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.

Simple

Date ( RI_366 )
2023-03
Date ( RI_367 )
2023-07
Edition
Version 1
Edition date
2017-10-29
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD -
Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://ec.gc.ca
Presentation form
documentDigital; documentNumérique RI_387
Purpose
A polygon feature class and spreadsheet providing locations of active and inactive Disposal at Sea Sites in Canada.
Credit
Environmental Protection Branch, Marine Programs, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Michael Parry ( GIS Specialist )
9250 - 49th Street NW , Edmonton , Alberta , T6B 1K5 ,
587-401-0633
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • 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
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • DAS, disposal at sea, disposal site boundaries, waste management, oceans, environment, pollution and waste, marine pollution, polygon, ocean disposal, disposal sites
Keywords ( RI_529 )
  • Downloadable Data
ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )
  • Pollution and Waste
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Oceans
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )
  • Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site)
  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )
  • National (CA)
external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )
  • Environmental Stewardship Branch
  • Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )
  • Environmental Protection Operations
  • Environmental Protection Operations
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA local.theme.external.theme.EC_Program_PAA ( RI_528 )
  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution
  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution
external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )
  • 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; licence RI_606
Use constraints
otherRestrictions; autresRestrictions RI_609
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.
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN, fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Boundaries
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Environment description
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3574
N
S
E
W
thumbnail


Begin date
2023-03
Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4617 / 8.2.6
Topology level
geometryOnly; géométrieUniquement RI_662
Geometric object type
composite; composé RI_506
Geometric object count
161
Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( unknown )

  • KMZ ( 2.2 )

RI_410
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - ( )
www.ec.gc.ca
OnLine resource
Active_Disposal_at_Sea_Sites__Sites_d_immersion_en_mer_actifs.kmz ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KMZ;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Attribute_Table__Table_d_attributs.csv ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Attribute_Table__Table_d_attributs.xls ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XLS;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Disposal_at_Sea__Immersion_en_mer.gdb.zip ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Field_Descriptions__Descriptions_des_champs.csv ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Field_Descriptions__Descriptions_des_champs.xls ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XLS;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Active Disposal at Sea Sites ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Active Disposal at Sea Sites ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Active Disposal at Sea Sites ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Active Disposal at Sea Sites ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
44e83031-ac0f-4789-82b7-47c6a5793415 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-11-27T21:41:15
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_417
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Michael Parry ( GIS Specialist )
9250 - 49th Street NW , Edmonton , Alberta , T6B 1K5 ,
587-401-0633
RI_419
  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
Dataset URI
2613FD29-E1A1-4BF8-9940-EBB9E3B2320B
 
 

Overviews

overview
DAS_DS_Thumb.PNG

Spatial extent

N
S
E
W
thumbnail


Keywords


Provided by

Associated resources

Not available