Ottawa deal could give Alberta more control over impact assessments
Ottawa has signed an agreement that could give more control to Alberta over resource development.
Ottawa has signed an agreement that could give more control to Alberta over resource development. The “agreement-in-principle” announced on Friday would hand the province greater authority over environmental and impact assessments to fast-track major resource projects.
“This new agreement-in-principle on environmental and impact assessment represents the next milestone reached following last year’s landmark energy agreement and builds on the removal of the oil and gas production cap, and the net zero power regulations in Alberta, turning shared commitments into concrete action,” wrote the provincial government in a press release on Friday.
