Type: Reports

Although crude oil spills are infrequent in Canada their consequences to the environment and impacted local economies, as well as on human health, can be profound.

Digest covering the major observations of marine oil spill preparedness, response and recovery examples from around the world.

This digest covers some of the province’s major observations, specifically those that discuss world-leading prevention systems that build on IMO standards.

This digest covers some of the major observations of the province’s report, specifically those that discuss system element examples from around the world that best describe a world-leading oil spill response system.

This volume concentrates on vessel traffic and associated oil movements along the west coast of Canada, particularly for the years 2011-2012.

Digest on the Ministry of Environment’s report on British Columbia’s oil spill prevention, preparedness and response regime.

Digest on the development of a potential regime to address the hazards associated with shipwrecks in Canada’s internal waters and territorial seas.

This independent review of their operations does much to shine a light on the strengths and weaknesses of Canada’s current ship-based oil spill response capacity.

A digest on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ report: The Integrated Arctic Corridors Framework: Planning for responsible shipping in Canada’s Arctic waters.

Unlike Canada’s oil spill response regime, there is currently no similar regulatory program in place for HNS preparedness and response.