Impact assessment

Thingspire Achieves B Corp Certification, Reinforcing its Impact-driven Business Practices

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Thingspire , a Korean pioneering startup in climate-tech, today announced that it has acquired the B Corp™ Certification.

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  • Thingspire , a Korean pioneering startup in climate-tech, today announced that it has acquired the B Corp™ Certification.
  • This demonstrates that the company adheres to the highest levels of social, environmental and governance best practices as well as community-oriented impact business.
  • "Since launching our decarbonization services, we strived to achieve B Corp status since adherence to the strictest sustainability best practices is critical to the nature of our services," said Kwangjae Cho, Founder and CEO of Thingspire.
  • “Thingspire seeks to apply a comprehensive, three-dimensional approach to sustainable practices by measuring, monitoring and reducing, and offsetting," said Sungjin Choi, Vice President of Thingspire.

Chair of Ministerial Working Group on Regulatory Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects issues statement

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, and Chair of the Ministerial Working Group on Regulatory Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects, issued the following statement:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, and Chair of the Ministerial Working Group on Regulatory Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects, issued the following statement:
    "An efficient and effective review process for clean energy, critical minerals, transportation and other major projects is essential.
  • Other countries, including the United States, Japan, Australia, and those throughout the European Union are putting in place strategies to accelerate clean growth.
  • Canada is already home to a world-class regulatory system, and we want to keep that competitive advantage to attract new clean growth projects.
  • The Ministerial Working Group for Regulatory Efficiency of Clean Growth Projects will keep working to complete and put in place more changes throughout Spring 2024.

Canada's Impact Assessment Act must be both Constitutional and ensure a sustainable future

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Behind closed doors in Ottawa, Canadian government officials are drafting amendments to their advanced but controversial 2019 Impact Assessment Act, the country’s main tool for assessing major projects that can include big dams, pipelines and mines.

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  • Behind closed doors in Ottawa, Canadian government officials are drafting amendments to their advanced but controversial 2019 Impact Assessment Act, the country’s main tool for assessing major projects that can include big dams, pipelines and mines.
  • But they face a longstanding dilemma — how to respect Canada’s venerable Constitution while also applying new knowledge and acting on new imperatives.
  • Proposed projects being reviewed under the Impact Assessment Act — ranging from gold mines to airports and offshore wind projects — have often been lightning rods for controversy.

Big concerns overlooked

  • It divides powers and responsibilities, assigning some — like fisheries and navigation — to the federal government and others, including most natural resources, to the provinces.
  • Areas of concern that overlap or weren’t recognized in either 1867 or 1982 — like the environment and sustainability, respectively — are problematic.
  • The amendments now being drafted are aimed at pulling back the overreach for cases involving major matters of provincial jurisdiction.

Favouring the old way

  • First, narrow the agenda of impact assessment to focus on mitigating the adverse environmental effects of proposed projects.
  • Second, assign responsibility for addressing particular effects according to whether they are within established federal jurisdiction or provincial jurisdiction.
  • All are linked in complex social-ecological systems that influence each other continuously at multiple scales.

The strengths of the existing law

  • On the contrary, such an approach would return us to the pre-assessment world of piecemeal regulatory licensing.
  • In contrast to earlier federal assessment law, the Impact Assessment Act includes mitigation of adverse effects within a bigger, more demanding and realistic agenda.
  • It moves the core objective of assessment from merely reducing additional damage to seeking positive contributions to sustainability.

What the amendments must prioritize

  • For the drafters of amendments to the Impact Assessment Act, then, the challenge is not only to bring the law into constitutional compliance.
  • It is to craft a constitutionally compliant law that also meets 21st-century needs for assessments and decision-making in the lasting public interest.


Robert B. Gibson has funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for work on next generation assessment. He is also a member of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada's Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge.

Patriot's Corvette Project Approvals Process Commences with Submission of the Preliminary Information Statement

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - November 29, 2023 – SYDNEY, Australia

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - November 29, 2023 – SYDNEY, Australia
    Patriot has submitted the Preliminary Information Statement for the Corvette Project with the Provincial Quebec Government, starting the approvals process for the Project.
  • The Preliminary Information Statement report represents over two years' worth of concentrated effort delineating the resource and exploration potential combined with and preliminary environmental study work that will contribute to the proposed projects development.
  • Alix Drapack, Company Vice President of ESG, comments: "Submission of the Preliminary Information Statement to the MELCCFP represents the first step in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or "ESIA" process.
  • It is not expected that this parallel process to Provincial approvals will affect the progress nor timeline of overall mine approvals.

Probe Gold Commences Environmental Permitting for Novador Project: Files Initial Project Description 

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PROBE GOLD INC. (TSX: PRB) (OTCQB: PROBF) (“Probe” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the official submission of the Initial Project Description for the Novador project to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), the federal body accountable to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PROBE GOLD INC. (TSX: PRB) (OTCQB: PROBF) (“Probe” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the official submission of the Initial Project Description for the Novador project to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), the federal body accountable to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
  • David Palmer, President and CEO of Probe Gold, states, “The submission of the Initial Project Description represents a major milestone for the Novador project, and we are very pleased to start the clock on the environmental permitting.
  • The IAAC will also engage and consult the public and other participants on the Initial Project Description to identify key issues of concern.
  • Probe Gold will work closely with the IAAC throughout the environmental assessment process to ensure the responsible execution of the Novador project.

Government of Canada Releases Interim Guidance on the Impact Assessment Act

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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Following the recent opinion by the Supreme Court of Canada on the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), the Government of Canada is setting a clear path forward for impact assessments in Canada to provide clarity for businesses, provinces, Indigenous groups and stakeholders involved in the development of major projects.

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  • Following the recent opinion by the Supreme Court of Canada on the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), the Government of Canada is setting a clear path forward for impact assessments in Canada to provide clarity for businesses, provinces, Indigenous groups and stakeholders involved in the development of major projects.
  • Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced Government of Canada guidance on the interim administration of the Impact Assessment Act to ensure that projects currently in the assessment process have an orderly and clear path forward.
  • The Government of Canada and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will continue to work collaboratively with the provinces, Indigenous partners, stakeholders and the public as the amendments to the Impact Assessment Act proceed.
  • - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
    Currently, there are 23 projects in the federal impact assessment process under the Impact Assessment Act and another 20 projects continue to be reviewed under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012, the former legislation.

Supreme Court opinion lays a pathway for government to rectify environmental impact assessment act: WWF-Canada

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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WWF-Canada intervened in this reference to the Supreme Court to emphasize the importance of federal involvement and accountability in matters related to the global issue of biodiversity and nature loss.

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  • WWF-Canada intervened in this reference to the Supreme Court to emphasize the importance of federal involvement and accountability in matters related to the global issue of biodiversity and nature loss.
  • The Supreme Court gave clear direction on what is necessary to save this legislation.
  • We urge the federal government to act quickly to amend the Impact Assessment Act to reflect this ruling.
  • In the meantime, we urge all provincial and territorial governments to ensure that their environmental assessment legislation holds new projects to the highest standards."

Statement by Ministers Guilbeault and Virani on the Supreme Court of Canada's opinion on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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Specifically, the Impact Assessment Act responded to the need for an open, transparent and predictable process that supports development while protecting the environment and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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  • Specifically, the Impact Assessment Act responded to the need for an open, transparent and predictable process that supports development while protecting the environment and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  • "The Government of Canada developed the Impact Assessment Act to create a better set of rules that respect the environment, Indigenous rights and ensure projects get assessed in a timely way.
  • The Impact Assessment Act came into force in August 2019, repealing and replacing the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012).
  • To respect Canada's constitutional setting, under the Impact Assessment Act, each province and territory retains authority for making separate decisions based on their respective areas of jurisdiction.

Troilus Announces Leadership Transitions and Provides Operational Update

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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MONTREAL, Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Troilus Gold Corp. (“Troilus” or the “Company”, TSX: TLG; OTCQX: CHXMF) announces the following leadership transitions.

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  • MONTREAL, Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Troilus Gold Corp. (“Troilus” or the “Company”, TSX: TLG; OTCQX: CHXMF) announces the following leadership transitions.
  • Troilus is pleased to provide an update on its current activities and upcoming milestones.
  • Recognizing Troilus’ favourable standing, the Company has proactively taken the decision to implement cost-cutting measures by carefully evaluating operational efficiencies and identifying non-essential expenditures.
  • Troilus looks forward to delivering on further major catalysts in the coming months, aligned with its development plan towards a producing asset.

Value Creation Inc. Announces Heartland Complex Regulatory Application Update

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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With the new strategy, VCI will withdraw its current Expansion Application and the corresponding IAP, with the intention to submit an application for a large Merchant SDC Complex (with low emissions) upon commercial operation of SDC-1.

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  • With the new strategy, VCI will withdraw its current Expansion Application and the corresponding IAP, with the intention to submit an application for a large Merchant SDC Complex (with low emissions) upon commercial operation of SDC-1.
  • VCI is working with Regulatory Authorities to expedite this High Impact Transition, potentially crucial to the Health and Wealth of all stakeholders.
  • For further information, please contact Iva Georgieva at 403-539-4544 or [email protected] and visit the Value Creation Inc. website at http://www.vctek.com/ , or the Value Chain Solutions Inc. website at https://www.vcsb2co.com .
  • VCI disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.