There's no legislative or regulatory requirement for a timeline on screening. I don't know what the practice has been. For the 6,000 projects, it can range from fairly simple developments to more complex ones.
We have a regulation for comprehensive studies that requires our agency to complete its work within 365 days. It does not include the time the proponent may be carrying out its study. Our clock would stop while the proponent is carrying out its analysis.
In the context of our review panel, there are no timelines in the legislation. The agreement that usually sets out the panel would identify for the panel the timelines it must respect when it carries out its work.