Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

An overview of the EIA process, regulations and sector-specific guidelines, as well as access to records of past and ongoing assessments.

About the process

Process overview, benefits and timeline
Understand the benefits of environmental impact assessments and an overview of the process (timeline and steps) for both determination and comprehensive review types.

Open loop earth energy systems (PDF 372 KB)
Guidelines on open loop earth energy and EIA registration requirements.
Projects that must be registered under the Environmental Impact Assessment regulation
Guidance on the interpretation of Schedule A of New Brunswick’s Environmental Impact Assessment regulation.
Policy on modification, extension or rehabilitation of an undertaking under the EIA regulation
Guidance on whether a modification, extension or rehabilitation of existing projects specified in Schedule A of the EIA regulation must be registered for EIA.

Guidelines and information
Find information and guidance to help prepare to register for an Environmental Impact Assessment review.

Comprehensive review projects
Find information on current and past Environmental Impact Assessment projects.
Determination reviews
Public records of projects formally registered for Environmental Impact Assessment in New Brunswick and the minister's resulting decisions on those projects.