Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge
The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues.
The impact assessment system benefits from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments.
Letters from the President
Advice to the Agency
- Cumulative Effects (2020-21)
- Positive Effects (2020-21)
- Health, Social, and Economic Effects (2020-21)
- Pre-planning (2021-2022)
- Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (2021-2022)
- Decision-making Phase - Reasons for Decision (2022-2023)
- Decision-making Phase - Uncertainty & Precaution (2022-2023)
- Biodiversity (2022-2023)
- Assessing Health Effects in Impact Assessment (2022-2023)
- Biodiversity (2023-2024)
- Alternatives (2023-2024)
- Project List Review (2023-2024)
- Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment (2024-25)
- Scoping HSE Effects Assessment (2024-25)
- Efficiency and Effectiveness – Cover Letter (2025-26)
- June, October, and December 2025 Preliminary Advice Letters to the President
- Advice on "One Project, One Review" Consultation Paper: Co-operation Agreements for the Assessment of Major Projects
- Efficiency and Effectiveness Best Practices in Other Jurisdictions and Organizations
- Advice on IAAC Mitigation Measures List
- Further Advice on Efficiency and Effectiveness (July 2026)
Meeting summaries
The Agency also has an Indigenous Advisory Committee which provides expert advice for the development of policy and guidance for the impact assessment system.