Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines:
Submissions to the Commission: Partial Submission by Canada

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On 23 May 2019, Canada submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the Convention, information on the limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in the Arctic Ocean.

It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Canada on 7 December 2003.

According to the submitting State, this is a partial submission.

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (CLCS/40/Rev.1), a communication was circulated to all Member States of the United Nations, as well as States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.

The consideration of the partial submission made by Canada was included in the provisional agenda of the fifty-second session of the Commission held in New York from 27 January to 13 March 2020.

On 19 December 2022, Canada submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, an addendum to its original Submission dated 23 May 2019.

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (CLCS/40/Rev.1), a communication is being circulated to all Member States of the United Nations, as well as States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the addendum including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.

Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission shall make recommendations pursuant to Article 76 of the Convention.

 

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Continental Shelf Notification English | Français (24 May 2019)
English | Français (20 December 2022)
Executive summary  English | Français (23 May 2019)

 English | Français (19 December 2022- addendum)

Communications received with regard to the partial submission made by Canada to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
United States of America

Communication dated 28 August 2019: English
Denmark

Communication dated 29 August 2019: English
Russian Federation

Communication dated 3 December 2019: English | Russian

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The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.