Bc Tanker Ban

• What is the B.C. oil tanker ban, and could it change under pipeline deal?

  The Alberta deal includes a commitment from Ottawa to 'enable the export of bitumen ... including if necessary through an appropriate adjustment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.'

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2025
  
• Energy minister says Ottawa close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban

  Tim Hodgson's remarks come as Ottawa is nearing a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on energy that could include a potential new oil pipeline to the west coast.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2025
  
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• Canadian Senate passes B.C. tanker ban bill, prepping for it to come into law

  Bill C-48 formalizes a moratorium on oil tanker traffic from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to B.C.'s border with Alaska.

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019
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• Tanker ban bill: What it means, who is for and against it, and what’s next

  The so-called tanker ban bill, officially called Bill C-48 or the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, is one step closer to becoming law after the Senate rejected a recommendation to dismiss the bill.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019
• Senate votes to reject B.C. tanker ban bill report — now, the bill will proceed

  The vote means that the bill will now proceed to third reading at the Senate's next sitting.

  Politics

  Jun 6, 2019