Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping - Pilot areas

Launched in 2017, the Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping (CEMS) initiative is part of Canada’s $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan, which is providing economic opportunities to Canadians today, while protecting our coasts and waterways for future generations. The Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping initiative is another way that the Government of Canada is protecting our coasts and waterways.

https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-pollution-environmental-response/cumulative-effects-marine-shipping

As part of this initiative, Transport Canada is working with Indigenous partners and stakeholders in six pilot areas across Canada. Together, we are trying to understand the effects of marine shipping in various coastal areas. These pilot areas include:

• North Coast British Columbia

• South Coast British Columbia

• St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers, Quebec

• Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

• Placentia Bay, Newfoundland

• Cambridge Bay, Nunavut