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.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
44e83031-ac0f-4789-82b7-47c6a5793415 XML
Date Stamp
2023-11-27T21:41:15
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Publisher
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Michael Parry ( GIS Specialist )
9250 - 49th Street NW , Edmonton , Alberta , T6B 1K5 ,
587-401-0633
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Elizabeth Boyle ( Program Scientist )
101-401 Burrard St. , Vancouver , British Columbia , V6C 3R2 , Canada
778-726-1670
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2023-03
Date (Publication)
2023-07
Credit

Environmental Protection Branch, Marine Programs, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN, fra; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Boundaries
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD
Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://ec.gc.ca

Keywords

Place

  • Atlantic, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, BC, British Columbia, Canada, navigable waters, canadian ocean, Atlantic Region, ATL, Pacific and Yukon Region, PYR, Quebec Region, QC, Prairie and Northen Region, PNR
Theme

  • DAS, disposal at sea, disposal site boundaries, waste management, oceans, environment, pollution and waste, marine pollution, polygon, ocean disposal, disposal sites
Product

  • Downloadable Data

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Pollution and Waste

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Oceans

Business Functions

  • Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site)

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Environmental Protection Operations

  • Environmental Protection Operations

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

The data provided are for information purposes only. Use of a Disposal at Sea site is subject to all Disposal at Sea requirements of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Begin Date
2023-03

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4617 / 8.2.6
 
Topology level
Geometry only
Geometric object type
Composite
Geometric object count
161

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( unknown )

  • KMZ ( 2.2 )

 
Owner
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada
www.ec.gc.ca
 
 

Overviews

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Keywords

Atlantic, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, BC, British Columbia, Canada, navigable waters, canadian ocean, Atlantic Region, ATL, Pacific and Yukon Region, PYR, Quebec Region, QC, Prairie and Northen Region, PNR DAS, disposal at sea, disposal site boundaries, waste management, oceans, environment, pollution and waste, marine pollution, polygon, ocean disposal, disposal sites Downloadable Data
Business Functions
Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site) Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
ECCC Information Category EN
Pollution and Waste
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Oceans
external.theme.EC_Branch
Environmental Stewardship Branch Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Environmental Protection Operations Environmental Protection Operations
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
3.1.3. Marine Pollution 3.1.3. Marine Pollution
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified Unclassified

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