How environmental assessment fits into the co-management system.
Step-by-step information
What should happen before an environmental impact assessment?
The co-management system decides if an environmental assessment is needed.
What steps happen during an environmental assessment by the Review Board?
EA Process Booklet #5 -- Follow-up (3.95 MB) 
What happens after an environmental assessment is completed?
EA Process Booklet #6 -- Participation (3.89 MB)
How to make your voice heard in environmental assessment.
The big picture
This document provides a history of how the Review Board and idea of co-management of resources in the Mackenzie Valley came to be.
Decision makers in the process (1.36 MB)
Plain language handout explaining the various organizations and boards involved with decision making in the environmental impact assessment process.
Environmental impact assessment overview (618.04 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the three steps of the environmental impact assessment process.
1) Preliminary screening
2) Environmental assessment
3) Environmental impact review
Step-by-Step: The environmental assessment process
To view an interactive process diagram for the environmental assessment decision making phase visit Review Board 101 or click here -> Interactive Process Diagram
Start-up phase (367.53 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the start-up phase of an environmental assessment.
Scoping phase (406.77 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the scoping phase of an environmental assessment.
Terms of Reference phase (228.85 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the terms of reference phase of an environmental assessment.
Workplan phase (5.55 MB)
Plain language handout explaining the workplan phase of an environmental assessment.
Roles and responsibilities overview (358.08 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the various roles and responsibilities in an environmental assessment.
Developer's assessment report phase (275.92 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the developer's assessment report phase of an environmental assessment.
Information request phase (275.06 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the information request phase of an environmental assessment.
Request for Rulings (199.89 KB)
Plain language handout explaining request for rulings in an environmental assessment.
Technical review phase (351.32 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the technical review phase of an environmental assessment.
Technical Report phase (240.18 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the technical report phase of an environmental assessment
Final public hearing phase (312.34 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the final public hearing phase of an environmental assessment
Pre-hearing conference phase (257 KB)
Plain language handout explaining the pre-hearing conference phase of an environmental assessment
Decision making phase (1.12 MB)
Plain language handout explaining the decision making phase of an environmental assessment
Tips for hearing presentations (686.71 KB)
Plain language handout outlining the Review Board's expectations when it comes to presentations from registered parties at hearings.
Environmental Assessment Process Booklet Series
A booklet series about Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mackenzie Valley.
These booklets are intended for information purposes only. They have been prepared in an effort to highlight key elements of the environmental assessment process. If any information conflicts with the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act or any of the Board’s Guidelines, Reference Bulletins, or Policies, the latter would take precedence.
How environmental assessment fits into the co-management system
What should happen before an environmental impact assessment?
The co-management system decides if an environmental assessment is needed.
What steps happen during an environmental assessment by the Review Board?
EA Process Booklet #5 -- Follow-up (3.95 MB)
What happens after an environmental assessment is completed?
EA Process Booklet #6 -- Participation (3.89 MB)
How to make your voice heard in environmental assessment.