To determine: Are there any obvious reasons why the project is not feasible in this location?
Initial screening is conducted at the request of communities interested in learning more about the project. The purpose is to quickly assess whether there are any obvious conditions that would exclude a community from the site selection process based on readily available information, including Indigenous Knowledge, or reciprocally for the community to learn and understand at a high level if the project has no potential to be a good fit for it.
Communities that pass the initial screening and confirm their intent to continue to learn more will move to the next activity.
The following screening criteria must be satisfied.