Process and Timeline
The GTA West project is following Ontario’s process for an Individual Environmental Assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act, which are carried out for large-scale, complex undertakings with the potential for significant environmental effects and major public interest.
A decision about whether the project will also be designated under the Federal Impact Assessment Act is expected in spring 2021.
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Phase Two Timeline
2014
- Study Commencement
- Data Collection / Constraints Mapping
- Introductory Meetings and Workshops
- Generate Route Planning Alternatives
- Meetings with Advisory Groups and Councils
- Public Information Centre #1
- Engage and consult with Indigenous Communities
- Assess and Evaluate Alternatives
2015
- Data Collection / Constraints Mapping
- Meetings with Advisory Groups and Councils
- Assess and Evaluate Alternatives
- Community Workshop #2
- Engage and consult with Indigenous Communities
2015-2019
- Study suspension: late 2015 to mid 2019
2019
- Public Information Centre #2
- Community Value Plan Meeting #1
- Meetings with Advisory Groups and Councils
- Engage and consult with Indigenous Communities
2020
- Confirmation of Preferred Route
- Engage and consult with Indigenous Communities
- Notification of Confirmed Preferred Route
- Preliminary Design of Preferred Route
- Specialist Fieldwork
- Community Value Plan Meeting #2 (Community Workshop #3)
2021
- Preliminary Design of Preferred Route
- Specialist Fieldwork
- Community Value Plan Meeting #3 (Community Workshop #4)
- Meetings with Advisory Groups and Councils
- Engage and consult with Indigenous Communities
- Public Information Centre #3
- Community Value Plan Meeting #4
- Technical Reports / EA Documentation
2022
- Preliminary Design of Preferred Route
- Specialist Fieldwork
- Technical Reports / EA Documentation
- Stakeholder and Indigenous Community Review of Draft EA Report
- Incorporate Comments from Stakeholder and Indigenous Community Review
- Submission to MECP
Schedule is subject to change.
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