14 October 2026 · Impact Assessment · Regulatory
Bill C-39 passed second reading 296 to 26 and is now before a legislative committee taking written briefs until 26 October. One decision statement carrying the federal permits with it, a different assessor for nuclear and energy projects, a feasibility test on conditions, and a one-year clock that starts later than it appears — a practitioner's reading of what would change.
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3 September 2026 · Regulatory · Climate
Ottawa has set a national floor of expectations for data centre development, provinces are building enforceable mechanisms on top of it, and municipalities are not waiting for either. What the three-level picture means for impact assessment, GHG accounting and compliance monitoring — including a self-supply requirement that may raise emissions rather than lower them.
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20 August 2026 · Impact Assessment · AI
Most of the discussion about AI in impact assessment concerns consultants and proponents. A comparative review of Canada, Hong Kong, the United States, Chile, England, Denmark and Australia asks a different question — what the statutory authorities themselves have actually built, and whether the evidence supports the claims being made for it.
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