CLEARANCE PROCEDURE FOR DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS REQUESTING PERMISSION FOR VESSELS TO ENTER PORTS AND/OR WATERS UNDER CANADIAN JURISDICION
Procedure Number 1
a. foreign states or their agencies or nationals wishing to conduct a research progranme in waters under Canadian jurisdiction and/or wishing to enter a Canadian port will apply for permission, in each instance, through diplomatic channels to the Department of External Affairs, Transportation and Communications Division (ETT), at least forty-five (45) calendar days in advance of the proposed date of entry into ports and/or waters under Canadian jurisdiction. However, the Department of External Affairs may require further tine to assess conolex research programmes and clearances.
b. When applying for permission, the request should include conDlete documentation of the vessel's proposed activities; the name, lenqth, bean, draft, tonnage and call sign of the vessel; the names of the master and chief scientist; and the number of the vessel's scientific complement; and the exact dates of arrival and departure to and from Dorts and/or waters under Canadian iurisdiction.
c. An exchange of scientific data is reqired when research is conducted in waters under Canadian jurisdiction.
d. Canada reserves the right to participate or be represented in the proposed research or investigations in waters under Canadian jurisdiction. Canada further reserves the right to negotiate the content of the proposed research or investigation.
e. When the above criterion have been net, the Department of External Affairs will consult with the appropriate Canadian authorities and in due course notify the requesting state that permission has been granted or refused.
f. After the Canadian authorities have authorised a vessel's activities in waters under Canadian jurisdiction, there may arise an unanticipated requirement for an alteration to the vessel's planned port or date of arrival because of inclement weather, mechanical difficulties, operational problems related to the research
