; or for non-payment of fees. These limited exceptions ensure that the process is completed in a timely manner.