Regulatory Approval

Development of Bipole III will require a Class 3 licence under The Environment Act (Manitoba).

The environmental assessment for the project, which will include a comprehensive program of community/public consultation and identification of potential impacts and mitigation measures, will be documented in an environmental impact statement (EIS), planned for completion in November 2011. The EIS will then be submitted to Manitoba Conservation for review.

Federal and provincial environmental approvals will be coordinated between Manitoba Conservation and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to ensure a harmonized approach to environmental assessment of the project. Receipt of the Environment Act Licence is required by the fall of 2012 to meet a project in-service date of 2017.