Bill S-4
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment amends Part IX of the Canada Shipping Act by
implementing the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime
Claims, 1976 and its 1996 Protocol. It also amends Part XVI of that Act
by implementing the Protocol of 1992 to amend the International
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 and the
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund
for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. It also makes certain
amendments related to the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund.
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These amendments, by substantially increasing the shipowners'
limits of liability, considerably increase the amount of compensation
available to private and public claimants, for maritime claims in
general, and for oil pollution damage in particular. They also harmonize
Canadian maritime liability legislation with that of other major
maritime nations.
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