Physical Activities Regulations

Marginal note:Physical activities — designated projects

• 2 (1) The physical activities that are set out in the schedule — other than the construction, operation, decommissioning and abandonment of a regulated facility as defined in section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, if those activities are regulated under that Act — are designated for the purpose of the definition designated project in section 2 of the Impact Assessment Act.

• Marginal note:Physical activities that may be excluded

  (2) For the purpose of the definition designated project in section 2 of the Impact Assessment Act, the physical activities that may be designated by the Minister under paragraph 112(1)(a.2) of that Act are those referred to in section 34, 44 or 45 of the schedule.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a physical activity that is a project, as defined in section 66 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, if, before the coming into force of the Impact Assessment Act, an authority, as defined in that section, has made a determination under section 67 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 or has indicated in writing that it has started to make its determination for the purpose of that section of whether or not the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.