Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Parliament of Canada
  • 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
CitationOil Tanker Moratorium Act, S.C. 2019, c. 26
Passed byHouse of Commons of Canada
PassedMay 8, 2018
Passed bySenate of Canada
PassedJune 13, 2019
Royal assentJune 21, 2019
CommencedJune 21, 2019
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons of Canada
Bill titleC-48
Introduced byMarc Garneau
First readingMay 12, 2017
Second readingOctober 4, 2017
Third readingMay 8, 2018
Committee reportNovember 29, 2017
Second chamber: Senate of Canada
Bill titleC-48
Member(s) in chargeMobina Jaffer
First readingMay 9, 2018
Second readingDecember 11, 2018
Third readingJune 13, 2019
Committee reportJune 3, 2019
Related legislation
Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act (Bill C-69)
Status: In force

The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (French: Loi sur le moratoire relatif aux pétroliers), sometimes referred to as the West Coast Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, introduced and commonly referred to as Bill C-48, is an act of the Parliament of Canada and was passed by the 42nd Canadian Parliament in 2019. The Act was introduced as Bill C-48.