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Canada

Canada is located in North America, covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,103 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 38 million people (UN data, 2021). Canada’s primary energy production is 6,152 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 93 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil and gas are tied as the largest sources of energy consumed, each representing 31% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). Canada is home to 180 threatened species (UN data, 2021).

Canada is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. Canada had 4 policy and 9 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report.

Canada is currently a member of IEA Wind, participating in WREN. Canada had a total installed wind power capacity of 15.3 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 1.01 GW from the year before (IEA-Wind 2022 Annual Report).

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Canada.

Total: 344

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Shifting tides: Anthropocene entanglements and unravellings in the Bay of Fundy Fredriksen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Implications of wind and vessel noise on the sound fields experienced by southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca in the Salish Sea Burnham, R., Vagle, S., Thupaki, P. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Nova Innovation - Canada Tidal Array Nova Innovation Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2022 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Impact assessment for renewable energy development: analysis of impacts and mitigation practices for wind energy in western Canada Godinho, C., Noble, B., Poelzer, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Modeling the Probability of Overlap Between Marine Fish Distributions and Marine Renewable Energy Infrastructure Using Acoustic Telemetry Data Bangley, C., Hasselman, D., Flemming, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Vectron Project: Final Report Culina, J., Taylor, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Imaging Sonar Data Automation Feasibility Study Trowse, G., Williamson, B., Jourdain de Thieulloy, M Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish, Marine Mammals
Risk Assessment Program for Tidal Energy: Year Two Report Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Collision Fish
Automated Classification of Bat Echolocation Call Recordings with Artificial Intelligence Tabak, M., Murray, K., Reed, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
Mapping a blue energy future for British Columbia: Creating a holistic framework for tidal stream energy development in remote coastal communities Richardson, R., Buckham, B., McWhinnie, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
The Ups and Downs of Using Active Acoustic Technologies to Study Fish at Tidal Energy Sites Viehman, H., Hasselman, D., Douglas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Recommended metrics for quantifying underwater noise impacts on North Atlantic right whales Marotte, E., Wright, A., Breeze, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Riding the wave: Challenges and opportunities for marine renewable energies in Canada’s energy transition Forrest, D., Li, X., Aviles, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2021 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates
Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario Squires, K., Thurber, B., Zimmerling, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessments of Available Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy: A Review Kirby, K., Ferguson, S., Rennie, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Human Dimensions
Simulating Wind Energy Production Effects from Detection-based Smart Curtailment Bat Strategies for Alberta Wind Facilities Newman, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Seasonal occurrence of waterbirds in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2010 to 2012 Stewart, P., Lavender, F., Levy, H. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
From Project Impacts to Strategic Decisions: Recurring Issues and Concerns in Wind Energy Environmental Assessments Dutta, N., Noble, B., Poelzer, G. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Remote Sensor for Marine Mammal Localization Malekshahi, E., McEachern, J., Forget, A. Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Risk Assessment Program for Tidal Energy: Year One Report Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Collision Fish
Relative Performance of Surface vs. Bottom-Mounted Hydrophones in a Tidal Channel Hasselman, D., Boucher, T., Douglas, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Guidance for analytical methods to cumulative effects assessment for terrestrial species Mahon, C., Pelech, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Development of Acoustic Doppler Aquatic Animal Monitoring (ADAAM) for application to marine life movement in high-energy tidal channels Trowse, G., Zedel, L. Report Fish
OERA Pathway 2020 Program: Field Assessment of Multi-Beam Sonar Performance in Bottom Mount Deployments Trowse, G., Guest, T., Feiel, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals
Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines Davy, C., Squires, K., Zimmerling, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
OERA Pathway 2020 Program: Field Assessment of Multi-beam Sonar Performance in Surface Deployments Trowse, G., Guest, T., Feiel, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals
Developing a Holistic Framework to Investigate the Environmental, Social, and Economic Suitability of Tidal Stream Energy in British Columbia’s Remote Coastal Diesel Reliant First Nations Communities Richardson, R. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Using Trajectories through a Tidal Energy Development Site in the Bay of Fundy to Study Interaction of Renewable Energy with Local Fish Sanderson, B., Stokesbury, M., Redden, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Study 2 – Relative Performance of Surface-Deployed and Bottom-Mounted Echosounders in a Tidal Channel - Final Report Hasselman, D., McGarry, L., Boucher, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2020 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Improved Analysis of Harbour Porpoise Sounds - Final Report Mellinger, D., Fregosi, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Local trends in abundance of migratory bats across 20 years Green, D., McGuire, L., Vanderwel, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
How does Sound Travel in High-Energy Environments? Effectiveness of Acoustic Monitoring Systems and Turbine Audibility Assessment: 2018 OERA Grand Passage Acoustic Monitoring Final Report Martin, B., MacDonald, J., Wilson, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Performance of a passive acoustic linear array in a tidal channel Auvinen, M., Barclay, D., Coffin, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal
FORCE Marine Mammal EEMP – Year 4 Interim Report Palmer, K. , Wood, J., Tollit, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Annual movement patterns of American common eiders Somateria mollissima dresseri Mallory, M., Ronconi, R., Allen, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Birds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development Popescu, V., Munshaw, R., Shackelford, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
A field comparison of marine mammal detections via visual, acoustic, and infrared (IR) imaging methods offshore Atlantic Canada Smith, H., Zitterbart, D., Norris, T. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals

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