Environmental Response Regulations (SOR/2019-252)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2025-233, s. 1

  • 1 Section 1 of the Environmental Response RegulationsFootnote ¹ is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

    • Return to footnote ¹SOR/2019-252

    designated port

    designated port means a port described in Part 1 of Schedule 1. (port désigné)

    enhanced response area

    enhanced response area means a marine region described in Part 3 of Schedule 1. (secteur d’intervention intensive)

    geographic area

    geographic area means the area in respect of which a response organization is certified under subsection 169(1) of the Act. (zone géographique)

    operating environment

    operating environment means sheltered waters, unsheltered waters or a shoreline. (milieu d’utilisation)

    primary area of response

    primary area of response means a marine region described in Part 2 of Schedule 1. (secteur primaire d’intervention)

    recovered materials

    recovered materials means oil waste and oily water waste in either liquid or solid form recovered during a response. (matières récupérées)

    sheltered waters

    sheltered waters means waters where on-water recovery operations for discharged oil can be carried out effectively without significant disruption by environmental conditions. (eaux abritées)

    treat

    treat means to take measures, in a manner that has the least detrimental impact possible on the environment, for the purpose of restoring, to the extent possible, an operating environment in which an oil pollution incident has occurred to its condition before the incident. (traiter)

    unsheltered waters

    unsheltered waters means waters where on-water recovery operations for discharged oil may be significantly disrupted by environmental conditions. (eaux ouvertes)

• — SOR/2025-233, s. 9

  • 9 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 16:

    PART 3Response Organizations

    Response Capacity and Response Plan

    • Quantity of oil

      17 For the purposes of subsection 169(1) of the Act, the prescribed quantity of oil is 10,000 tonnes.

    • Content — response plan

      • 18 (1) A response organization must include the following in its response plan:

        • (a) the response organization’s name and address;

        • (b) a description of its geographic area and an indication of the designated ports, the primary areas of response and any enhanced response areas in the geographic area;

        • (c) the name and position of each member of its permanent personnel who has duties and responsibilities in the event of an oil pollution incident;

        • (d) the names and places of business of the contractors that are or may be contracted by the response organization to respond in the event of an oil pollution incident, as well as a description of their role in the event of such an incident and the number of each contractor’s employees that may be requested to respond at the location affected by the incident, if any;

        • (e) the procedures to be followed for notifying personnel and contractors;

        • (f) a list of the vessels that are not owned by the response organization that may be used to support its response to an oil pollution incident as well as the function of each vessel during response operations;

        • (g) the procedures to be followed for treatment in its geographic area in response to an oil pollution incident;

        • (h) the procedures to be followed to obtain any approval from a governmental authority required in respect of the measures to be taken for the activities referred to in paragraphs 22(a) to (g);

        • (i) a list of the types and quantity of equipment necessary to treat 150 tonnes of discharged oil in each designated port in its geographic area — by estimating that the oil will be allocated according to the percentages for the applicable port set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 — as well as an indication of the operating environments and types of oil for which the equipment will be used;

        • (j) a list of the types and quantity of equipment necessary for on-water containment and on-water recovery and storage of recovered materials, as well as the site where that equipment is stored and the operating environments and types of oil for which the equipment will be used;

        • (k) a list of the types and quantity of equipment necessary for bird hazing;

        • (l) the capacity of each item of equipment to be used for on-water recovery and storage of recovered materials, as determined in accordance with the document entitled Environmental Response Standards, TP 14909, published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time, if applicable;

        • (m) the equipment to be used for on-water containment as required by the document entitled Environmental Response Standards, TP 14909, published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time, including the length of the equipment as determined in accordance with that document;

        • (n) a description, by role, of the training required for any person who may be requested to respond to an oil pollution incident, including the frequency of the training;

        • (o) a description of its exercise program, referred to in section 26, and the schedule established under subsection 27(1);

        • (p) the measures to be taken by the response organization, in accordance with the applicable federal and provincial regulations, to protect the health and safety of any person who may be requested to respond to an oil pollution incident;

        • (q) its daily hours of operation in the event of a response to an oil pollution incident and how it will allocate its time within those hours to treat its geographic area, including the number of hours dedicated to on-water recovery operations;

        • (r) a description of how it divides its entire geographic area into smaller areas;

        • (s) a list of any plans for its geographic area that it took into account in developing the response plan; and

        • (t) a declaration that the equipment and resources referred to in the response plan are available to the response organization and that the response organization is capable of implementing the procedures included in the response plan.

      • Contingency plan

        (2) The response plan must take into account any plan issued and made available by the Canadian Coast Guard for the response organization’s geographic area regarding oil pollution incidents.

    • Content — area response plan

      19 A response organization’s response plan for a smaller area referred to in paragraph 18(1)(r) must include

      • (a) a description of the area, including its operating environments and geographical boundaries;

      • (b) a description of the types of vessels in each class described in section 2 that are located in the smaller area and of the types of oil transported within that area;

      • (c) a list of any designated ports and oil handling facilities that are located in the smaller area;

      • (d) the site where the equipment and resources necessary to treat the smaller area are located and the time required for the equipment and resources to be deployed or delivered to that area;

      • (e) the lists of the contractors and of the vessels referred to in paragraphs 18(1)(d) and (f), respectively, that may be requested to respond within the smaller area; and

      • (f) a description of the areas of environmental sensitivities within the smaller area, including shoreline types, and the measures to be taken for their treatment.

    Response Plan Reviews and Updates

    • Annual review

      • 20 (1) A response organization must, each year,

        • (a) review and, if necessary, update the response plan referred to in section 18; and

        • (b) submit the up-to-date plan to the Minister or, if there is no update to the plan, notify the Minister in writing to that effect.

      • Review — events

        (2) The response organization must also review its response plan each time either of the following events occur and, if necessary, update the affected portions of the plan:

        • (a) the identification of a deficiency in the plan after an oil pollution incident or an oil pollution incident simulation exercise;

        • (b) any change to the information referred to in any of paragraphs 18(1)(i), (j) and (q) or any other change to the response organization’s operations that requires an increase in the quantity of equipment or resources.

      • Submission of updates — events

        (3) If the response organization updates its response plan under subsection (2), the response organization must submit the up-to-date plan to the Minister no later than 45 days after the day on which the event occurs.

    • Records

      • 21 (1) A response organization must keep a record of the date and the results of each review of its response plan referred to in section 18, including any updates to the plan.

      • Retention and submission

        (2) The response organization must keep the information in the record for three years after the day on which the information is recorded and must submit the record to the Minister with the response plan updated under section 20 or with the notice referred to in paragraph 20(1)(b).

    Procedures, Equipment and Resources

    • Procedures — general

      22 The procedures referred to in paragraph 18(1)(g) must include measures to be taken to

      • (a) provide on-water containment and on-water recovery;

      • (b) treat and protect areas of environmental sensitivities;

      • (c) treat the different shoreline types;

      • (d) ensure a simultaneous response in all affected operating environments;

      • (e) store recovered materials;

      • (f) haze birds from the location of the oil pollution incident and support wildlife rehabilitation activities of other entities;

      • (g) recover submerged oil;

      • (h) provide equipment and resources to the persons managing the response operation;

      • (i) coordinate response operations with the Canadian Coast Guard and federal, provincial and other bodies responsible for, or involved in, the protection of the environment;

      • (j) treat at least 500 m of shoreline in a day;

      • (k) mobilize the equipment and resources of the response organization within two hours of a request made by a vessel or oil handling facility under an arrangement referred to in paragraph 167(1)(a) or 168(1)(a) of the Act or by the Canadian Coast Guard; and

      • (l) ensure that, in the case of on-water recovery operations for discharged oil in unsheltered waters, the equipment can be safely operated in Beaufort Force 4 conditions.

    • Procedures — daily capacities

      • 23 (1) The procedures referred to in paragraph 18(1)(g) must set out, for an oil pollution incident of 150 tonnes, 1,000 tonnes, 2,500 tonnes and 10,000 tonnes of oil, the following daily capacities:

        • (a) the daily capacity of primary storage and of resources and equipment for containment and recovery necessary to recover on water — from the sheltered waters and unsheltered waters of the applicable port or marine region set out in column 1 of the applicable Part of Schedule 2 — the corresponding percentage of oil set out in columns 3 and 4 of that Schedule within 10 days after the day on which the resources and equipment are deployed to or delivered in the affected operating environment;

        • (b) the daily capacity of primary storage and of resources and equipment for containment and recovery necessary to recover on water — from the applicable port or marine region set out in column 1 of the applicable Part of Schedule 2 — 10% of the corresponding percentage of oil set out in column 2, within 50 days after the day on which the resources and equipment are deployed to or delivered in the affected operating environment; and

        • (c) the daily capacity of the secondary storage necessary to recover, from the surface of the waters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), double the capacity of primary storage referred to in each of those paragraphs.

      • Interpretation

        (2) The following definitions apply in this section.

        primary storage

        primary storage means the equipment used to store recovered materials before the recovered materials are transferred to secondary storage. (entreposage primaire)

        secondary storage

        secondary storage means the equipment used to store recovered materials before the recovered materials are transported for final disposal. (entreposage secondaire)

    • Deployment or delivery

      • 24 (1) The procedures referred to in paragraph 18(1)(g) must provide for

        • (a) the deployment of equipment and resources required to treat 150 tonnes of oil in a designated port to the affected operating environment within six hours of a request referred to in paragraph 22(k) having been made;

        • (b) the deployment of equipment and resources required to treat 1,000 tonnes of oil in a designated port to the affected operating environment within 12 hours of a request referred to in paragraph 22(k) having been made;

        • (c) the delivery of equipment and resources required to treat 2,500 tonnes of oil in the part of a primary area of response that is located outside of a designated port or in an enhanced response area to the affected operating environment within 18 hours of a request referred to in paragraph 22(k) having been made;

        • (d) the delivery of equipment and resources required to treat 10,000 tonnes of oil in the part of a primary area of response located outside of a designated port or in an enhanced response area to the affected operating environment within 72 hours of a request referred to in paragraph 22(k) having been made;

        • (e) the delivery of equipment and resources required to treat 2,500 tonnes of oil in any other marine region in the geographic area of the response organization, within the time set out in paragraph (c) plus the additional time necessary to travel, at an average travel speed, to the affected operating environment from the nearest primary area of response or enhanced response area; and

        • (f) the delivery of equipment and resources required to treat 10,000 tonnes of oil in any other marine region in the geographic area of the response organization to the affected operating environment within the time set out in paragraph (d) plus the additional time necessary to travel, at an average travel speed, from the nearest primary area of response or enhanced response area.

      • Estimated number of hours

        (2) The procedures referred to in paragraph 18(1)(g) must provide the estimated number of hours required for the equipment and resources referred to in subsection (1) to be deployed or delivered to the affected operating environment.

      • Definition of average travel speed

        (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(e) and (f), average travel speed means a speed of

        • (a) 6 knots by sea;

        • (b) 65 km/h by land; and

        • (c) 100 knots by air.

    Training and Records

    • Training

      • 25 (1) The training that a response organization must provide under paragraph 171(c) of the Act must

        • (a) prepare a person who may be requested to respond to an oil pollution incident to undertake their role in the response; and

        • (b) be training that the response organization determines to be necessary for the following classes of persons according to the role that they may be requested to undertake in the event of an oil pollution incident:

          • (i) the response organization’s permanent personnel,

          • (ii) the response organization’s contractors, and

          • (iii) any other persons who may be requested to respond on short notice to an oil pollution incident.

      • Training record

        (2) A response organization must keep a training record for each person referred to in paragraph 18(1)(n), other than a person who may be requested to respond on short notice to an oil pollution incident, including the name and position of the person, title of the training and date on which the training was received.

      • Retention and Ministerial access

        (3) A response organization must keep the training record for a period of at least five years after the date of the training or, if the training is valid for more than five years, until the date on which the validity period ends. The response organization must make the record available to the Minister upon request.

    Exercise Program

    • Type of exercises

      • 26 (1) A response organization’s exercise program must include

        • (a) oil pollution incident simulation exercises, other than notification exercises but including equipment deployment exercises that evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures, equipment and resources set out in the response plan referred to in section 18; and

        • (b) notification exercises to verify the response organization’s ability to notify, as soon as feasible, the personnel referred to in paragraph 18(1)(c) and the contractors referred to in paragraph 18(1)(d) and verify their availability.

      • Coordination

        (2) The exercises referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be coordinated with the Minister and, if possible, with the persons, entities and vessels that may be involved in an oil pollution incident or that may be requested to respond to such an incident.

      • Number of exercises

        (3) A response organization must conduct at least

        • (a) eight exercises referred to in paragraph (1)(a) for each primary area of response over the three-year period that begins on the day on which a certificate of designation is issued to the response organization, including at least one exercise simulating a discharge of each of the following quantities of oil with respect to each primary area of response:

          • (i) at least 120 tonnes,

          • (ii) at least 800 tonnes,

          • (iii) at least 2,000 tonnes,

          • (iv) subject to subsection (5), at least 8,000 tonnes; and

        • (b) four notification exercises each year for each primary area of response.

      • Enhanced response area

        (4) A response organization must conduct at least one exercise referred to in paragraph (1)(a) that simulates a discharge of a quantity of oil equivalent to that described in any of subparagraphs (3)(a)(i) to (iv) with respect to each enhanced response area, if any. The exercise counts towards one of the eight exercises referred to in paragraph (3)(a) for the primary area of response that is nearest to the enhanced response area in respect of which the exercise is conducted.

      • More than one primary area of response

        (5) If a response organization has more than one primary area of response, the exercise referred to in subparagraph (3)(a)(iv) may be conducted only once in its geographic area.

    • Exercise program schedule

      • 27 (1) A response organization must establish a schedule by primary area of response that specifies the year in which it plans to conduct each exercise referred to in paragraph 26(1)(a), the quantity of discharged oil that the exercise will simulate and, in the case of an exercise referred to in subsection 26(4), the enhanced response area in respect of which the exercise will take place.

      • Changes to schedule

        (2) A response organization must not make any changes to the schedule without the approval of the Minister.

    • Request of Minister

      28 A response organization must, at the request of the Minister, conduct an exercise referred to in paragraph 26(1)(a) and that exercise counts, for the primary area of response that is nearest to the location in respect of which the exercise is conducted, as an exercise referred to in any of subparagraphs 26(3)(a)(i) to (iv) with respect to the equivalent quantity of oil.

    • Ministerial involvement

      29 A response organization must collaborate with the Minister in the development of each exercise referred to in paragraph 26(1)(a) from the beginning of its development and take into account the Minister’s comments.

    • Amendment or addition of objectives

      30 A response organization must amend any objective of or add an objective to an exercise at the request of the Minister.

    • Stakeholder involvement

      31 A response organization must invite local Indigenous groups and other local stakeholders to participate in the exercises referred to in paragraph 26(1)(a).

    • Exercise report

      32 A response organization must submit a report to the Minister within 45 days after the day on which it conducts an exercise and must include in the report

      • (a) the date on which the exercise was conducted;

      • (b) a description of any simulation that was conducted;

      • (c) a description of the objectives of the exercise, the means used to meet the objectives and an indication of whether the objectives were met; and

      • (d) any deficiencies that were identified, a description of the actions that are planned to address those deficiencies and any possible improvements that could be made to the response plan referred to in section 18 or to future exercises.

    Other Requirements

    • Evidence

      33 A response organization must submit to the Minister upon request and in the form and manner specified by the Minister, any evidence, including demonstrations, that the Minister determines is necessary to establish that the response organization is capable of responding to an oil pollution incident of up to 10,000 tonnes of oil in an operating environment in its geographic area.

    • Notice

      34 A response organization must notify the Minister as soon as feasible after it responds to an oil pollution incident or to any other incident that could affect its ability to respond to an oil pollution incident.

    • Written confirmation — vessels

      • 35 (1) A response organization must obtain written confirmation from the owner or operator of a vessel referred to in paragraph 18(1)(f), and submit the confirmation to the Minister upon request, that the vessel is

        • (a) able to perform the tasks assigned to it and is compliant with regulations that apply to performing the tasks; and

        • (b) able to operate safely in unsheltered waters in Beaufort Force 4 conditions when performing the tasks assigned to it, if it is intended to perform the tasks in unsheltered waters.

      • Operating hours — vessels

        (2) A response organization must obtain from the owner or operator of each vessel referred to in paragraph 18(1)(f) a written statement setting out that vessel’s operating hours.

    • Equipment at designated port

      36 The equipment referred to in paragraph 18(1)(i) with respect to a designated port must be kept at that designated port, unless the Minister permits its removal.

    • Cancellation of certification

      • 37 (1) For the purposes of subsection 169(6) of the Act, the Minister may cancel a response organization’s certificate of designation beginning on the day on which the response organization

        • (a) becomes insolvent;

        • (b) commits an act of bankruptcy;

        • (c) is dissolved; or

        • (d) abandons or transfers its business.

      • Suspension or cancellation of certification

        (2) For the purposes of subsection 169(6) of the Act, the Minister may suspend or cancel a response organization’s certificate of designation if the Minister considers that the response organization is not compliant with the requirements that apply to it under the Act or if the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so.

    • Request to renew certification

      38 A response organization must submit any application to renew its certificate to the Minister at least 90 days before the day on which the current certificate of designation expires.

    • Fees — notice

      39 For the purposes of subsection 170(2) of the Act, a response organization or a qualified person must publish the fees that they propose to charge in the Canada Gazette, Part I.

• — SOR/2025-233, s. 10

  • 10 The Regulations are amended by adding, after section 39, the Schedules 1 and 2 set out in the schedule to these Regulations.

    SCHEDULE 1(Section 1)Designated Ports, Primary Areas of Response and Enhanced Response Areas
    

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Port	Description
    1	Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador	All the waters of Holyrood Bay south of a line drawn from the high-water mark at the northern extremity of Harbour Main Point (47°26′58″ N, 53°08′26″ W) in a 070°00′ direction (True) to the high-water mark on the opposite shore
    2	Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador	All the waters of Placentia Bay north of a line drawn from a point on the high-water mark at approximately 47°41′14″ N, 53°58′12″ W in a 276°00′ direction (True) to Long Island Point Light; thence in a 273°00′ direction (True) to James Point; thence along the foreshore on the high-water mark to Tobins Point all around Bar Haven Bay; thence to Carroll Point; thence in a 320°00′ direction (True) to a point on the high-water mark on the mainland at approximately 47°45′00″ N, 54°14′42″ W
    3	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	All the waters of the Strait of Canso eastward of the centre line of the channel, from a point at 45°38′41″ N, 61°25′07″ W southward to 45°32′31″ N, 61°17′42″ W, midway between Bear Head and Melford Point
    4	Halifax, Nova Scotia	All the waters of Halifax Harbour north of a line drawn between 44°36.5′ N, 63°33.8′ W and 44°37.8′ N, 63°31.6′ W
    5	Saint John, New Brunswick	All the waters of Saint John Harbour bounded by a line from Cape Spencer Light running south to 45°08.1′ N, then west to Little Musquash Cove (66°17.4′ W)
    6	Sept-Îles, Quebec	All the waters bounded by a line drawn from the following points: 50°12.8′ N, 66°13.5′ W to 50°08.1′ N, 66°16.1′ W to 50°04.4′ N, 66°23.1′ W to 50°08.5′ N, 66°36.6′ W
    7	Québec, Quebec	All the waters between the eastern boundary consisting of a line drawn from 46°53′09″ N, 71°08′36″ W through Île d’Orléans to a point at 46°49′42″ N, 71°07′50″ W and the western boundary of a line drawn from 46°44′51″ N, 71°20′36″ W to a point at 46°43′38″ N, 71°20′06″ W
    8	Montréal, Quebec	All the waters between the eastern boundary consisting of a line drawn from a point on the shore at 46°01.0′ N, 73°11.1′ W to a point at 46°00.8′ N, 73°09.85′ W on the opposite shore and the western boundary of a line drawn from 45°24.04 N, 73°31.69′ W to a point at 45°41.62′ N, 73°35.33′ W on the opposite shore
    9	Sarnia, Ontario	All the Canadian waters of the St. Clair River with the northern boundary line coinciding with the south face of the Blue Water Bridge connecting Point Edward, Ontario with Port Huron, Michigan, United States and the southern boundary line drawn so as to include all of its several outlets into Lake St. Clair, including any dredged channels
    10	Vancouver, British Columbia	All the Canadian waters of Boundary Bay bounded by a line drawn due west along the Canada-United States border to a point at 123°19.3′ W, thence north to a point at 49°14′ N, 123°19.3′ W, thence to a point at 49°15.5′ N, 123°17′ W; and the waters of Burrard Inlet east of a line drawn from Point Atkinson Light to Point Grey

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Marine Region	Description
    1	Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador	All the waters between an easterly arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 47°26′58″ N, 53°08′26″ W and the contiguous land mass
    2	Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador	All the waters of Placentia Bay north of a line drawn from Tides Cove Point Light to Cape St. Mary’s Light; all the waters of Fortune Bay north of a line drawn from St. Jacques Island Light to Garnish Light; and all the waters of St. Mary’s Bay north of a line drawn from La Haye Point Light to Branch West Breakwater Light
    3	Point Tupper, Nova Scotia	All the waters between an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about Bear Head Light (45°33′ N, 61°17′ W) but not extending north of the Canso Causeway into St. Georges Bay and the contiguous land mass
    4	Halifax, Nova Scotia	All the waters of the south coast of Nova Scotia within an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 44°37.2′ N, 63°32.75′ W
    5	Saint John, New Brunswick	All the Canadian waters between the western boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 45°08′03″ N, 66°17′12″ W and the eastern boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about a point centred on Cape Spencer Light
    6	Sept-Îles, Quebec	All the waters bounded by a line drawn from a point on the shore at 49°24.8′ N, 67°17.5′ W to the point 49°14′ N, 66°23.1′ W, to the point 49°22′ N, 65°40′ W, to the point 49°40′ N, 65°12′ W to the point 50°16.3′ N, 64°55.7′ W on the shore and by the contiguous land mass
    7	Québec, Quebec	All the waters between the upstream boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 46°44.8′ N, 71°20.56′ W and the downstream boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 46°53.12′ N, 71°08.1′ W
    8	Montréal, Quebec	All the waters between the upstream boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 45°28.5′ N, 73°32.62′ W and the downstream boundary consisting of an arc having a 50 nautical mile radius about the point 46°00.98′ N, 73°11.08′ W
    9	Sarnia, Ontario	All the Canadian waters between a line in Lake Huron drawn from the point 43°48.7′ N, 82°10.3′ W on the Canada-United States border to the point 43°39.4′ N, 81°43.25′ W on the shore and a line in Lake Erie drawn from the point 41°53.8′ N, 81°55.7′ W on the Canada-United States border to the point 42°34.4′ N, 81°31′ W on the shore
    10	Vancouver, British Columbia	All the Canadian waters between the northwestern boundary consisting of a line drawn from the point 49°46.5′ N, 124°20.5′ W on the mainland, through Texada Island, to the point 49°22.5′ N, 124°32.4′ W on the shore of Vancouver Island and the southern boundary consisting of a line running eastward along the 48°25′ N parallel from Victoria to the Canada-United States border, including the waters of Jervis Inlet up to a line drawn from the point 49°59.98′ N, 123°59.97′ W to the point 49°59.94′ N, 123°56.78′ W

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Marine Region	Description
    1	Cabot Strait	All the waters within a circle having a 50 nautical mile radius, about a point midway between Cape North, Nova Scotia, and Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Labrador
    2	Northumberland Strait	All the waters between the western boundary consisting of a line drawn from West Point, Prince Edward Island, to Bouctouche, New Brunswick, and the eastern boundary consisting of a line running from Cape Bear, Prince Edward Island, to Trenton, Nova Scotia
    3	Niagara	All the Canadian waters, in Lake Erie, east of a line drawn from Long Point Light (42°32.8′ N, 80°02.6′ W), then southeasterly 150°00′ (True) to intersect the Canada-United States border at 42°26.4′ N, 79°58.0′ W, then easterly along the Canada-United States border to include the Niagara River; and all the Canadian waters, in Lake Ontario, west of a line drawn from Fort Mississauga National Historic Site of Canada at the mouth of the Niagara River (43º15.7′ N, 79°04.6′ W) to follow the Canada-United States border to a position where the border changes from a northerly direction to an easterly direction (43°26.1′ N, 79°12.1′ W), then due north to the Canadian shoreline at 43°44.2′ N, 79°12.1′ W
    4	Juan de Fuca Strait	All the Canadian waters between the western boundary consisting of a line drawn from Carmanah Point on Vancouver Island to Cape Flattery, Washington, United States, and the eastern boundary consisting of a line running eastward along the 48°25′ N parallel from Victoria to the Canada-United States border

    SCHEDULE 2(Paragraphs 18(1)(i) and 23(1)(a) and (b))Estimate — Allocation of Oil During an Oil Pollution Incident
    

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    Item	Port	Shoreline (% of oil)	Sheltered Waters (% of oil)	Unsheltered Waters (% of oil)
    1	Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador	50	50	0
    2	Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador	50	50	0
    3	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia	50	50	0
    4	Halifax, Nova Scotia	50	50	0
    5	Saint John, New Brunswick	50	50	0
    6	Sept-Îles, Quebec	50	50	0
    7	Québec, Quebec	50	50	0
    8	Montréal, Quebec	50	50	0
    9	Sarnia, Ontario	50	50	0
    10	Vancouver, British Columbia	50	50	0

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    Item	Marine Region	Shoreline (% of oil)	Sheltered Waters (% of oil)	Unsheltered Waters (% of oil)
    1	Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador	40	40	20
    2	Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador	40	40	20
    3	Point Tupper, Nova Scotia	40	40	20
    4	Halifax, Nova Scotia	40	30	30
    5	Saint John, New Brunswick	40	40	20
    6	Sept-Îles, Quebec	45	30	25
    7	Québec, Quebec	60	30	10
    8	Montréal, Quebec	70	30	0
    9	Sarnia, Ontario	50	40	10
    10	Vancouver, British Columbia	40	40	20

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    Item	Marine Region	Shoreline (% of oil)	Sheltered Waters (% of oil)	Unsheltered Waters (% of oil)
    1	Cabot Strait	40	30	30
    2	Northumberland Strait	40	0	60
    3	Niagara	50	30	20
    4	Juan de Fuca Strait	40	20	40