Part IV : Worldwide Experience and World Trend

In support of sustainable development, Canadian government applies SEA during their PPP formulation process. The Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals is in place under which ministers expect a SEA of a PPP to be conducted should (i) they be required to submit to individual Minister or Cabinet for approval and (ii) implementation of the proposals may result in important environmental effects, either positive or negative.

The Directive establishes criteria to help federal departments and agencies concerned determine when SEA is appropriate and offers guidance on its preparation. The Directive was recently amended to include provisions for more transparency. As of January 2004, it is required public statements of environmental effects be prepared when a detailed assessment of environmental effects has been conducted through a SEA.

A Guidelines for implementing the Cabinet Directive is posted on Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s website at https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/programs/strategic-environmental-assessment/cabinet-directive-environmental-assessment-policy-plan-program-proposals.html.