MiningWatch Canada appealed a decision regarding the federal environmental assessment of a proposed copper and gold mine.
The responsible authorities had scoped the project to exclude the mine and mill, thereby conducting a screening rather than a comprehensive study.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the environmental assessment track must be determined by the project as proposed by the proponent, meaning a comprehensive study was required.
However, the Court limited the remedy to a declaration, declining to order the proponent to repeat the assessment process.
