A Cumulative Impacts Order comes in effect on Sept. 1, 2024, requiring statutory decision-makers to prepare a written record for industrial and commercial activities in northeast B.C. This record will describe the impacts of the activity on Treaty 8 rights and the measures the applicant has taken to avoid or mitigate those impacts.
DATE ISSUED: Aug. 29, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: Sept. 1, 2024
On Sept. 1, 2024, the Northeast District Cumulative Impacts (Treaty 8) Order will be in effect via the Order in Council no. 255 (CI Order). The CI Order applies to 12 natural resource sector statutes in northeast B.C. and aims to support the ongoing effort to incorporate cumulative effects management into statutory decisions.
The CI Order requires statutory decision-makers to prepare a written record for industrial and commercial activities in northeast B.C. The written record will describe the impacts of the activity on Treaty 8 rights and the measures the applicant has taken to avoid or mitigate those impacts.
To support the preparation of the written record, applicants are required to fill out an updated Project Description Form, which is an application requirement as of Sept. 1, 2024.
Additional guidance, including information to be considered during the planning and preparation of applications in northeast B.C., is available on our website.
The BCER will continue to refine and adapt the shared cumulative effects management guidance with input from Treaty 8 Nations and provincial agencies.
If you have any questions regarding this Technical Update, please contact:
Jennifer Grant
Director, Cumulative Effects Implementation
BC Energy Regulator
250-419-6606