Impact Assessment Act — I-2.75 2
Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. adverse effects within federal jurisdiction means, with respect to a physical activity or a designated project, (a) a non-negligible adverse change to the following components of the environment that are within the legislative authority of Parliament: (i) fish and fish habitat , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Fisheries Act , (ii) aquatic species , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act , (iii) migratory birds , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 , and (iv) any other component of the environment that is set out in Schedule 3; (b) a non-negligible adverse change to the environment that would occur on federal lands; (c) a non-negligible adverse change to the marine environment that is caused by pollution and that would occur outside Canada; (d) a non-negligible adverse change — that is caused by pollution — to boundary waters or international waters , as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Water Act , or to interprovincial waters; (e) with respect to the Indigenous peoples of Canada, a non-negligible adverse impact — occurring in Canada and resulting from any change to the environment — on (i) physical and cultural heritage, (ii) the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes, or (iii) any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance; (f) a non-negligible adverse change occurring in Canada to the health, social or economic conditions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada; and (g) a non-negligible adverse change to a health, social or economic matter that is within the legislative authority of Parliament that is set out in Schedule 3. In the case of a physical activity or a designated project that is carried out on federal lands or is a federal work or undertaking , as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 , this definition also includes the non-negligible adverse effects of that activity or project. ( effets négatifs relevant d’un domaine de compétence fédérale ) Agency means the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada that is continued under section 153 . ( Agence ) analyst means a person or a member of a class of persons designated as an analyst under subsection 120 (1). ( analyste ) assessment by a review panel means an impact assessment that is conducted by a review panel. ( examen par une commission ) Canadian Energy Regulator means the Canadian Energy Regulator established by subsection 10(1) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act . ( Régie canadienne de l’énergie ) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission means the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission established by section 8 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act . ( Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire ) designated project means one or more physical activities that (a) are carried out in Canada or on federal lands; and (b) are designated by regulations made under paragraph 109 (b) or designated in an order made by the Minister under subsection 9 (1). It includes any physical activity that is incidental to those physical activities, but it does not include a physical activity designated by regulations made under paragraph 112(1)(a.2). ( projet désigné ) direct or incidental adverse effects means non-negligible adverse effects that are directly linked or necessarily incidental to a federal authority’s exercise of a power or performance of a duty or function that would permit the carrying out, in whole or in part, of a physical activity or designated project, or to a federal authority’s provision of financial assistance to a person for the purpose of enabling that activity or project to be carried out, in whole or in part. ( effets directs ou accessoires négatifs ) direct or incidental effects [Repealed, 2024, c. 17, s. 271] effects means, unless the context requires otherwise, changes to the environment or to health, social o