Updating the regulations and standards for response organizations and oil handling facility operators
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As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada wants to update the regulations that control how Canada prepares for, and responds to, ship-source oil spills. Transport Canada wants your feedback on changes we’re considering for some of these regulations.
Canadian law requires some vessels and oil handling facility operators to have arrangements with Transport Canada-certified response organizations to respond to oil spills. Oil handling facility operators must also have procedures in place to prevent and respond to oil pollution incidents at their facilities.
The Response Organizations Regulations outline the requirements that these response organizations must meet to be certified. These include the procedures, equipment, and resource capacity requirements to respond to marine oil pollution incidents up to 10,000 tonnes. These regulations haven’t been updated since they were created in 1995 and Transport Canada has identified some areas that need to be updated in order to make sure that Canada continues to be well-positioned to respond to oil pollution.
While the regulations for oil handling facility operators were updated in 2019, we’ve since found a few gaps that have caused confusion among stakeholders and made it hard for our Inspectors to enforce some parts.
Transport Canada wants to update the regulations to clarify the requirements for response organizations and oil handling facility operators.
We want to hear from you
Transport Canada wants your views on these proposed changes and how they could impact your organization or community. Your opinions and feedback are important!
How to participate
Read the Discussion Paper on updating the regulations and standards for response organizations and oil handling facility operators
Choose “Register” at the top of the page, and join the discussion under the “Have Your Say” tab
You can also submit your comments in a Word or PDF document through the “Submissions” tab. You can upload more than one document
As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada wants to update the regulations that control how Canada prepares for, and responds to, ship-source oil spills. Transport Canada wants your feedback on changes we’re considering for some of these regulations.
Canadian law requires some vessels and oil handling facility operators to have arrangements with Transport Canada-certified response organizations to respond to oil spills. Oil handling facility operators must also have procedures in place to prevent and respond to oil pollution incidents at their facilities.
The Response Organizations Regulations outline the requirements that these response organizations must meet to be certified. These include the procedures, equipment, and resource capacity requirements to respond to marine oil pollution incidents up to 10,000 tonnes. These regulations haven’t been updated since they were created in 1995 and Transport Canada has identified some areas that need to be updated in order to make sure that Canada continues to be well-positioned to respond to oil pollution.
While the regulations for oil handling facility operators were updated in 2019, we’ve since found a few gaps that have caused confusion among stakeholders and made it hard for our Inspectors to enforce some parts.
Transport Canada wants to update the regulations to clarify the requirements for response organizations and oil handling facility operators.
We want to hear from you
Transport Canada wants your views on these proposed changes and how they could impact your organization or community. Your opinions and feedback are important!
How to participate
Read the Discussion Paper on updating the regulations and standards for response organizations and oil handling facility operators
Choose “Register” at the top of the page, and join the discussion under the “Have Your Say” tab
You can also submit your comments in a Word or PDF document through the “Submissions” tab. You can upload more than one document
