In fact, we don"t have an official inventory that we need to build as part of this work. However, over the years, for 50 years, our team has accumulated a lot of knowledge about wrecks. We currently have 67,000 marine accident records. This doesn't mean that there are so many wrecks. Of these, we have determined that more than 800 wrecks would be heritage, but work is still to be done
In Canadian waters there are probably 30,000 to 40,000 shipwrecks, whether it's the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence or the coast of Canada. Our history is maritime. So we really have huge potential.
With regard to military wrecks, our records show that these vessels come from 134 countries, and their sinking can date back to the time of the colonies.