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This report was prepared with the support of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s Research and Development Program. The views, conclusions and recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency or the Government of Canada.

Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an object of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (Agency) is “to promote or conduct research in matters of environmental assessment and to encourage the development of environmental assessment techniques and practices, including testing programs, alone or in cooperation with other agencies or organizations…” (ss.62(c)).

The Agency established a Research and Development Program (R&D Program) in January 2000 to help federal departments and agencies and other stakeholders to improve the practice of environmental assessment (EA) and to meet future challenges in a manner that is relevant and credible and that encourages innovation and excellence in support of sustainable development. The Agency will periodically identify priority areas for financial support under the R&D Program. The current priority areas are: determining the significance of environmental effects, follow-up, assessing impacts on humans, regional environmental effects framework; and integrating climate change considerations into environmental assessment.

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Pat Larcombe
Winds and Voices Environmental Services Inc.
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
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Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6

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