Abstract Federally, Canada entered a new chapter of review and revision of its impact assessment law in 2015. On the path to reform, the Federal government undertook a number of activities that spanned almost two years before introducing legislation. Efforts included striking an ‘expert panel’ to consult Canadians and establishing a multi-stakeholder Ministerial advisory committee. A new impact assessment Bill was eventually introduced to the House of Commons in early 2018. Key provisions of the Bill include a sustainability orientation, an early planning stage, a climate test, and a gender-based assessment requirement. Despite these positive changes, the IAA draws heavily on the flawed existing federal process (CEAA 2012) for its basic structure and approach and falls well short of what Canadians told the Expert Panel should be reflected in a new bill (and what the Panel itself recommended). The new Act falls even further short of what the literature suggests are the key elements of IA legislation.

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加拿大的新 IAA：从革命思想到现实

摘要 联邦方面，2015年加拿大进入了影响评估法审查和修订的新篇章。在改革的道路上，联邦政府在立法前进行了近两年的一系列活动。努力包括成立一个“专家小组”来咨询加拿大人，并建立一个多方利益相关者部长级咨询委员会。一项新的影响评估法案最终于 2018 年初提交给下议院。 该法案的主要条款包括可持续发展方向、早期规划阶段、气候测试和基于性别的评估要求。尽管有这些积极的变化，IAA 在其基本结构和方法方面严重借鉴了有缺陷的现有联邦程序（CEAA 2012），并且与加拿大人告诉专家小组应该反映在新法案中的内容（以及小组本身建议的内容）相去甚远。新法案进一步达不到文献所建议的 IA 立法的关键要素。