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Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
Fisheries Act
Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA)
Species at Risk Act (SARA)
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency "provides Canadians with high-quality environmental assessments that contribute to informed decision making, in support of sustainable development." This agency administers the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and hosts Regional Offices which play key roles in administering the federal environmental assessment process across Canada, including making the process accessible to the public.
The Fisheries Act is administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Environment Canada. It governs many important actions such as the granting of fishery leases and licenses (s. 7-16), the construction of fish-ways (s. 20-22), fish habitat protection and pollution prevention (s. 34- 42), the harvesting of marine plants (s. 44-48), and the powers of fishery officers (s. 49-56).The Act applies to all fish habitat and waterbodies relevant to a commercial, sport, or aboriginal fishery in Canada.
Visit the Fisheries Act website to review the contents of the act, including such subjects as:
The primary purpose of the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) is to protect the public right of navigation structures and regulate structures that interfere with navigation such as dams, bridges and piers. The Act also contains several anti-pollution provisions.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act was developed for the following purpose:
To prevent Canadian indigenous species, subspecies, and distinct populations from becoming extirpated or extinct, to provide for the recovery of endangered or threatened species, and encourage the management of other species to prevent them from becoming at risk.
The Minister of Environment is responsible for the overall administration of SARA, except when the act gives responsibility to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.Other authorities involved in carrying out the activities under the Act include the Parks Canada Agency, the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, and the National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-15.3/index.html
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