Bill C-58
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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 the Protocol of 1996 to it. 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 claimants, private and public alike, 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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