Chosen justice question particularly relevant for the regulatory/policy framework (in the light of JUSTNORTH research, aimed at supporting future justice-focused research on Arctic governance):

Procedural justice: How are different interests balanced within the framework (via procedures or via setting some prioritization between different interests/values - e.g national interest or climate action overrides other concerns)?

Procedural justice: What are the opportunities for participation in decision-making and who is envisaged as a stakeholder? 

Environmental justice and ethics: What are the anthro-, bio- or eco-centric elements of a given regulatory framework? What norms and ideologies lie behind this orientation? What are the efects of this orientation on different measures within the regulation/policy?

Humans and nature: Is the environment (or its components) treated as a value in itself?

Rights: Which rights and rights frameworks are expressly included in the governance framework, which are missing?

The Impact Assessment Act (IAA) outlines a process for how the Government of Canada goes about assessing the impacts of designated projects and projects carried out on federal lands or outside of Canada.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) will lead all federal assessments of designated projects, working with federal departments and in cooperation with provinces, territories, and Indigenous jurisdictions.