This page contains links to the resources from Appendix J of the EA Initiation Guideline

Waste Management

MVLWB's Guidelines for Developing a Waste Management Plan (2011)

LWB Waste and Wastewater Management Policy (2023)

MVLWB/GNWT Guidelines for Effluent Mixing Zones (2017)

MVLWB Guideline for the Design, Operation, Monitoring, Maintenance and Closure of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Treatment Facilities in the Northwest Territories (2020)

ECCC’s Solid Waste Management for Northern and Remote Communities: Planning and Technical Guidance Document

Spill Management

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Guidelines for Spill Contingency Planning (2007)

Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Management

GNWT’s Wildlife Management and Monitoring Plan Process and Content Guidelines (updated 2021)

Canadian Wildlife Service’s Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation (1991)

Canadian Wildlife Service’s A Framework for the Scientific Assessment of Potential Project Impacts on Birds (2009)

Canadian Wildlife Service’s Wind Turbines and Birds: A Guidance Document for Environmental Assessment (2007)

Canadian Wildlife Service’s Recommended Protocols for Monitoring Impacts of Wind Turbines on Birds (2007)

Canadian Wildlife Service’s Guidelines for Effective Wildlife Response Plans (2022)

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Technical Guidelines for the Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 Version 2.0 (2020)

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Strategic Assessment on Climate Change (2021)

Early Planning

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Guide to Preparing an Initial Project Description and a Detailed Project Description

Aquatic Effects Management

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (2009)

MVLWB and GNWT’s Guidelines for Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (2019)

MVLWB and GNWT Method for Determining Available Winter Water Use Capacity for Small-Scale Projects (2021)

MVLWB’s Draft Guidelines for Developing Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Programs in the Northwest Territories (2018)

Closure and Reclamation

MVLWB and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s Guidelines for the Closure and Reclamation of Advanced Mineral Exploration and Mine Sites in the Northwest Territories (2013)

MVLWB, GNWT, and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada’s Guidelines for Closure and Reclamation Cost Estimate for Mines (2022)

Health

Health Canada’s Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Air Quality (2016)

Health Canada’s Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Noise (2017)

Health Canada’s Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Drinking and Recreational Water Quality (2016)

Health Canada’s Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Human Health Risk Assessment (2019)

Health Canada’s Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Radiological Impacts (2017)

Health Canada’s Guidance for the Environmental Public Health Management of Crude Oil Incidents: A Guide Intended for Public Health and Emergency Management Practitioners (2018)