Bill C-48 (Historical)

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Marc Garneau Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment enacts the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, which prohibits oil tankers that are carrying more than 12 500 metric tons of crude oil or persistent oil as cargo from stopping, or unloading crude oil or persistent oil, at ports or marine installations located along British Columbia’s north coast from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaska border. The Act prohibits loading if it would result in the oil tanker carrying more than 12 500 metric tons of those oils as cargo.
The Act also prohibits vessels and persons from transporting crude oil or persistent oil between oil tankers and those ports or marine installations for the purpose of aiding the oil tanker to circumvent the prohibitions on oil tankers.
Finally, the Act establishes an administration and enforcement regime that includes requirements to provide information and to follow directions and that provides for penalties of up to a maximum of five million dollars.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 18, 2019 Passed Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

June 18, 2019 Passed Motion for closure

May 8, 2018 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

May 1, 2018 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

May 1, 2018 Failed Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast (report stage amendment)

Oct. 4, 2017 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

Oct. 4, 2017 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 19, 2017

Natasha Rascanin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation, Department of Transport
Gillian Grant, Team Leader and Senior Counsel, Maritime Law, Department of Transport
Jennifer Saxe, Acting Director General, Marine Policy, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 26, 2017

Nancy Bérard-Brown, Manager, Oil Markets and Transportation, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Chris Bloomer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Derek Corrigan, Mayor, City of Burnaby
Ben Isitt, Councillor, City of Victoria
Janet Drysdale, Vice-President, Corporate Development and Sustainability, Canadian National Railway Company
Kathryn Moran, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Networks Canada
Scott Wright, Director, Response Readiness, Western Canada Marine Response Corporation
Greg D'Avignon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of British Columbia
Ross Chow, Managing Director, InnoTech Alberta

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 31, 2017

Modestus Nobels, Interim Chair, Friends of Wild Salmon
Caitlyn Vernon, Campaigns Director, Sierra Club of British Columbia
Gavin Smith, Staff Counsel, West Coast Environmental Law Association
Robert Hage, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, As an Individual
Andrew Leach, Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, As an Individual
Robert Lewis-Manning, President, Chamber of Shipping
Misty MacDuffee, Biologist and Program Director, Wild Salmon Program, Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 2, 2017

Dale Swampy, Coordinator, Aboriginal Equity Partners
Elmer Ghostkeeper, Steward, Aboriginal Equity Partners
John Helin, Mayor, Lax Kw'alaams Band
Margaret Rosling, General Counsel, Nisga'a Lisims Government
Corinne McKay, Secretary-Treasurer, Nisga'a Lisims Government
Eva Clayton, President, Nisga'a Lisims Government
Brian Tait, Chairperson, Nisga'a Lisims Government
Collier Azak, Chief Executive Officer, Nisga'a Lisims Government
Calvin Helin, Chairman and President, Chiefs Council, Eagle Spirit Energy
Gary Alexcee, Deputy Chief, Chiefs Council, Eagle Spirit Energy
Isaac Laboucan-Avirom, Chief, Chiefs Council, Eagle Spirit Energy

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 7, 2017

Peter Lantin, President, Council of the Haida Nation
Marilyn Slett, Chief, Heiltsuk Nation
Reg Moody-Humchitt, Assistant Negotiator, Gladstone Reconciliation Office, Heiltsuk Nation
Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
Cameron Hill, Elected Councillor, Gitga'at First Nation

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 21, 2017

Heather McCready, Director General, Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Environment
Marc Bernier, Director, Environmental Science and Technology Laboratories, Department of the Environment
Gregory Lick, Director General, Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Kim Kasperski, Director, Environmental Impacts, CanmetENERGY, Department of Natural Resources
Carl Brown, Manager, Emergencies Science and Technology Section, Department of the Environment
Christine Siminowski, Director, Canadian Oil, Refining and Energy Security Division, Energy Sector, Department of Natural Resources
Ken Veldman, Director, Public Affairs, Prince Rupert Port Authority
Peter Xotta, Vice-President, Planning and Operations, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Marina Spahlinger, Manager, Regulatory and Stakeholder Relations, Canada, Royal Vopak
Joel Smith, Operations Manager, Province of Quebec, Vopak Terminals of Canada, Royal Vopak

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 28, 2017

Natasha Rascanin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation, Department of Transport
Jennifer Saxe, Director, International Marine Policy, Department of Transport
Joseph Melaschenko, Team Leader and Senior Counsel, Maritime Law, Department of Transport