Diana Weir

This panel will explore the place of impact assessment within the project lifecycle. It will explore the various stages from identification of project needs to project delivery by considering design choices, risk management, and implementation strategies. The panelists will consider the optimization of assessment in the context of the lifecycle.

Session Facilitator: Anjala Puvananathan, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Canada is pursuing an ambitious agenda to accelerate major infrastructure, energy, mining and resource development projects. At both the federal and provincial levels, initiatives aimed at reducing regulatory burden, shortening approval timelines and eliminating perceived duplication are driving changes to impact assessment processes. This presentation will examine how the evolving mandate to "build faster" is altering the practice of impact assessment under the federal Impact Assessment Act.

Session Facilitator: Katrina McCullough, GHD