Notice of Transition to the Amended Impact Assessment Act

Ottawa — August 14, 2024 — On June 20, 2024, the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 received Royal Assent and brought into force amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (the IAA). Transitional provision 305 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 states that, in order to bring a designated project under the IAA, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change or the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) must take a step with regards to the project under any of sections 10 to 59 of the IAA.

In accordance with transitional provision 305(2), IAAC is retaking the following step under the IAA for the Ksi Lisims LNG - Natural Gas Liquefaction and Marine Terminal Project (the Project):

• Subsection 31(4) Posting of Minister's decision (on substitution) on Internet site

In posting this notice, any step completed before the amended IAA came into force regarding the Project is deemed to have been taken under the amended IAA.

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has approved the conduct of the impact assessment to be substituted to British Columbia. British Columbia will continue to conduct the substituted impact assessment for the Project and will submit an Assessment Report to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to inform decision-making on the Project.

Time limits

Transitional provision 305(4) of the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 grants IAAC the power to replace any time limit or period established by or under the IAA with another time limit or period.

IAAC is not replacing any time limit or period for the Project as the impact assessment of the Project is substituted to British Columbia and the provincial process and time limits apply.

For more information on this impact assessment, please contact:

Ksi Lisims LNG - Natural Gas Liquefaction and Marine Terminal Project
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office
2^nd Floor 836 Yates Street
PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9V1
Telephone: 778-698-9315
Email: Brennan.Hutchison@gov.bc.ca