| Nova Scotia Environment
Environmental Assessment Approval |
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| What Is Environmental Assessment? |
Environmental Assessment is a planning and decision-making tool used to provide sustainable development by protecting and conserving the environment. It is an information gathering process used to identify and assess the potential environmental effects of undertakings prior to their development. It is also a process that provides the public with an opportunity to contribute to decision making. |
| Who Needs This Approval? |
Any person or firm planning an undertaking that is listed in Schedule A [See Additional Information, below.]
For further information, see the Environmental Assessment Regulations and Part IV of the Environment Act. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
Nova Scotia Environment |
| Where can you get this Approval and / or further information? |
Environmental Assessment Branch
Nova Scotia Environment |
Phone: (902) 424-3230
Fax: (902) 424-0503
e-mail: ea@gov.ns.ca
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Office Location:
5151 Terminal Road
5th Floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1A1
Mailing Address:
PO Box 442
Halifax, NS B3J 2P8 |
| Application Process: |
There is no application form. A registration document must be prepared and submitted to the Environmental Assessment Branch. Please contact the Environmental Assessment Branch for further details. |
| Waiting Period: |
Government response time ranges from 25 days to 275 days, depending on the type of undertaking and the level of environmental assessment required. These time periods do not include the time it takes for proponents to prepare the necessary reports. |
| Expiry: |
This approval does not expire. |
| Price: |
Category I* Environmental Assessment Registration $15,067.40
Category II* Environmental Assessment Registration $9,735.86
Category III* Environmental Assessment Registration $5,563.35
Approval Transfer** $578.98
Focus Report*** $5,795.15
Environmental Assessment Report*** $15,067.40
Additional Information*** 1/2 Registration Fee |
*Refer to Information Bulletin on the Fee Schedule for Environmental Assessment for a description of the categories.
**This fee applies where an approval is transferred from one proponent to another
***These additional fees only apply to Category II & III undertakings and only if and when the Minister decides this information is required
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| Related Requirements: |
Depending on the project, the environmental assessment information will be referred to the following for review:
Nova Scotia Government Departments & Agencies:
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Health
- Natural Resources
- Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
- Tourism, Culture and Heritage
- Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Federal Government Departments:
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Environment Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
- Health Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Transport Canada
Local Municipal Office
Aboriginal Groups
- Mi'Kmaq rights Initiative (KMK)
- Native Council of Nova Scotia
- The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
- Union of Nova Scotia Indians
Non-Government Organizations
- Ecology Action Centre
- Clean Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Environmental Network
General Public
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| Additional Information: |
Please see Schedule "A" - Class I and Class II Undertakings of the Environmental Assessment Regulations.
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| Legislative Authority: |
Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Environmental Assessment Regulations |
