Potential Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills

Attachment NRCan Submission of Comments on Request for RA in the SW AB Foothills

• Potential Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
• Reference number: 4
• Submitted: 2023-01-12 - 12:35 PM
• Please see the attached submission
• Attachment included
• i UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ January 12, 2023 Steve Bonnell Director, Strategic and Regional Assessments Impact Assessment Agency of Canada stephen.bonnell@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Subject: Input on Request for a Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills Thank you for meeting with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) on December 13, 2022. In this letter we are responding to the questions from the presentation the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) provided at that meeting to support your analysis of the request for a Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills. NRCan is committed to improving the quality of life of Canadians by ensuring the country’s abundant natural resources are developed sustainably, competitively, and inclusively. Through its broad mandate, NRCan has diverse areas of expertise that could support Regional Assessments conducted by IAAC including geoscience, forestry, and earth observation. Attached is an annex with NRCan’s response to questions from the “Regional Assessment Request: Southwestern Alberta Foothills, NRCan Briefing” deck. In general, this annex provides additional information that could inform your recommendation to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on whether to conduct a Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at Peter.Unger@nrcan- rncan.gc.ca. Sincerely, Peter Unger A/Director, Impact Assessment Division Office of the Chief Scientist Enclosure: Annex 1 – NRCan’s Input on Request for a Regional Assessment in the Southwestern Alberta Foothills <Original signed ...