Notice of Transition to the Impact Assessment Act

Ottawa – July 8, 2025 - On June 20, 2024, the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 received Royal Assent and brought into force amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (the IAA). The amendments included a change to the transitional provisions of the IAA with respect to projects undergoing an environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA 2012) and referred to a review panel.

Subsection 183(2.1) of the IAA states that if, within one year after the day on which the provision comes into force, the proponent of a designated project fails to submit the information or studies required by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) under CEAA 2012, IAAC may decide that the environmental assessment of that project referred by the Minister to a review panel is to be continued as an impact assessment under the IAA.

AHP Development Corporation (the proponent) did not provide the outstanding information required by the Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines by June 20, 2025.  

In accordance with subsection 183(2.1) of the IAA, IAAC has decided to continue the environmental assessment of the project as an impact assessment under the IAA. This notice is posted pursuant to subsection 183(2.2).  

Future steps for the impact assessment of the project will be announced at a later date. Should the project resume, Indigenous Nations and communities and the public will be invited to participate and provide feedback on key documents. As a starting point, IAAC has requested that the proponent provide a workplan indicating next steps.

In posting this notice, any step related to the assessment of the project completed following July 8, 2025 will be taken under the IAA.