I'll start by saying that timelines were set out in the legislation. The idea was to set maximum deadlines.
When the Impact Assessment Act came into force in 2019, we followed that directive. Now we're following another one, which is to set two-year deadlines.
I also want to clarify something. There are a lot of misperceptions or misconceptions about the timelines of our work.
For assessments that have gone through the comprehensive process, Éric mentioned timelines of around four years. We have actually completed 20 assessments in and around six months. The way the process works is that there is an initial assessment period, after which we may determine, after consultation, that there isn't a need for a comprehensive assessment. If you look at the average timeline of initial assessments and comprehensive assessments, it's around 10 months. With that, the timelines are not as far off as we might think.
Again, there are ways to improve our processes through experience and finding efficiencies. There are new tools available now that weren't available when we began implementing the act, and we're going to use those flexibilities to meet the two-year timelines.