Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM). : En4-381/1-12-2018E-PDF
"The Government of Canada supports effective ballast water management standards to reduce the risk of introducing invasive aquatic species. Canada established a robust regulatory regime in 2006. In 2010, Canada acceded to the International ballast water Convention, requiring all ships that travel internationally to manage their ballast water. Regulatory amendments are needed to fully bring the IMO ballast water Convention into force domestically"--Plain language summary.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Titre | Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM). |
| Type de publication | Monographie |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Édition ultérieure | Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Recueil des engagements du Canada aux accords et instruments internationaux sur l'environnement. Convention internationale de 2004 pour le contrôle et la gestion des eaux de ballast et sédiments des navires. "Compendium edition: October 2018." |
| Information sur la publication | [Gatineau, Quebec] : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, 2018. ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 pages) |
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| Descripteurs | Discharge of ballast water -- Law and legislation. Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Control -- Law and legislation. Canada -- Foreign relations -- Treaties. |