Exclusion List Regulations, 2007

5 The projects and classes of projects that are set out in Schedule 4, to be carried out in places other than a national park, park reserve, national historic site or historic canal and funded under any of the following plans, funds or initiatives, are exempted from the requirement to conduct an assessment under the Act:

• (a) the Building Canada Plan;

• (b) the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund Act;

• (c) the funds referred to in sections 300 and 303 or the initiatives referred to in sections 309 to 315 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2009;

• (d) the Recreational Infrastructure Canada, Helping Municipalities Build Stronger Communities or Investments in First Nations Infrastructure initiatives referred to in Chapter 3 of the Canada’s Economic Action Plan (Budget 2009) tabled in the House of Commons on January 27, 2009, published by the Government of Canada under ISBN 978-0-660-19853-8 and available on the Web at www.budget.gc.ca/2009;

• (e) the Border Infrastructure Fund referred to in the Infrastructure Canada Departmental Performance Report for the period ending 2007–2008 tabled in the House of Commons on Feb 5, 2009, published by the Government of Canada under ISBN 978-0-660-63741-9 and available on the Web at www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2007-2008;

• (f) the initiative administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide funding for the renovation and energy retrofits of off-reserve federally funded and administered social housing units that are subject to an operating agreement under a National Housing Act social housing program; or

• (g) the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund announced in Budget 2003 and administered by Infrastructure Canada to provide funding for smaller-scale municipal infrastructure projects that support sustainable development, improved quality of life and economic opportunities and increased connectivity for smaller and rural communities.