Notice of Commencement of an Impact Assessment

Ottawa — March 31, 2023 — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has commenced an impact assessment pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act for the Crawford Nickel Project.

On January 5, 2023, the Agency announced that a federal impact assessment was required and posted the Notice of Impact Assessment Decision with Reasons.

The Agency has issued the following documents to the proponent to guide the development of the Impact Statement and the conduct of the impact assessment for the project:

• Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines
• Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan
• Public Participation Plan
• Cooperation Plan
• Permitting Plan

For further information on this impact assessment, please contact:

Crawford Nickel Project
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Suite 600 - 55 York Street, 6th Floor
Toronto, ON M5J 1R7
Telephone: 416-952-1576
Email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca