Initial Project Description SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Joint Submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the BC Environmental Assessment Office Submitted by GCT with expert input provided from its advisors Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACRONYM/ABBREVIATION DEFINITION ALR Agricultural Land Reserve AOA Archaeological Overview Assessment BC British Columbia BCEAO British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office BCI British Columbia Investment Management Corporation CAC Criteria Air Contaminants CEAA 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act CEBP Coastal Environmental Baseline Program CHE Container Handling Equipment DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada DP3 Deltaport Third Berth Project DP4 GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (the Project) DPW Dubai Ports World ECCC Environment Climate Change Canada ECHO Program Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation Program EMS Environmental Management System EMSP Environmental Management System Procedures EOP Environmental Operating Procedure FLNRO BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development FTE Full Time Equivalent Jobs GCT GCT Canada Limited Partnership GCT Deltaport Global Container Terminals Deltaport Container Terminal GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse Gas IAA Impact Assessment Act IAAC Impact Assessment Agency of Canada IBA Important Bird Area IFM IFM Investors LED Light-Emitting Diode Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 i ACRONYM/ABBREVIATION DEFINITION OTPP Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board RBRC Roberts Bank Rail Corridor RBTA Roberts Bank Trade Area RBT2 Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project RMG Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes RTG Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes SRKW Southern Resident Killer Whale SRY Southern Railway of British Columbia TFN Tsawwassen First Nation TMX Trans-Mountain Expansion Project ULCV Ultra Large Container Vessel UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples USA United States of America VIEA Vancouver Island Economic Alliance VFPA Vancouver Fraser Port Authority WMA Wildlife Management Area Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 ii SYMBOLS AND UNITS OF MEASURE SYMBOL/UNIT OF MEASURE DEFINITION % percent cm centimetre ha hectare km kilometre km2 square kilometre m meter m2 square meter TEU twenty-foot equivalent unit Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Status and History ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Proponent Information ................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Project Purpose, Need, and Rationale ............................................................................................ 6 1.4 Environmental Assessment Regulatory Requirements ................................................................. 10 1.5 Applicable Agreements and Policies ............................................................................................. 11 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Project Overview and Components ............................................................................................... 12 2.3 Project Activities ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.4 Project Schedule ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.5 Alternatives to the Project ............................................................................................................ 27 2.6 Alternative Means of Carrying out the Project ............................................................................. 29 3 LAND AND WATER USE .............................................................................................................................. 32 3.1 Land Ownership and Tenures ........................................................................................................ 32 3.2 Planning Context and Zoning ........................................................................................................ 37 3.3 Proximity to Parks and Protected Areas ........................................................................................ 37 4 REGULATORY CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................. 39 4.1 Permits, Licenses, Approvals and Authorizations.......................................................................... 39 5 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................................ 43 5.1 Past and Present Environmental Studies in the Region ................................................................ 43 5.2 Previous Disturbances ................................................................................................................... 46 5.3 Biological Setting ........................................................................................................................... 46 5.4 Human Environment Setting ......................................................................................................... 47 6 POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................................... 50 6.1 Potential Effects in Relation to Impact Assessment Act Requirements ........................................ 50 6.2 Potential Environmental Effects on Federal Lands in a Province Other than the Province in which the Project is Proposed to be Carried Out or Outside Canada ...................................................... 51 Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 iv 6.3 Atmospheric Emissions ................................................................................................................. 53 6.4 Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste ............................................................................................... 57 6.5 Potential Socio-economic Effects .................................................................................................. 58 6.6 Potential Effects on Human Health and Community Wellbeing ................................................... 60 6.7 Potential Heritage Effects .............................................................................................................. 61 6.8 Potential Effects of Project-Related Changes on Indigenous Peoples .......................................... 62 6.9 Public and Environmental Safety .................................................................................................. 64 6.10 Effects of the Environment on the Project .................................................................................... 65 6.11 Potential Cumulative Effects ......................................................................................................... 67 7 INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 68 7.1 Indigenous Groups ........................................................................................................................ 68 7.2 Summary of Indigenous Groups’ Rights, Title Interests and Land Subject to a Land Claim Agreement or Self-government Agreement ................................................................................. 79 7.3 Summary of Preliminary Engagement with Indigenous Groups ................................................... 93 8 ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER PARTIES ........... 101 8.1 Public and Stakeholder Engagement ........................................................................................... 101 8.2 Government Engagement ........................................................................................................... 106 9 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 111 Global Container Terminals | GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4) | Initial Project Description | September 2020 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: GCT Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project Area.......................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Predicted Demand vs Capacity of West Coast Canada Container Ports. ......................................... 8 Figure 3: GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project Location. ................................................................