3 The term “environmental review” is a generic term chosen to describe the legislated processes in both the United States and Canada for the assessment of the environmental effects of proposed natural resource and industrial development projects. [...] The Regulation also requires an environmental assessment for an expansion of an existing mine that exceeds the 75,000 tonne threshold where “the modification will result in the disturbance of an area of land that was not previously permitted for disturbance and that is at least 50 percent of the area of land that was previously permitted for the disturbance at the existing project.”19 This thresho. [...] discussion paper that preceded enactment of the law explain what is meant by the term.24 The British Columbia government’s policy of applying the BCEAA only to major projects is similar to that of the federal government with respect to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA).25 A 2019 federal Discussion Paper on the Proposed Project List26 states that only “major projects with the greatest potential for a. [...] In deciding whether a major federal action will significantly affect the environment, an agency should be required to review the proposed action in light of the extent to which the action will cause adverse environmental effects in excess of those created by existing uses in the area affected by it, and the absolute quantitative adverse environmental effects of the action itself, including the cum. [...] The MVRMA establishes the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board91 as the “main instrument in the Mackenzie Valley for the environmental assessment and environmental impact review of developments”.92 The MVRMA sets out three stages in the environmental impact assessment process: 1) preliminary screening conducted by land and water boards; 2) environmental assessment conducted by the Bo.
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