| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ballast Water Management Plan | other | develop and put in place an approved ballast water management plan | Applies to all Canadian vessels and all other vessels entering Canadian waters | high |
| #R002 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Organism Release Standards | other | follow standards that limit the number of organisms released | Applies to all Canadian vessels and all other vessels entering Canadian waters | high |
| #R003 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Vessel Survey and Inspection | other | be regularly surveyed and inspected by an authorized organization | Applies to all Canadian vessels and all other vessels entering Canadian waters | high |
| #R004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Record Keeping | other | keep records | Applies to all Canadian vessels and all other vessels entering Canadian waters | high |
| #R005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Compliance Certification | other | carry a valid certificate that allows inspectors to confirm that the vessel complies with the convention | Applies to all Canadian vessels and all other vessels entering Canadian waters | high |
| #R006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Ballast Water Reporting Form | other | vessels are still required to submit a ballast water reporting form | high | |
| #R007 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Exchange and Saltwater Flushing | other | vessels on international voyages that use a ballast water management system must continue exchanging ballast water and saltwater flushing before operating in Canadian fresh waters | Vessels on international voyages operating in Canadian fresh waters | high |
| #R008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Convention Standard Deadlines | other | Canadian vessels that don’t voyage internationally, other than to U.S. Great Lakes ports, need to meet Convention standards at launch, in 2024 or in 2030 depending on when they were built | Canadian vessels that do not voyage internationally (except U.S. Great Lakes ports) | high |
| #R009 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Ballast Water Management System Installation | other | complying with the convention and installing an approved ballast water management system | Applicable to many vessels as part of following the regulations | high |
| #R010 | operational | operational | mandatory | System Operation and Maintenance | other | properly used and maintained | Applies when a ballast water management system is used to meet standards for water taken on board in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River | high |
| #R011 | administrative | operational | guidance | Compliance Guidance for Small Vessels | other | Some smaller vessels can follow the convention guidelines for equivalent compliance. | Smaller vessels | high |
No quantitative requirements.
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Parties | The Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America | high | |
| #D002 | Boundary Waters Treaty | the Treaty relating to the Boundary Waters and Questions arising along the Boundary between Canada and the United States, done at Washington on 11 January 1909 | high | |
| #D003 | General Objectives | broad descriptions of water quality conditions consistent with the protection of the level of environmental quality which the Parties desire to secure and which will provide a basis for overall water management guidance | high | |
| #D004 | Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem | the interacting components of air, land, water and living organisms, including humans, and all of the streams, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water, including groundwater, that arein the drainage basin of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River at the international boundary or upstream from the point at which this river becomes the international boundary between Canada and the United States | high | |
| #D005 | International Joint Commission or Commission | the International Joint Commission established by the Boundary Waters Treaty | high | |
| #D006 | Municipal Government | a local government created by a Province or State situated within the Great Lakes basin | high | |
| #D007 | Public | individuals and organizations such as public interest groups, researchers and research institutions, and businesses and other non-governmental entities | high | |
| #D008 | State and Provincial Governments | the Governments of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Government of the Province of Ontario | high | |
| #D009 | Tribal Government | the government of a tribe recognized by either the Government of Canada or the Government of the United States situated within the Great Lakes basin | high | |
| #D010 | Tributary Waters | surface waters that flow directly or indirectly into the Waters of the Great Lakes | high | |
| #D011 | Waters of the Great Lakes | the waters of Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the connecting river systems of St. Marys, St. Clair including Lake St. Clair, Detroit, Niagara and St. Lawrence at the international boundary or upstream from the point at which this river becomes the international boundary between Canada and the United States, including all open and nearshore waters | high | |
| #D012 | MISA regulations | nine sector-specific industrial wastewater Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limits regulations | high | |
| #D013 | ERO | Environmental Registry of Ontario | high | |
| #D014 | EPA | Environmental Protection Act | high | |
| #D015 | MISA | Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement | high | |
| #D016 | O. Reg. | Ontario Regulation | high | |
| #D017 | OWRA | Ontario Water Resources Act | high | |
| #D018 | ECAs | Environmental Compliance Approvals | high | |
| #D019 | ECA | Environmental Compliance Approval | high | |
| #D020 | ECA's | Environmental Compliance Approvals | high | |
| #D021 | PTTW | Permit to take Water | high | |
| #D022 | Act | Ontario Water Resources Act | high |