Environment committee  Because there are at least seven that I'm aware of, I would have to get back to the committee, Mr. Chair, on the status of each individual assessment.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, our physical activities regulations are broken down by type of activity. You will find the sections related to nuclear facilities and the storage of nuclear waste in sections 26 to 29 of that regulation. I believe the question was with respect to the thresholds. Each

Environment committee  In section 28, there is a provision for a new facility of storage of irradiated nuclear fuel or nuclear waste outside of licenced boundaries of a nuclear facility, and also a new facility for the long-term storage or disposal of irradiant nuclear waste or nuclear fuel. There's no

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, because there are overlapping provisions in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and the Impact Assessment Act, we've worked with the Nuclear Safety Commission to establish a memorandum of understanding on how we would conduct an assessment that would meet both the requi

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, as mentioned in my opening remarks, we haven't had a nuclear project enter into the impact assessment system, so I can't comment specifically on nuclear projects under the Impact Assessment Act at this point. I would say that the agency reports to the Minister of Env

Environment committee  The advice that we provide, as I mentioned, Mr. Chair, is based on the best science and evidence and is free of influence, yes.

Environment committee  Good evening Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here to speak to you about the role of the Impact Assessment Agency in the life cycle management of nuclear projects. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is a federal body accountable to the Minister of