Assessing Cumulative Effects of Canadian Waters
Monique Dubé, Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick
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Historically in Canada, cumulative effects assessment (CEA) was conducted through federal and provincial Environmental Impact Assessment processes by industry proponents applying for approval for a project development. However, the methodology for CEA failed to produce the intended outcomes – i.e., monitoring, tracking and predicting accumulating environmental change relative to limits.