Glossary
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Responsible Authority
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Responsible Authority
“Responsible authority”, in relation to a project, means a federal authority that is required pursuant to subsection 11(1) to ensure that an environmental assessment of the project is conducted; autorité responsible. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationRegistry
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Registry
“Registry” means the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry established under section 55; registre. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProponent
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Proponent
“Proponent”, in respect of a project, means the person, body, federal authority or government that proposes the project; promoteur. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProject
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Project
“Project” means 1. in relation to a physical work, any proposed construction, operation, modification, decommissioning, abandonment or other undertaking in relation to that physical work, or 2. any proposed physical activity not relating to a physical work that is prescribed or is within a class of physical activities that is prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 59(b); projet. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProject
“Project” means a work or activity resulting in the production of petroleum in the offshore area that is required to be authorized pursuant to paragraph 142(1)(b); projet. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProject
“Project” means For greater certainty, any construction, operation, modification, decommissioning, abandonment or other undertaking in relation to a physical work and any activity that is prescribed or is within a class of activities that is prescribed for the purposes of the definition “project” in subsection (1) is a project for at least so long as, in relation to it, a person or body referred to in subsection 5(1) or (2), 8(1), 9(2), 9.1(2), 10(1) or 10.1(2) is considering, but has not yet taken, an action referred to in those subsections. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProject
A planned activity undertaken within a limited or fixed duration to achieve a specific objective, often involving design and construction to create or develop an asset. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global StandardsPrescribed
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Prescribed
“Prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. LegislationPrescribed
“Prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationPrescribed
“Prescribed” means- in the case of a form or the information to be given on a form, prescribed by the Minister, and
- in any other case, prescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council.
Prescribed
"Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. Source: The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974, Act No. 47 of 1974, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. Legislation Source: The Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, Act No. 50 of 1962, India, as amended as of May 2013. LegislationPrescribed
“Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Central Government under this Act. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, No. 19 of 2006, India, amended as of May 2013. LegislationMediation
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Mediation
“Mediation” means an environmental assessment that is conducted with the assistance of a mediator appointed pursuant to section 30 and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered under subsections 16(1) and (2); médiation. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationLands, Land Areas or Reserves
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Lands, Land Areas or Reserves
For the purposes of this section, a reference to any lands, land areas or reserves includes a reference to all waters on and air above those lands, areas or reserves. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationLands in Respect of Which Indians have Interests
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Lands in Respect of Which Indians have Interests
For the purposes of this section, "lands in respect of which Indians have interests" means (a) land areas that are subject to a land claim accepted by the Government of Canada for negotiation under its comprehensiveland claims policy and that- for the purposes of land claim settlement have been withdrawn from disposal, under the Territorial Lands Act in the case of land areas situated in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or under a law of the Legislature of Yukon in the case of land areas situated in Yukon, or
- in the case of land areas situated in a province, have been agreed on for selection by the Government of Canada and the government of the province; and
- land areas that belong to Her Majesty or in respect of which Her Majesty has the right to dispose and that have been identified and agreed on by Her Majesty and an Indian band for transfer to settle claims based on
- an outstanding lawful obligation of Her Majesty towards an Indian band pursuant to the specific claims policy of the Government of Canada, or
- treaty land entitlement.
Interested Province
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Interested Province
For the purposes of this section and sections 47, 48, 50 and 51, "interested province" means- a province in which the project is to be carried out; or
- a province that claims that significant adverse environmental effects may occur in that province as a result of the project.
Follow-up Program
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Follow-up Program
“Follow-up program” means a program for- verifying the accuracy of the environmental assessment of a project, and
- determining the effectiveness of any measures taken to mitigate the adverse environmental effects of the project; programme de suivi.
Federal Lands
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Federal Lands
“Federal lands” means- lands that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or that Her Majesty in right of Canada has the power to dispose of, and all waters on and airspace above, those lands, other than lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut,
- the following lands and areas, namely,
- the internal waters of Canada,
- the territorial sea of Canada,
- the exclusive economic zone of Canada, and
- the continental shelf of Canada, and
- reserves, surrendered lands and any other lands that are set apart for the use and benefit of a band and are subject to the Indian Act, and all waters on and airspace above those reserves or lands; territoire domanial.
Federal Authority
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Federal Authority
“Federal authority” means- Minister of the Crown in right of Canada,
- an agency of the Government of Canada, a parent Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, or any other body established by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament that is unltimately accountable through a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs,
- any department or departmental corporation set out in Schedule I or II to the Financial Administration Act, and
- any other body that is prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 59(e), but does not include the Executive Council of — or a minister, department, agency or body of the government of — Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, a council of the band within the meaning of the Indian Act, Export Development Canada, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a Crown corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners as constituted pursuant to The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners' Act, a harbour commission established pursuant to the Harbour Commissions Act, a not-for-profit corporation that enters into an agreement under subsection 80(5) of the Canada Marine Act or a port authority established under that Act; autorité fédérale.
Exclusion List
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Exclusion List
“Exclusion list” means a list of projects or classes of projects that have been exempted from the requirement to conduct an assessment by regulations made under paragraph 59(c) or (c.1); liste d'exclusion. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationEnvironmental Assessment
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Environmental Assessment
“Environmental assessment” means, in respect of a project, an assessment of the environmental effects of the project that is conducted in accordance with this Act and the regulations; évaluation environnementale. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationComprehensive Study List
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Comprehensive Study List
“Comprehensive study list” means a list of all projects or classes of projects that have been prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 58(d); liste d'étude approfondie. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationComprehensive Study
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Comprehensive Study
“Comprehensive study” means an environmental assessment that is conducted pursuant to sections 21 and 21.1, and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered pursuant to subsections 16(1) and (2); étude approfondie. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationAssessment by A Review Panel
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Assessment by A Review Panel
“Assessment by a review panel” means an environmental assessment that is conducted by a review panel established pursuant to section 33 and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered under subsections 16(1) and (2); examen par une commission. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationOffshore Revenue Threshold
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Offshore Revenue Threshold
“Offshore Revenue Threshold” means a cumulative amount of $200 million in gross federal revenue entitlement from production in the Offshore Area, calculated on a stand alone project-specific basis. Shortfall of petroleum deliveries in the Province For the purposes of this section, “shortfall of petroleum deliveries in the Province” means deliveries of petroleum that are inadequate to supply, on commercial terms,- the end use consumption demand in Nova Scotia;
- the feedstock requirements of industrial facilities that are in place in the Province on January 31, 1986; and
- the feedstock requirements of any refining facility located in the Province which was not in place on January 31, 1986, provided that the feedstock requirements required to satisfy the demand of industrial capacity, as of January 31, 1986, in the Provinces of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, have been met.