OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 19, 2025 /CNW/ - To meet the economic challenges of today and the future, the Government of Canada is focused on building one Canadian economy by expediting nation-building projects that will connect and transform the country. As part of this, the Government of Canada has committed to striking co-operation agreements with every interested province to realize its goal of "one project, one review" for major projects — a streamlined process where federal and provincial governments collaborate to meet their respective jurisdictional responsibilities to protect the environment and Indigenous rights through a single process.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) invites Indigenous groups and the public to comment on a paper which outlines its proposed approach to working with provinces on the assessment of major projects under co-operation agreements and what could be included in agreements with provinces, such as commitments to efficient and effective assessment processes that minimize duplication and enabling the full suite of co-operation mechanisms in the Impact Assessment Act to be used on a project-by-project basis.

Additional comment periods on draft co-operation agreements with individual provinces will be announced as they become available.

How can I provide comments?
Visit the Let's Talk Impact Assessment webpage to review the co-operation approach paper and submit comments.

Only comments submitted by October 20, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET will be considered.

Contacts
For more information, contact intergovernmentalaffairs-affairesintergouvernementales@iaac-aeic.gc.ca or to learn more about federal-provincial co-operation visit: Cooperation - Canada.ca

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SOURCE Impact Assessment Agency of Canada