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Attachment FHQTC Letter regarding the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project and the Impact Assessment Act

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
  • Reference number: 13
  • Submitted: 2021-10-20
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  • DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Room 265, Laboratory Building 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, SK Canada S4S 0A2 Phone: Email https:// bit.ly/peterleavitt Twitter @UofRLimno 07 September 2021 Mr. Greg Bosse 5 Project Manager Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Regional Office Environment and Climate Change Canada 10 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Email: Greg.Bosse@canada.ca Dear Mr. Bosse, 15 This letter details of my request that Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects (LDIP) each be designated as a “project” as defined in the 2019 Impact Assessment Act (IAA) of Canada and associated Physical Activities Regulations (SOR/2019- 285). 20 My opinions are based on 28 years of freshwater research experience within Lake Diefenbaker, as well as over 100 aquatic ecosystems in southern Saskatchewan. My CV is available at https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/people/faculty-research/leavitt-peter/index.html. Briefly, I am three-term Tier I Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society, former President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists, past Director of the Canadian Institute 25 of Ecology and Evolution, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, our nation’s National Academy. My specialty is Limnology, the study of inland waters. Summary remarks In my professional opinion, each phase of the proposed LDIP transfer has the potential to 30 damage the environment as defined in the 2019 IAA as well as the Saskatchewan Environmental Assessment Act (SEAA). As detailed below, project designation can be justified because the potential for ...
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  • Phone: (306) 332-8200 Treaty Four Governance Centre Fax: (306) 332-1811 740 Sioux Avenue, Fort Qu’Appelle SK File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council Treaty Four Territory Reserve #77 Box 985 Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, S0G 1S0 October 18th, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Canada Place 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1145 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3 Email: diefenbaker@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Email: jonathan.wilkinson@parl.gc.ca Dear Sirs/Madames: Re: Impact assessment for the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (the “Project”) under the Impact Assessment Act We write on behalf of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (“FHQTC”) to explain that all three phases of the Project must undergo an impact assessment under the Impact Assessment Act (the “Act”) before it can be built. There are two reasons for this: • First, the Project is a “designated project” under the Physical Activities Regulation (the “Regulation”) and s. 9 of the Act. • Second, even if it is not, the Project meets the requirements for designation under s. 9(1) of the Act because its construction and operation will have significant adverse “effects within federal jurisdiction.” These include adverse effects on, among other things, fish, aquatic species, migratory birds, and the exercise of First Nations’ rights, culture and way of life (“Inherent and Treaty Rights”). We note that the information contained in this letter concerning adverse effects and impacts is preliminary in nature, as FHQTC and its member Nations have ...
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Attachment Request for project designation: Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Peter R. Leavitt
  • Reference number: 14
  • Submitted: 2021-10-18
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  • DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Room 265, Laboratory Building 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, SK Canada S4S 0A2 Phone: Email https:// bit.ly/peterleavitt Twitter @UofRLimno 07 September 2021 Mr. Greg Bosse 5 Project Manager Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Regional Office Environment and Climate Change Canada 10 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Email: Greg.Bosse@canada.ca Dear Mr. Bosse, 15 This letter details of my request that Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects (LDIP) each be designated as a “project” as defined in the 2019 Impact Assessment Act (IAA) of Canada and associated Physical Activities Regulations (SOR/2019- 285). 20 My opinions are based on 28 years of freshwater research experience within Lake Diefenbaker, as well as over 100 aquatic ecosystems in southern Saskatchewan. My CV is available at https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/people/faculty-research/leavitt-peter/index.html. Briefly, I am three-term Tier I Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society, former President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists, past Director of the Canadian Institute 25 of Ecology and Evolution, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, our nation’s National Academy. My specialty is Limnology, the study of inland waters. Summary remarks In my professional opinion, each phase of the proposed LDIP transfer has the potential to 30 damage the environment as defined in the 2019 IAA as well as the Saskatchewan Environmental Assessment Act (SEAA). As detailed below, project designation can be justified because the potential for ...
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Attachment I am sharing 'Lake Diefenbaker Project letter BATC' with you

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs
  • Reference number: 15
  • Submitted: 2021-07-30
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  • AHTAHKAKOOP – MOOSOMIN – MOSQUITO GRIZZLY BEAR HEAD LEAN MAN – RED PHEASANT – SWEETGRASS – STONEY KNOLL - SAULTEAUX July 28, 2021 Ian Martin Team Lead, Prairie and Northern Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 1R7 Ian.martin@canada.ca Dear Mr. Martin, The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs is a Tribal Council in the Central West part of Saskatchewan, with the following members: 1. Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation 2. Moosomin First Nation 3. Saulteaux First Nation 4. Sweetgrass First Nation 5. Red Pheasant Cree Nation 6. Mosquito Grizzly Bears Head Lean Man First Nation 7. Stoney Knoll First Nation One of our responsibilities to the member First Nations is to flag any items that in our opinion will directly and indirectly effect their rights and infringe on our culture or traditional views as a Nation. As you can witness, First Nations have become more assertive and proactive in their responses to any issues they determine impacts. In addition, defining those impacts are now the responsibility of the First Nation and always have been. Third party engagement and consultations will no longer be tolerated or accepted. I can only advise your organization of the confidence and strength from which we speak from in this day and age. However, we still believe in positive and pro-active deliberations, that are mutually beneficial and respectful. The Diefenbaker Canal Irrigation Expansion Projects is an unknown project that is currently contracted third parties to attempt to engage and determine the final outcome. On behalf of BATC and our member First Nations, that is not going to occur. This process ...
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Attachment IAAC Response #2 (see related document #4)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
  • Reference number: 6
  • Submitted: 2021-07-29
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  • …2 July 29, 2021 Cheryl Benjamin A/ Team Lead, Atlantic Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada Cheryl.Benjamin@iaac-aeic.gc.ca / Tel: 902-237-8061 Dear Cheryl Benjamin: This letter is in response to a request for additional information from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) in an email dated July 23, 2021 (C. Benjamin, IAAC to C. Molde, WSA) related to the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency’s (WSA) original response to an IAAC request for information related to the Westside Irrigation Project. The IAAC is currently assessing a request to designate the Projects under the Impact Assessment Act. The IAAC questions are presented in the order they were received in the email with the response immediately following each question. Some of the response material requires delivery via a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site to access due to the size of the files – a list of available files can be found at the end of this response. IAAC Information Request: 1. What is the anticipated timing of the submission of the technical proposals for the Rehabilitation Project and the Expansion Project to the EASB under provincial environmental assessment? Also, what is the anticipated timing of “self-declaring” the Expansion Project as a “development”, as defined under Saskatchewan’s Environmental Assessment Act? WSA Response: The anticipated timing of the submission of each Technical Proposal is January 2022. At that time, WSA also intends to declare the Expansion Project a “development” per The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan) and as such, the Expansion Project will ...
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Attachment From Battle River IRC to IAAC and the Minister - Written response to the request for input

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Battle River IRC
  • Reference number: 32
  • Submitted: 2021-07-27
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Battle River IRC PO Box 1300, 1201-102nd Street North Battleford, Saskatchewan July 27, 2021 The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada Via email: ec.ministre-minister.ec@canada.ca Greg Bosse, Prairie and Northern Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Via email: Greg.bosse@canada.ca Iaac.pnr-rpn.aeic@canada.ca Ian Martin, Prairie and Northern Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Via email: Ian.martin@canada.ca Dear Sirs, Re: Designation Request for the Proposed Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project under the Impact Assessment Act In its letter of July 7, 2021 to Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Semaganis, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) advised that it has received a request to designate the proposed Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project (the Project) for impact assessment pursuant to the federal environmental assessment regime (IA). The request was submitted by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) on June 16, 2021 (the Designation Request). The Project consists of three phases (the Project Phases), which are now being framed as distinct projects: • Phase 1 adds 80,000 acres of irrigable land around the Westside Irrigation Canal. • Phase 2 adds a further 260,000 acres of irrigable land by expanding the Westside Irrigation Canal through the addition of 400km of canals and three balancing reservoirs. • Phase 3 would add water for multiple uses including 120,000 acres of irrigable land, through the addition of 100km of canals, a balancing reservoir and an outfall structure into Buffalo Pound Lake. P a g e | 2 Battle River IRC | PO Box ...
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Attachment Follow-up Information: ECCC and the Prairie Provinces Water Board - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference number: 27
  • Submitted: 2021-07-27
  • Cheryl,   I would like to further follow-up with you and inform the Agency that ECCC and the Prairie Provinces Water Board (https://www.ppwb.ca/) (PPWB) has some overlapping interest in water quantity and quality at the provincial borders. The PPWB administers the Master Agreement on Apportionment which ensures that transboundary waters of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are protected and equitably apportioned.   ECCC has been advised that an environmental assessment of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects would ensure a wide range of issues are considered and likely result in a more robust project. The project may be located in one jurisdiction, but it is within a larger transboundary watershed.   ECCC has been notified that the PPWB typically does not participate in designation requests, and does not yet have a position on this project, nor plans for technical assessments.  The PPWB is still considering the implications of this project and are having discussion related to the project water supply requirements, downstream water quality, and climate change/future drought impacts on surface and groundwater ...

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Attachment From the Metis Nation - Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment to IAAC - written response to the request for input (see related document #10)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Metis Nation - Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
  • Reference number: 30
  • Submitted: 2021-07-27
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Metis Nation-Saskatchewan 201-208 19th St W., Saskatoon, SK S7M 5X8 Metis Nation - Saskatchewan Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project Request for Designation BACKGROUND: On July 7, 2021, Metis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN-S) received correspondence regarding the designation of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. In their letter dated June 16, 2021, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) requested that the project be designated under subsection 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). This correspondence affirms that the MN-S Ministry of Environment supports and affirms the same position regarding the project designation. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING: We have reviewed all publicly available information regarding this project. The work is planned to take place in three phases which we summarize as WESTSIDE IRRIGATION EXPANSION (phase 1), WESTSIDE IRRIGATION EXPANSION (phase 2) and LOWER QU’APPELLE DIVERSION (phase 3). In the July 7, 2021, letter the IAA states that phases 1 and 2 do not appear to be described in the Physical Activities Regulations, whereas phase 3 likely meets the requirements for designation. MN-S Ministry of Environment has concerns regarding the limited assessment application for phases 1 and 2 of the project. This correspondence will state reasons to support the designation of the project in its entirety. Page 2 Metis Nation-Saskatchewan 201-208 19th St W., Saskatoon, SK S7M 5X8 PROPONENT AND CROWN ENGAGEMENT: MN-S is a Section 35 Rights Holding Nation and has a Nation-to-Nation relationship with the Government of Canada. MN-S has an excellent working ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 26
  • Submitted: 2021-07-22
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada Lead Contact Sara Eddy, A/Manager Regulatory Review Full Address 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON, Email Sara.Eddy@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Telephone <personal information removed> Alternate Departmental Contact Lisa Wren – Lisa.Wren@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Ph. <personal information removed> Kyle Antonchuk – Kyle.Antonchuk@dfo.mpo.gc.ca Ph. <personal information removed> 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to procee d in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has determined that we may have a regulatory role with this project. DFO has not yet exercised a power or performed a duty or function in relation to the Project or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. Yes, it is probable that DFO will need to issue a Fisheries Act Authorization related to this project for it to proceed. A Fisheries Act paragraph 35(2)(b) Authorization will be ...
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Attachment Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects - IAAC Request For Additional Project Information (see related document #4)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
  • Reference number: 5
  • Submitted: 2021-07-21
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  • 1 0 1 - 1 1 1 F a i r f o r d S t r e e t E a s t M o o s e J a w S K S 6 H 7 X 9 C a n a d a p h : 3 0 6 . 6 9 4 . 3 9 0 0 f a x : 3 0 6 . 6 9 4 . 3 1 0 5 2021-07-21 Ian Martin Team Lead, Prairie and Northern Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3 Dear Ian Martin, Re: IAAC REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION We have received your June 30, 2021, letter requesting additional information about the Westside Irrigation Project (WIP), distinctly composed of the Rehabilitation Project and Expansion Project (together, the Projects). We understand the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is responding per the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) to a request from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN, their letter dated June 16, 2021), to designate the Projects under the IAA. We are writing this letter in order to provide relevant information requested to further your understanding of the Projects and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency’s (WSA) approach to developing sustainable and regulatory compliant projects. We recognize that the Saskatchewan Government’s July 2020 announcement of the Projects, and the availability of limited information at the conceptual and early planning stages, resulted in concerns having been raised by some stakeholders and we believe that to be the case with the concerns presented in the FSIN letter. WSA and the Saskatchewan Government remain committed to carrying out a fulsome and robust engagement process with all stakeholders allowing it to receive these and other concerns that can be managed, mitigated, or avoided as ...

Attachment Environment and Climate Change contributions to Designation Request for the Proposed Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects under the Impact Assessment Act (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference number: 23
  • Submitted: 2021-07-21
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Environment and Climate Change Canada Lead Contact Christopher Aguirre, A/ Senior Environmental Assessment Coordinator, Prairie and Northern Region, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Branch Full Address 150-123 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 4W2 Email christopher.aguirre@ec.gc.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Abigayle Blackmore, Environmental Assessment Officer abigayle.blackmore@ec.gc.ca Mobile : 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? ECCC has not exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? The following requirements may apply to this Project: Species at Risk Act permits For species listed in Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened, a permit may be required from ECCC (section 73 of SARA) for activities that affect a listed terrestrial wildlife species, any part of its critical habitat, or the residences of its individuals, where those prohibitions are in place. Such permits may only be issued: if all reasonable ...
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  • 1 Environmental Protection Operations Directorate Prairie & Northern Region 150-123 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 4W2 July 20, 2021 ECCC File: 4194-10-4 /7561 CIAR File: 82781 Cheryl Benjamin Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1145-9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 By email to: Cheryl.Benjamin@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Dear Cheryl Benjamin, RE: Designation Request for the Proposed Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects under the Impact Assessment Act ECCC has reviewed the information provided for the above noted project (the Project) as requested by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s (the Agency) June 30, 2021 letter. Our advice is based on ECCC’s mandate in the context of the Species at Risk Act (SARA), the Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994 (MBCA), pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act, and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). ECCC will provide support and provide our expertise to the Agency on an as-needed basis, when matters pertaining to our mandate and expertise are requested. The Project Lead listed below can be considered your “one-window” contact into ECCC for coordination of ECCC’s participation in future on this project.  Christopher Aguirre, A/Senior Environmental Assessment Officer, at (431) 813-6448 or christopher.aguirre@canada.ca  The ECCC Prairie and Northern Region EA Generic Inbox at ec.rpn-see-eapnr- s.ec@canada.ca . Sincerely, John Olyslager A/ Regional Director Prairie and Northern Region Cc: Gillian Brown, A/Manager EA South, EA Prairie and Northern Region Christopher Aguirre, A/Senior EA Officer, Prairie and Northern Region Abigayle Blackmore, Environmental Assessment Officer, ...
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Attachment 2021-06-30-5-602-Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada
  • Reference number: 24
  • Submitted: 2021-07-21
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Transport Canada Lead Contact Holly Poklitar (contact Adam Downing July 26th -Aug 13th) Full Address 344 Edmonton St Winnipeg MB R3B 2L4 Email holly.poklitar@tc.gc.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Adam Downing 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. Stantec, on behalf of the proponent, submitted a pre-submission for this project to Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program (NPP) on April 30, 2021. The NPP offers pre-submission services, which provides support and guidance to owners of works concerning navigation considerations, legislative requirements, as well as process es and procedures under the Canadia n Navigable Waters Act (CNWA). 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. Transport Canada (TC) may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function with respect to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) based on the initial Project description provided. The proponent is proposing intakes on Lake Diefenbaker,. which may be subject ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada
  • Reference number: 25
  • Submitted: 2021-07-21
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  • ATTACHMENT: July 21, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Indigenous Services Canada Lead Contact Anik Guertin/ Debra Nkusi Full Address 200 Eglantine Driveway. Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0K9 Email anik.guertin@canada.ca Telephone <personal information removed> Alternate Departmental Contact Jan Triska - jan.triska2@canada.ca / Candice Remillard-Scott candice.remillard- scott@canada.ca 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? ISC is not responsible for approving or issuing licences, permits or authorizations for the assessments of large proposed projects. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. ISC will not be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? Specify as appropriate. ISC will not exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project. ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada
  • Reference number: 19
  • Submitted: 2021-07-20
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada Lead Contact Denise Gareau Full Address 22 Eddy St, Gatineau QC Email CFC.EvaluationImpacts-ImpactsAssessment.SWC@cfc-swc.gc.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Catherine Adams 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? WAGE does not hold any regulatory power, function, or duties. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? No. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve p ublic and Indigenous consultation? No. 4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction caused by the Project or adverse direct or incidental effects stemming from the Project? WAGE has expertise in the application of GBA Plus and intersectional analysis as well as information related to gender-based violence. <personal information removed> 5. Has your department or agency had ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
  • Reference number: 20
  • Submitted: 2021-07-20
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency HEALTH CANADA – SANTE CANADA Lead Contact Paul Partridge Full Address 391 YORK AVE. WINNIPEG MANITOBA R3C0P4 Email paul.partridge@canada.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Matthew Gale – matthew.gale@canada.ca 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. N/A 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. N/A 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? Specify as appropriate. N/A 4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction caused by the Project or adverse direct or incidental effects stemming from the Project? Specify as appropriate. As a federal authority, Health Canada will provide specialist or expert information and knowledge in the Department’s possession (expertise) ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Reference number: 17
  • Submitted: 2021-07-20
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Employment and Social Development Canada Lead Contact Anchith Mehta Full Address 140 Prom. du Portage, Gatineau, QC J8X 4B6 Email Anchith.mehta@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca Telephone <personal information removed> Alternate Departmental Contact Andre Gossignac andre.gossignac@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. No. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. No. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? Specify as appropriate. N/A 4. Is your department or agency in pos session of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction caused by the Project or adverse direct or incidental effects stemming from the Project? Specify as appropriate. ...
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Attachment Designation Request - Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (see related document #8)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference number: 18
  • Submitted: 2021-07-20
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Department/Agency Natural Resources Canada Lead Contact Maximilien Genest Full Address 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario Email Maximilien.genest@canada.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Peter Unger 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? NRCan has not taken any course of action, exercised a power, or performed a duty or function that would allow the Project to proceed. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? At this time, it is uncertain whether the Proponent will require the manufacture or storage of explosives. Should the Proponent require the manufacture or storage of explosives for the project, NRCan will review the information and determine whether a license under the Expl osi ves Act be required. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? No 4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal ...
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Attachment Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project - Request to designate the project (see related document #9)

  • Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
  • Reference number: 22
  • Submitted: 2021-07-20
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  • ATTACHMENT: June 30, 2021 Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by July 20, 2021 Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects Ministry Environment Lead Contact Brady Pollock Full Address 4th Floor, 3211 Albert St. Regina SK S4S 5W6 Email brady.pollock@gov.sk.ca Telephone Alternate Ministry Contact Brianne England, brianne.england@gov.sk.ca, 1. In general terms, please confirm and describe your ministry’s role (if applicable) in the review of the Projects. Ministry of Environment Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch The Environmental Assessment and Stewardship (EAS) Branch is responsible for administering all aspects of the environmental assessment (EA) process under The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan) (the Act), including the following. a. Technical review of the project and its potential impacts by subject matter experts from across provincial government. b. Assessing duty to consult requirements with First Nations and Métis communities once the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is underway and assigning procedural aspects of consultation to the proponent where appropriate. c. Evaluating the adequacy of the proponent’s consultation and accommodation and assessing the need for additional consultation and accommodation measures. d. Ensuring public participation where members of the public, stakeholders and First Nations and Métis communities have an opportunity to provide comments for consideration by the Minister of Environment (the Minister) when making a decision on the development. e. Making recommendations to the Minister on the environmental acceptability of the development, potential terms ...
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  • Ministry of Environment Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch 3211 Albert Street Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 5W6 Phone: 306-787-6132 Fax: 306-787-0930 July 20, 2021 Greg Bosse Project Manager, Prairie & Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Canada Place, Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Dear Greg Bosse: RE: Request for Provincial Input Regarding a Designation Request for the Proposed Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Projects under the Impact Assessment Act Thank you for your letter dated June 30, 2021, seeking provincial input regarding a designation request for Phases 1 and 2 of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project (the projects), under Section 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). The following information and attachments are provided in response to your request. Provincial Environmental Impact Assessment To date, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment (ENV) Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch has not received an application for review of the projects under The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan) (the Act). As the provincial environmental assessment review has not commenced, ENV is unable to assess the potential impacts to the environment as a result of the projects at this time. Once an application is received, a screening will be conducted to determine whether either of the projects meet the definition of “development” in the Act, and would therefore be required to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and submit findings in an environmental impact ...
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