Class EA Process

The study is subject to Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act and will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) as a Group B project. The EA process involves the collection and integration of input from various engineering and scientific studies, as well as public, Indigenous Communities and agency consultation.

A Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared for a 30-day public review period towards the end of the study. The TESR will describe the site selection process, evaluation and selection of the TPA, the Preliminary Design of the TPA and environmental mitigation measures and provisions that have been incorporated into the design.