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Marine Law and Marine Environmental Law
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Domestic Legislation

Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. A-12), http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-12/.​

CEPA, (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33)), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.31/index.html

Canada Marine Act (S.C. 1998, c. 10), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-6.7/index.html.

CSA, (Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (S.C. 2001, c. 26)), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-10.15/.

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Fisheries Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-14/.   

MIA, (Marine Insurance Act (S.C. 1993, c. 22)), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/M-0.6/

MLA, (Marine Liability Act (S.C. 2001, c. 6)), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/m-0.7/

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International Law

​Bunkers Convention (International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/m-0.7/page-26.html#h-352457.

CLC Convention (International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as Amended by the Resolution of 2000), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/M-0.7/page-23.html#docCont

COLREGS (1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea)​​, https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1972-Convention-on-Regulations-for-Preventing-Collisions-at-Sea.pdf

Fund Convention (International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as Amended by the Resolution of 2000), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/M-0.7/page-24.html#docCont; see also https://iopcfunds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WEB-IOPC-Text-of-Conventions-ENGLISH.pdf


Hague-Visby Rules (The Hague Rules as Amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968), https://web.archive.org/web/20070101083458/http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/sea.carriage.hague.visby.rules.1968/

Hague Rules (International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading), and Protocol of Signature, https://web.archive.org/web/20160106025646/http://www.bws.dk/media/11902/haguerules.pdf.

Hamburg Rules, (United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea), https://web.archive.org/web/20090724003026/http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/un.sea.carriage.hamburg.rules.1978/portrait.pdf​​​​​

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International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (as set out in Schedule 2 of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/W-12.3/page-14.html#docCont.

Lisbon Rules 1987, https://comitemaritime.org/work/collision/.

LLMC 1976 (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976), https://www.emsa.europa.eu/site-content/download/980/595/23.html

LLMC 1996 (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, concluded at London on November 19, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, concluded at London on May 2, 1996) as set out in Schedule 1 of the Marine Liability Acthttps://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/m-0.7/page-19.html#h-351285.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:91:0::NO::P91_ILO_CODE:C186.

MARPOL 1973 Convention (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973), p. 33 onwards, https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/KnowledgeCentre/ConferencesMeetings/Documents/MARPOL%201973%20-%20Final%20Act%20and%20Convention.pdf

MARPOL 1978 Protocol (Protocol of 1978), https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/KnowledgeCentre/ConferencesMeetings/Documents/MARPOL%20Protocol%20of%201978.pdf

MARPOL Annex Amendments, https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/marine-pollution/current-marpol-texts

Protocol (SDR Protocol) amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading of 25 August 1924 (The Hague Rules), as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Visby Rules), http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/conven/sdrprotocol1979.html

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SOLAS 1974 (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974), https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201226/volume-1226-I-18961-English.pdf

SOLAS Protocol 1978 (Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea of 1974), https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?md=1&did=68013

SOLAS Protocol 1988 (Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea of 1974), https://legacarta.intracen.org/legacarta/data/instruments/instrument_467_fulltext_en.pdf
 

STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978), https://seafarersrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/INTERNATIONAL_TREATY_INTERNATIONAL-CONVENTION-ON-STANDARDS-OF-TRAINING-CERTIFICATIONAND-WATCHKEEPING-FOR-SEAFARERS_1978_ENG.pdf

UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf

; https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/UNCLOS-TOC.htm

YORK-ANTWERP RULES 2016, https://comitemaritime.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/YAR-2016-English-with-Rule-XVII-correction.pdf

Multi-Modal Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Domestic Legislation

CER Act (Canadian Energy Regulator Act), SC 2019, c 28, s 10, https://canlii.ca/t/9hfm

Canadian Energy Regulator Onshore Pipeline Regulations (SOR/99-294), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-99-294/index.html

Dangerous Goods Transportation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. D.1, https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90d01

Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail Security Regulations (SOR/2019-113), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2019-113/index.html

TDG Act (Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act), 1992 (S.C. 1992, c. 34), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/t-19.01/
 

TDG Regs (Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations) (SOR/2001-286), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2001-286/index.html

International

Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations, https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/periodicals/24120820

Rail Transportation
Domestic Law

CTA (Canada Transportation Act) (S.C. 1996, c. 10), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Acts/C-10.4/index.html

Railway Safety Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.)), https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/r-4.2/

Sources of Trade and Aviation Law

Links forthcoming.

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