Active Disposal at Sea Sites
Canada has the longest coastline in the world, measuring 243,790 kilometers. Many of our waterways along the coastline have to be dredged regularly to keep shipping channels and harbours open and safe for navigation; and this material is sometimes best disposed of at sea. Schedule 5 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) defines an exclusive list of materials and substances suitable for disposal at sea in Canada, which is in accordance with the London Protocol (1996). They are: dredged material, fish waste resulting from industrial fish processing operations, ships or platforms, inert and inorganic geological matter, uncontaminated organic matter of natural origin, and bulky substances. The disposal of any substance into the sea, on the seabed, in the subsoil of the seabed, or onto ice, from a ship, an aircraft, a platform or other structure is not allowed unless a permit is issued by the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Disposal at Sea Program. Incineration at sea, as well as importing or exporting a substance for disposal at sea is also prohibited. More information on Disposal at Sea is available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/disposal-at-sea.html
The Active Disposal at Sea Sites in Canadian Waters dataset provides spatial and related information of at-sea disposal sites approved for use in Canada in the last ten years. Any additional use of a disposal site must be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of a valid Disposal at Sea permit. The dataset may be of use in relation to Disposal at Sea permit applications. For some Disposal at Sea permit applications the data may be of use in assessing serious harm to fish under the Fisheries Act and assessing interference with navigation under the Navigation Protection Act.
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
-
Active_Disposal_at_Sea_Sites__Sites_d_immersion_en_mer_actifs.kmzKMZEnglish French dataset KMZ
-
Attribute_Table__Table_d_attributs.csvCSVEnglish French dataset CSV
-
Attribute_Table__Table_d_attributs.xlsXLSEnglish French dataset XLS
-
Disposal_at_Sea__Immersion_en_mer.gdb.zipFGDB/GDBEnglish French dataset FGDB/GDB
-
Field_Descriptions__Descriptions_des_champs.csvCSVEnglish French dataset CSV
-
Field_Descriptions__Descriptions_des_champs.xlsXLSEnglish French dataset XLS
-
Active Disposal at Sea SitesWMSEnglish web_service WMS
-
Active Disposal at Sea SitesWMSFrench web_service WMS
-
Active Disposal at Sea SitesESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
-
Active Disposal at Sea SitesESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
City: Gatineau
Administrative Area: Quebec
Postal Code: K1A 0H3
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca