DND Registration - Use of Longer-range Munitions at 5 Wing Goose Bay Practice Target Area - Registration Form

Oct 6, 2026

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Registration document for the Department of National Defence submitting an application under the Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 for the use of longer-range practice munitions at the 5 Wing Goose Bay Practice Target Area. The undertaking requires adding administration and control of provincial Crown land to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada and establishing a public safety exclusion zone. It outlines the proponent, undertaking need and alternatives, operational schedule, environmental protection procedures, risk and geographic considerations, human land use, safety exclusion controls, and concluding approvals, funding, and appendices.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time1 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Description of the Undertaking

3.0 Environmental Assessment

4.0 Human Land Use Activities

5.0 Environmental Management

6.0 Conclusion

7.0 Approval of the Undertaking

8.0 Funding

List of Appendices

Glossary and List of Abbreviations

Registration Document REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT, 2000 INVOLVING USE OF LONGER-RANGE PRACTICE MUNITIONS AT 5 WING GOOSE BAY PRACTICE TARGET AREA REQUIRING THE ADDITIONAL TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION & CONTROL OF PROVINCIAL CROWN LAND TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 3 December, 2001 REGISTRATION FORM NAME OF UNDERTAKING: Use of updated practice laser-guided munitions at 5 Wing Goose Bay Practice Target Area, requiring the addition of a public safety exclusion zone. PROPONENT: (i) Name of Corporate Body: Department of National Defence (DND) (ii) Address: Goose Bay Office National Defence Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K2 (iii) General Manager: Name: Mr. Frank Young Official Title: General Manager Telephone Number: (613) 996-7060 (iv) Principal Contact Person for Purposes of Environmental Assessment: Name: Mr. Maurice Pigeon Official Title: Environment and External Relations (GB 3) Telephone Number: (613) 992-8463 Facsimile Number: (613) 996-7162 Email [pigeon.ma@forces.ca](pigeon.ma@forces.ca) DND Registration – Use of Longer-range Munitions at PTA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 Identification of the Proponent 4 1.2 Nature of the Undertaking 4 1.2.1 Background 4 1.2.2 Previous Environmental and Administrative Processes 5 1.3 The Undertaking 6 1.4 Need for the Undertaking 6 1.5 Alternatives to the Undertaking 7 1.6 Schedule for the Undertaking 7 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERTAKING 8 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Current and Future Usage 10 2.3 Environmental Protection Procedures 10 2.4 New Environmental Considerations 10 2.5 Probability of Failure 11 2.5.1 Risk Assessment 11 2.6 Geographic Considerations 12 2.7 Timeframe for Operational Activity 12 2.8 Access 13 2.8.1 Communicating with Civil Aviation 14 2.9 Amended Military Flight Procedure at the PTA 14 2.10 Consequence of Type 3 Ground Impact 14 2.10.1 Impact conditions and Residue 15 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 16 3.1 Geomorphology 16 3.2 Vegetation 18 3.3 Wildlife 19 3.4 Assessment of Valued Ecosystem Components Vulnerability 20 3.5 Conclusion 20 4.0 HUMAN LAND USE ACTIVITIES 22 4.1 Land Use Study Approach 22 4.1.1 Notification, Discussions and Consultations 22 4.2 Aboriginal Land Issues 23 4.2.1 Review of Aboriginal Land Use within the Study Area 23 4.3 Non-Aboriginal Land Use within the Study Area 23 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 24 5.1 General 24 5.2 Identification of the Safety Exclusion Zone 24 5.3 Control of Land Access to the Safety Exclusion Zone 25 5.4 Control of Air Access to the Restricted Airspace 26 DND Registration – Use of Longer-range Munitions at PTA 2 5.5 Managing Laser Guided Munitions Incidents 26 5.5.1 Potential Fire Risk 26 5.5.2 Site remediation 26 5.6 Project Related Options 27 5.7 Project Related Documents 27 6.0 CONCLUSION 29 7.0 APPROVAL OF THE UNDERTAKING 29 8.0 FUNDING 30 8.1 Signature 30 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Description of Air-launched bombs Appendix B The Evolving Military Threats, Technology and Training Requirements Appendix C Defining the Safety Exclusion Zone Appendix D Land Use Studies commissioned by DND (separate document) GLOSSARY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1 CAD 1 Canadian Air Division DND Department of National Defence GBU Guided Bomb Unit Lease Agreement Transfer of Administration and Control of Crown Land to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1995) LGB Laser-Guided Bomb LLTA Low Level Training Area MCC Military Coordination Center MOU Memorandum of Understanding PGM Precision Guided Munitions PTA Practice Target Area RAF Royal Air Force DND Registration – Use of Longer-range Munitions at PTA 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Identification of the Proponent The Department of National Defence (DND) is th

FAQs

What is the purpose of this registration document under the Environmental Assessment Act, 2000?

It registers the Department of National Defence undertaking to use longer-range practice munitions at the 5 Wing Goose Bay Practice Target Area and to require additional transfer of administration and control of provincial Crown land to Canada.

What undertaking is being proposed at 5 Wing Goose Bay?

The undertaking is the use of updated practice laser-guided munitions at the 5 Wing Goose Bay Practice Target Area, including the addition of a public safety exclusion zone.

What safety and environmental management measures are addressed?

The document describes identification of the safety exclusion zone, control of land and air access, management of laser-guided munitions incidents, potential fire risk, and site remediation, alongside environmental assessment of valued ecosystem components and related factors.

Oct 6, 2026

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