Regulatory Process
The Environmental Assessment Act requires that a proponent receive the approval of the Minister of Environment before proceeding with a development. Saskatchewan's Environmental Assessment (EA) process provides a practical, comprehensive and integrated approach to decision-making. It is designed to systematically evaluate the ecological, socio-economic and cultural aspects as they relate to the environment of a development, so that the real costs and trade-offs at stake in a particular situation can be fully understood. Public Engagement is an important step in the EA process.