Common use of Environmental Assessment Clause in Contracts

Environmental Assessment. Under the Impact Assessment Act (“IAA”) the Centre is required to ensure that an environmental assessment of certain projects (as the word “project” is defined in the IAA) is conducted before providing financial assistance to carry out such projects in whole or in part. Should such an assessment be required, the Recipient shall conduct an environmental assessment and prepare a screening report in accordance with IAA and forward it to the Centre. The Recipient hereby consents to the Centre posting a notice of the pending environmental assessment on its public website for comment for a minimum of thirty (30) days. The Recipient further consents to the Centre to posting a copy of its determination following the environmental assessment on its public website. The Centre reserves the right to take any action necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the IAA or to ensure environmental protection more generally, including but without being limited to, the termination of the Agreement or the imposition of any mitigation or follow-up measures necessary to reduce, eliminate or control any adverse environmental effects of the Project. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, this right shall apply in situations where the environmental assessment screening report is deemed by the Centre to be inadequate to ensure compliance with the requirements of the IAA.