Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR)
The EBR Act requires our Office to report annually on the operation of the EBR. This includes reporting on both the public’s use of their EBR rights and the Province’s implementation of its EBR responsibilities. Our audit focused on assessing whether prescribed ministries contributed to the effective operation of the Act, not only by meeting the minimum legal requirements of the EBR, but also by performing their duties and exercising their discretion in a way that is consistent with the EBR’s purposes.