Cumulative Impacts

For many years, the JBACE has made it a priority to take cumulative effects into account in the context of projects subject to environmental assessment and on a regional scale across the region. The committee makes a point to consider the issue of cumulative effects when conducting analysis of laws, regulations, policies and programs that impact the territory.

Recent Activities:

  • Spring 2016: study examining the consideration of cumulative effects in the directive, the environmental impact statement, the review and the authorization of seven projects submitted to the Section 22 impact assessment and review procedure, prepared for the JBACE by an expert; and workshop between the JBACE and the Section 22 evaluating and review committees (among other bodies) to discuss the findings and recommendations of the study with the intention of improving the procedure
  • Spring-summer 2019: JBACE participation in the roundtables for the creation of the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects
  • Summer 2019: analysis of gaps in cumulative impacts assessment by the Analyst and an intern
  • Fall 2020: development of an internal action plan covering four courses of action: data, directives, regional planning and regional policy
  • Fall 2022: development of the strategy for data
  • Winter 2024: development of the strategy for regional planning