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Welcome to the Review Board

Please join us in welcoming Tanya to the Review Board as the Manager of Indigenouse Engagement, Outreach & Partnerships, mahsi.  

tanya_lantz_bio.pdf (285.93 KB)

Job Opportunity - Apply by August 23, 2024

The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (Review Board) and the Gwich’in Land and Water Board are hiring for the position of Community Liaison based in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Apply by August 23…

Now available: Summary Report - 2024 MVRMA Resource Co-management Workshop - Fort Simpson

The Summary Report from the 2024 MVRMA Resource-Comanagement Workshop held ın Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ (Fort Simpson), NWT, is now available

Now available: Guideline for an optional pathway for major projects to enter environmental assessment

The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is pleased to announce the release of our Guideline for an optional pathway for major projects to enter environmental assessment (the Guideline). The…

MVH Project Engagement in Norman Wells and Tulita

The Review Board will visit the Tulita District of the Sahtu Region in the week of April 22, 2024. The Government of the Northwest Territories (the developer) will also attend. The Review Board will meet with…

MVRMA Workshop - Fort Simpson, NT

Annual MVRMA Workshop will be taking place in Fort Simpson on March 26-27, 2024. Stay tuned for more information about the event and the final agenda! TOPICS • Co-management as a Mechanism for Treaty…

MVRMA Workshop - Fort Simpson, NT

Draft Agenda Date: March 26th & 27th, 2024 Location: Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ (Fort Simpson) Recreation Centre Register here  The Draft agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will be shared closer to…

Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Office Closure October 2, 2023

The Mackenzie Valley Review Board observes and recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The day holds special significance for the communities and residents we serve across…

Resource Co-management Workshop Postponed

The Planning Committee for the 2023 Resource Co-Management Workshop regrettably announces that the workshop scheduled for October 17-19 in Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ (Fort Simpson) has been postponed. A rescheduled date…

Extension for comments on draft Rules of Procedure

The Review Board distributed its updated draft Rules of Procedure for public review on July 4th, 2023.  The original deadline for comments on the rules was September 30th, 2023.  However, due to the recent…

EA Measures Workshop Summary Report now available

Summary Report of the Environmental Assessment Measure Implementation and Effectiveness Practitioners' Workshop, held in Yellowknife on June 28-29, 2023, now available on the website.

2023-2027 Strategic Plan is now Available

The Review Board is pleased to release its Strategic Plan for 2023-2027.

Save the Date 2023 Resource Co-Management Workshop

The 2023 Resource Co-Management Workshop will be held in Łíídlıı Kųę (Fort Simpson) in October 2023.  More information about registration and agenda items will follow. 

Review Board Open House at PDAC Convention

The Review Board will be a hosting an open house at the PDAC Conference this year to showcase some of the Board's environmental assessment improvement initiatives. Feel free to drop by the CANNOR …

Federal Minister Letter of support for regional study of the Slave Geological Province

Letter from the Minister of Northern Affairs to Tlicho Grand Chief Lafferty in support of the recommendation to initiate a regional study of the Slave Geological Province under part 5.2 of the Mackenzie Valley…

Review Board and Canada Energy Regulator sign new Memorandum of Understanding

The Review Board and the Canada Energy Regulator have renewed their ongoing relationship by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding in Yellowknife NT on February 2, 2023.  An updated version of the MOU will be…

Major Projects Guideline Workshop Summary Report

Summary report for the Dec. 6 workshop on the Guidelines for Major Projects to go Directly to EA. Note that the deadline for comments on the Guideline on the ORS has been extended to January 31.

Guideline for Preliminary Screeners

Review Board releases its Guideline for Preliminary Screeners

Registration now open for MVRMA Climate Change workshop

The MVRMA Workshop Planning Committee has been hosting a series of virtual workshops in 2022 (please see link here for more information). The first three workshops discussed the co-management system and ongoing…