Select the applicable project type. Definitions for the available project types are as follows:Access: entering or transiting through an area or tract of land with required permission (e.g. access to a Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Inuit Owned Land or Crown Land)Access Road:

the planning, design, construction and maintenance of a road, permanent or temporary, that affords access into and out of an areaAll-Weather Road / Access Trail:

the planning, design, construction and maintenance of a permanent road that affords access into and out of an areaCamp:

Establishment of temporary or semi-permanent accommodations and associated structures outside an established municipalityCoastal Infrastructure: Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of structures along a coastline such as docks, warfs, dykes, jetty, marine port.Defence:

Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of infrastructure associated with national defence or the undertaking of military defence activities.Fuel:

Use, transport or storage of fuel, including but not limited to oil, gas, wood, or coal.Ice Drilling:

to bore holes for exploration or geotechnical purposes through frozen surface water featuresInfrastructure

: Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of a fixed facility, such as a building, communications antenna, airport, railway, pipeline or power transmission line.Lease:

a legal contract with the land owner granting the use and occupation of the property for a specified period of time Marine Based Activities:

any activities that will occur in an ocean or salt water environment, including vessel use and disposal at seaMine Development:

Any work or undertaking in which materials or ore containing minerals are removed from bedrock by any method, and is most often is associated with mills, concentrators, machinery, plant and buildings below or above ground belonging to or used in connection with the mineMineral Exploration:

prospecting, sampling, mapping, drilling and other work involved in searching for or locating a mineral resourceMunicipal and Industrial Development:

Activities located within a municipal boundary related to the manufacture, assembly, or processing of goods and commodities; as well as the exploitation of natural resources on municipal lands; or operations involving hazardous materials. Specific developments related to these activities would include: landfarm establishment and operation, sewage lagoon, landfill, manufacturing plant, recycle depot, hazardous waste or chemical storage, bulk fuel storage >80,000 litres, establishment of new quarries, explosives storage, tanneries, meat and fish production facilities, exploration, bulk sampling, mining and all associated mining activities.National Park:

an area that may be considered as, or has been formally and fully dedicated to, a National Park or National Marine Park under the National Parks Act or a National Park Reserve, with respect to the provision of Part 4 of Article 8 of the NLCA.Oil and Natural Gas Development:

Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of oil and gas activities including well development.Oil and Natural Gas Exploration:

The search for rock formations associated with oil or natural gas deposits and involves geological and geophysical prospecting and/or exploratory drilling and seismic surveys. Pits and Quarries:

Initial development or significant expansion of a site where stone, rock and construction materials are extracted.Power Plant:

Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of infrastructure and equipment associated with the generation of electrical energyScientific Research:

Undertaking of physical scientific research requiring government authorization or approval Site Clean Up/Remediation:

The storage, removal, reduction, or neutralization of substances, wastes or hazardous materials at a site so as to prevent or minimize any adverse effects on the environment and public safety.Space:

Aeronautic and space programs (e.g. launch of satellites)Tourism:

activities associated with the travel to, or access of, communities, cultural or environmental features, for the purposes of educational, recreational, sporting or leisure (e.g., cruise ship expeditions)Water:

Use of water, or the deposit of wastes.Winter Road/ Winter Trail:

Construction, operation, significant expansion, decommissioning or removal of a road or trail, either temporary (e.g. seasonal winter roads/trails) or permanent (e.g. all-season road) in natureOther:

Any other type of project not listed.

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