Transport Canada has issued a Ship Safety Bulletin to provide stakeholders with general information about the new Ballast Water Regulations that came into force on June 3, 2021. The regulations apply to Canadian vessels everywhere and all vessels in waters under Canadian jurisdiction; impose requirements based on the vessel’s length, its ballast water capacity, its date of construction, and its area of operation; and maintain foundational requirements from the former regulations that can still be applied to the amended regime, such as reporting requirements. The Regulations are split into four groups: international vessels, domestic and Great Lake vessels, vessels of non-parties, and vessels subject to the equivalent compliance regime. Click here to read the full bulletin.