THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: SASKATCHEWAN’S MOVE TO RESULTS-BASED REGULATION

摘要

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment recognizes uranium mining as an important contributor to Saskatchewan’s economy. The environmental performance of the industry is closely monitored, often with significant process. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has embarked on a visionary restructuring of its regulatory framework from conventional command and control to a resultbased regulatory framework. This new regulatory framework will provide for: establishing clear environmental protection and resource management objectives; the streamlining of the environmental acts and regulations; development of an environmental code; reliance on qualified persons; enhanced compliance and enforcement tools; the elimination of many permits; and greater certainty in environmental assessment decisions. Results-based regulation promises to deliver enhanced environmental protection with less process.