Marine Engineering & Marine Navigation

Transport Canada has the responsibility and authority to propose and enforce laws and regulations to ensure safe, secure, efficient and clean transportation.

Welcome to AdmiraltyLaw.com. This site is about Canadian maritime law, shipping law, marine law, fisheries law, the law of marine insurance and the law of the sea, ships and shipping. There are over 1,000 cases in our database which we have summarized and categorized. In addition, we have commentaries and papers on various topics of maritime and fisheries law and links to relevant statutes and regulations.

An Act to prevent pollution of areas of the arctic waters adjacent to the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic

An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, efficient and commercially oriented, providing for the establishing of port authorities and the divesting of certain harbours and ports, for the commercialization of the St. Lawrence Seaway and ferry services and other matters related to maritime trade and transport and amending the Pilotage Act and amending and repealing other Acts as a consequence

An Act respecting shipping and navigation and to amend the Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 and other Acts.

The mandate of the CMLA is to advance the development of effective, modern commercial maritime law within Canada and internationally. Members of the CMLA include practicing maritime lawyers and other persons, companies and groups interested in the shipping and maritime industry.

Regulations as per the Canada Shipping Act. 2001.

Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations under the Canada Labour Code.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the world’s leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.

The only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States , to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.

A​​s a specialized agency of the United Nations, IMO is the global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. Its main role is to create a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective, universally adopted and universally implemented.

ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 162 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation responsible for promoting standardization in Canada. It reports to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (link is external).