2025 Board of Directors Announcement

Board of Directors Announcement2025 Board of Directors Happy New Year! We are pleased to introduce the 2025 Board of Directors of the Ontario Association for Impact Assessment: Beth Williston, President Luis Orantes, Treasurer Amanda Spitzig, Secretary Hayley Austin, Director of Communications Violetta Savage, Conference Planning Committee Chair Gary P. ~ Giniw (Golden Eagle), Indigenous Knowledge…

Remembering Cheryl Chetkiewicz

Cheryl ChetkiewiczPast President of the OAIA, 2020 – 2022 Cheryl with the OAIA Past President Award (2023) Cheryl Chetkiewicz, PhD, was a former President of the Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA) and Conservation Scientist with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada with expertise in wildlife conservation, environmental planning, and monitoring. Dr. Chetkiewicz focuses on community-based…

2023 Conference

Next Generation Impact & Environmental Assessment in Ontario DATE: October 25th – 26th, 2023 LOCATION: Faculty Club – University Of Toronto, 41 Willcocks St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3 OVERVIEW: At this year’s conference we are exploring where Impact & Environmental Assessments are going next. Our panelists will discuss from a diversity of perspectives, innovative case studies…

2022 Conference

Back to Basics: Creating Value through Environmental Assessment DATE: October 19th – 21st, 2022 LOCATION: York University, Convention Centre, 2nd floor at the Second Student Centre OVERVIEW: This year’s conference theme explores the value and importance of impact assessment in Ontario by exploring the fundamentals of good impact assessment practice. A diversity of perspectives, case studies…

2022 Webinars

OAIA 2022 Webinar Series The Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA) offers two virtual webinars to facilitate discussion about current topics in impact assessment and engage with both our regular and student members. Summer Webinar: COVID-19 & Impact Assessment: A Case Study from the Ring of FireJuly 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm…