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Responsible Resource Development
April 17, 2012
Context
• Government focussed on responsible development of Canada’s natural resources to create jobs and growth
• Over next 10 years, over 500 resource projects worth more than $500 billion could come on stream
• Major projects subject to long delays and complex, duplicative regulatory system
• Effective review process needed to deliver economic benefits while maintaining high environmental standards
• Global opportunity to capitalize on resource development in period of global economic uncertainty
• Dynamic emerging Asian markets must replace declining traditional markets
System-wide challenges requirea comprehensive solution
• Legislation, regulation and policy governing major project reviews must operate as a cohesive system
• Challenges are well known:– Lack of timeliness, predictability and process certainty– Inconsistent approaches to Aboriginal consultation – Diffuse accountability– Duplication of federal and provincial processes– Insufficient follow-up and enforcement
• Comprehensive approach required to address system-wide challenges
Why Changing the System Makes Sense: Small projects
• Small, routine projects that pose little or no risk to the environment get caught up in regulatory net
• Examples:– Installing a stand-by generator– Replacing a culvert– Paving a parking lot
Why Changing the System Makes Sense: Major Projects
• Delays in assessing Major projects cost jobs and growth
• Examples:
– Enbridge pipeline: 2 year federal delay after National Energy Board approval
– Potash export terminal: 10 month federal delay in starting the review
Actions building toward a clear goal
• Economic Action Plan 2012 allocates $165 million over two years to support responsible resource development, including strengthening tanker safety, pipeline safety and Aboriginal consultations
• Goal is federal-provincial cooperation…moving towards ‘one project, one review’ process within a clearly defined period
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
Responsible Resource
Development(Budget 2012)
Action Plan to Improve Northern
Regulatory Regimes
(2010)
Budget Implementation
Act
(2010)
Next Step
One project, one review
process
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
Budget Implementation
Act
(2010)
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
Action Plan to Improve Northern
Regulatory Regimes
(2010)
Budget Implementation
Act
(2010)
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
One project, one review
process
Action Plan to Improve Northern
Regulatory Regimes
(2010)
Budget Implementation
Act
(2010)
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
Next Step
One project, one review
process
Action Plan to Improve Northern
Regulatory Regimes
(2010)
Budget Implementation
Act
(2010)
Major Projects Management
Office
(2007)
Accelerating Infrastructur
e (2009)
Objectives of the Plan for Responsible Resource Development
• More predictable and timely reviews
• Reduce duplication for project reviews
• Strengthen environmental protection
• Enhance consultations with Aboriginal groups
Make Reviews More Predictable and Timely
Consolidate responsibility for EAs with CEAA, NEB and CNSC
Fixed beginning-to-end timelines Panel Reviews: 24 months NEB Reviews: 18 months Standard EAs: 12 months
Legally-binding timelines for permitting processes
Clearly defined information requirements
Enhance authorities to ensure timelines are met
Clarify accountability for decision-making on major pipeline projects
Reduce Duplication for Project Reviews
• Substitution or equivalency with provincial processes as long as they meet the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
• Enable equivalency of Fisheries Act regulations with provincial laws or regulations that meet or exceed federal standards
• Make it possible for a province or the NEB or CNSC to issue authorizations under the Fisheries Act
• No longer require joint review panels for projects regulated by the NEB and the CNSC
Strengthen Environmental Protection
• Focus EAs on major projects
• Strengthen enforcement and compliance provisions
• Authorize financial penalties
• New funding to strengthen pipeline and marine safety
• Expand use of Regional EAs
Enhancing Consultations with Aboriginal Peoples
• Better integrate Aboriginal consultations into the review process
• Provide funding to support consultations with Aboriginal peoples
• Designate a lead Crown consultation coordinator for each project
• Establish consultation agreements and protocols with provinces/territories and Aboriginal groups
• Continue to ensure the Crown fulfills its legal obligations
Further details on the Plan for Responsible Resource Development
available at:
www.actionplan.gc.ca