The Department of Environment will continue to ensure that the regulatory impact analysis statements (RIAS) fulfil the Treasury Board requirements in terms of providing clear and concise information on:
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the rationale for the environmental measure (regulations or economic instrument);
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an assessment of alternatives to the selected environmental measure;
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evaluation of both costs and benefits (quantifiable where possible);
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the comments received in the course of the consultation period; and
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how the environmental measure will be enforced.
Since the RIAS is a summary of technical and economic studies, any economic related information or questions could be answered by providing interested parties with these studies. These are available upon request and upon the publication of the RIAS in the Canada Gazette , Part I.
If any additional information needs to be clarified, the resource persons identified in the last section of the RIAS may be contacted.