Proposed Federal Coal Mining Regulations
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In January 2017, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) provided the Proposed Regulatory Framework on Coal Mining. Over the period of February 21st through March 8th, 2017, ECCC held a series of consultation sessions in four locations across the country to provide participants with contextual information.
The ECCC is sharing the National Consultation Report which presents a summary of feedback received.
Download the summary here: National Consultation Report_Proposed Regulatory Framework for Coal Mining_2017-09-01
The ECCC are considering all the feedback received. Additional consultation is being targeted for later this Autumn 2017.
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