Authors: Robert Roach and Barry Worbets

Despite having some of the best environmental practices in the world, Canada’s environmental decision-making process can and should be improved. At present, the focus is on the regulatory approval system and the role of bodies such as the National Energy Board, but this is only the tip of the decision-making iceberg.

Keeping Pace: Improving Environmental Decision-Making in Canada provides a diagnosis of the state of the current decision-making process used to manage the environmental effects of natural resource development. The report is based on interviews with 23 experts including former senior civil servants, industry leaders, former Cabinet ministers, internationally-renowned scientists, and environmental leaders. The report outlines both the shortcomings of the environmental decision-making process and how they can be addressed.