The actual coordination of environmental assessments, in the case of a joint review panel, for example, or in the case of a screening where both the federal and provincial processes apply is still being conducted by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. The role of Major Project Management Office is to provide oversight, if you will, with regard to both the environmental assessment and the regulatory processes that apply to these projects. So the MPMO would be one window into the process, should there be issues that arise during the course of the review—mainly for proponents, but for others as well.
On March 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.