Ontario is simplifying the province’s environmental assessment (EA) process to build infrastructure faster, but critics say the move raises concerns.
The environmental assessment process serves to identify potential environmental impacts that a construction project may have and shows how they can be avoided or minimized.
Environment Minister Andrea Khanjin on Friday announced the decision to simplify the EA process, a change that will be included in the sweeping Get It Done Act, set to be introduced next week when the legislature resumes.