Submission Policy
Introduction
The Canadian Impact Assessment Registry (the Registry) is an online portal where anyone can submit comments or information for an assessment. Comments submitted online are published in real time and support:
- timely access to information;
- meaningful participation; and
- an open, transparent, and inclusive process.
To protect information against unauthorized disclosure, submissions must comply with the Impact Assessment Act and any related legislation, policies and guidelines.
We reserve the right to remove information submitted, in whole or in part, for reasons related to the below guidelines. We may also remove information in response to an author’s request or for administrative reasons, such as transcription or duplication errors.
General Rules
Do not include information that is private or confidential, or that could cause a security concern.
Examples of what you should not submit:
- personal information about yourself or others, such as home addresses, telephone numbers, or medical history;
- information that could cause economic harm or advantage to a commercial third party, such as confidential business information, or manufacturing or trade secrets;
- information provided in confidence by a province or international government;
- information that could affect the security of an individual;
- information that could affect the integrity and availability of data, systems and facilities; and
- confidential Indigenous knowledge.
Confidential Information
Please do not use the Registry to submit confidential information. Confidential information, such as confidential Indigenous knowledge, must be submitted in a protected way. Refer to the relevant assessment page or policy document for details or contact information on submitting confidential information.
Be Respectful
Do not make comments or provide information that is inappropriate or offensive. This includes information that is contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution Act, 1982.
Examples of unacceptable comments include those that are:
- racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, defamatory or profane;
- threatening, violent, intimidating or harassing; and/or
- encouraging or inciting any criminal activity.
Acceptable Format
We cannot accept:
- electronic file formats that might cause security risks, such as files with an “.exe” extension
- content that may be seen as advertising or solicitation, spam or malware, or other irrelevant material
- links to other websites (these will be automatically disabled as we cannot guarantee or endorse external content).