Marine oil spills

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The marine oil spills indicators provide an overview of the impacts and frequency of spills of hydrocarbons in Canada's oceans. Data about the location, frequency, and volume of spills from detection by aerial surveillance and reporting to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:46 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:46 (UTC)
contact_email	indicateurs-indicators@ec.gc.ca
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	["0"]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2025-03-12 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Environment", "Sustainable development", "environmental indicators", "water", "oil", "hydrocarbons", "spills", "pollutant release", "coastal", "oceans", "trade"], "fr": ["Environnement", "Développement durable", "indicateurs environnementaux", "eau", "pétrole", "hydrocarbures", "déversements", "rejet de polluants", "littoral", "océans", "commerce"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Déversements d’hydrocarbures en milieu marin
update_frequency	irregular