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Law and Climate Change Toolkit
Canada • Law • 2019

(CA) Canada - Impact Assessment Act 2019

Country
Canada
Document type
Law
Date
2019
Geographical Coverage
National
Abstract
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Legal Area
Provisions for climate risk and vulnerability assessments National strategies/plans for adaptation and climate resilient development Mandate to government to develop strategies, plans or regulations on adaptation Mechanism for setting of adaptation standards Coordination body on climate change Inter-agency body on climate change Advisory body on climate change Body with planning/regulatory powers and functions Body responsible for administering climate budget/climate finance Monitoring, reporting and verification obligations Monitoring and reporting obligations on government Finance and budgetary provisions Guiding objectives and principles Objectives Principles Renewable energy obligations for energy users Licensing provisions
Cross-cutting Categories
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Website
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Source
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Type of source
Official
Other results in Provisions for climate risk and vulnerability assessments
Other results in National strategies/plans for adaptation and climate resilient development
Other results in Mandate to government to develop strategies, plans or regulations on adaptation
Other results in Mechanism for setting of adaptation standards
Other results in Coordination body on climate change
Other results in Advisory body on climate change
Other results in Body with planning/regulatory powers and functions
Other results in Monitoring, reporting and verification obligations
Other results in Monitoring and reporting obligations on government
Other results in Finance and budgetary provisions
Other results in Guiding objectives and principles
Other results in Objectives
Other results in Principles
Other results in Renewable energy obligations for energy users
Other results in Licensing provisions
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