Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Noise

This document provides generic guidance on predicting health risks related to levels and/or types of sound predicted in federal environmental assessments (EAs) of proposed major resource and infrastructure projects. It presents the principles, current practices and basic information Health Canada looks for when it reviews the environmental impact statement or other reports submitted by project proponents as part of the EA process.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:00 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:00 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2017-03-27 00:00:00
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title_fr	Conseils pour l’évaluation des impacts sur la santé humaine dans le cadre des évaluations environnementales : Le bruit
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