ENVI Committee Report

1973 — Cabinet directive establishes first federal environmental assessment process, Environmental Assessment Review Process, administered by Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)

1984 June (in CEA Act) — Environmental Assessment Review Process (EARP) Guidelines Order approved by Cabinet

1989 December — Rafferty-Alameda Decision — Canadian Wildlife Federation et al. v. Minister of the Environment and Saskatchewan Water Corporation (No.1), 99 N.R. 72, 27 F.T.R. 159 nt. [1990] 2 W.W.R. 69 (Fed. CA).

1992 January — Oldman Decision — Friends of the Oldman River v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] S.C.R. 3, 132 N.R. 321, [1992] 2 W.W.R. 193 (S.C.C.).

1992 June — Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) gets Royal Assent

1995 January — Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) proclaimed in force, administered by Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

1998 January — Canada-Wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization and Sub-Agreement on Environmental Assessment signed by Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (except Québec)

2001 March — Minister’s Report on five-year review of CEAA — Strengthening Environmental Assessment for Canadians

2001 March — Bill C-19, An Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, given First Reading

2001 June — Bill C-19 referred to House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

2001 December — Committee begins study of Bill C-9

2002 October — Committee starts working this report

2003 January — Bill C-9 reported to the House of Commons with amendments

2003 May — Bill C-9 given third reading and passed by the House of Commons

2003 May — Committee adopts this report