Impact Assessment Agency Overview

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon. My name is Patricia Brady.

I'm the vice-president of external relations and strategic policy at the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

The Impact Assessment Agency is responsible for assessing major projects, such as certain

large mines, oil facilities and dams, for their positive and negative environmental,

economic, social and health impacts, supporting the Minister of Environment and

Climate Change and the Governor in Council in making decisions on those projects.

Assessments identify in advance the best ways to avoid or reduce a project's negative impact.

They also look to find ways to enhance the positive aspects of a project on health,