Impact Assessment Act — I-2.75 2
n 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones du Canada ) Internet site means the Internet site that is established under section 105 . ( site Internet ) jurisdiction means (a) a federal authority; (b) any agency or body that is established under an Act of Parliament and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project; (c) the government of a province; (d) any agency or body that is established under an Act of the legislature of a province and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project; (e) any body — including a co-management body — established under a land claim agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project; (f) an Indigenous governing body that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of a designated project (i) under a land claim agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 , or (ii) under an Act of Parliament other than this Act or under an Act of the legislature of a province, including a law that implements a self-government agreement; (g) an Indigenous governing body that has entered into an agreement or arrangement referred to in paragraph 114 (1)(e); (h) a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government; and (i) an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization. ( instance ) Minister means the Minister of the Environment. ( ministre ) mitigation measures means measures to eliminate, reduce, control or offset adverse effects within federal jurisdiction, direct or incidental adverse effects or adverse environmental effects , as defined in section 81, and includes restitution for any damage caused by those effects through replacement, restoration, compensation or any other means. ( mesures d’atténuation ) prescribed means prescribed by the regulations. ( Version anglaise seulement ) proponent means the person or entity — federal authority, government or body — that proposes the carrying out of, or carries out, a designated project. ( promoteur ) record includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording, videotape and machine readable record, and any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy of it. ( document ) Registry means the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry established under section 104 . ( registre ) review panel means a review panel established (a) under section 41 ; (b) under subsection 44 (1); (c) under subsection 47 (1); (d) under an agreement or arrangement entered into under subsection 39 (1) or (3); or (e) by document referred to in subsection 40 (2). ( commission ) sustainability means the ability to protect the environment, contribute to the social and economic well-being of the people of Canada and preserve their health in a manner that benefits present and future generations. ( durabilité ) 2019, c. 28, s. 1 “2” 2024, c. 17, s. 271