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: 292

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The Proposed Impact Assessment System Government of Canada Report Human Dimensions
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association Barnes, R., Hill, M., Peters, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Utilizing Wave Power as Green Energy for Remote BC Communities Fischer, E. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Winter and summer differences in probability of fish encounter (spatial overlap) with MHK devices Viehman, H., Boucher, T., Redden, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Long‐term effect of a tidal, hydroelectric propeller turbine on the populations of three anadromous fish species Dadswell, M., Spares, A., McIean, M. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision, Avoidance Pelagic Fish, Fish, Demersal Fish
Cape Sharp Tidal Environmental Effects Monitoring Program 2018 Cape Sharp Tidal Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Shorebird Staging and Migratory Movements at Chaplin and Reed Lakes, Saskatchewan, with Implications for Wind Energy Development Howell, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Shorebirds, Birds
Application of a multi-hydrophone drifter and porpoise detection software for monitoring Atlantic harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) activity in and near Minas Passage Adams, M. Thesis Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Use of a bottom-mounted hydroacoustic sonar to assess fish presence and vertical distribution at the FORCE in-stream tidal turbine test site in Minas Passage Viehman, H., Redden, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Black Rock Tidal Power Grand Passage MRE Permit Black Rock Tidal Power Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census Brisson-Curadeau, E., Bird, D., Burke, C. Journal Article Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Comparative assessment of the environmental impacts of nuclear, wind and hydro-electric power plants in Ontario: A life cycle assessment Siddiqui, O., Dincer, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada Parisé, J., Walker, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
From Scotland to New Scotland: Constructing a Sectoral Marine Plan for Tidal Energy for Nova Scotia Sangiuliano, S., Mastrantonis, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Community Energy and Emissions Planning for Tidal Current Turbines: A Case Study of the Municipalities of the Southern Gulf Islands Region, British Columbia Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Tidal Turbine-Fish Interaction Pilot Study in the Aquatron Controlled Lab Space MacNeill, A., Mahon-Hodgins, L., Eddington, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Fish
An Examination of Marketplace Support Options for Marine Renewable Energy Development with Particular Reference to Experience of Nova Scotia, Canada Cameron, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Stable isotope investigation of the migratory behavior of silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in eastern North America Fraser, E., Brooks, D., Longstaffe, F. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development: A comparison of community-based and technocratic siting processes Walker, C., Baxter, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
From consultation to collaboration: A participatory framework for positive community engagement with wind energy projects in Ontario, Canada Jami, A., Walsh, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association v. Nova Scotia Minister of Environment Robertson, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
The Effects of Sex, Energy, and Environmental Conditions on the Movement Ecology of Migratory Bats Jonassan, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Comparing Pre- Versus Postoperational Movement of Nocturnal Migrants around a Wind Energy Facility in Northeast British Columbia, Canada d'Entremont, M., Hartley, I., Otter, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Evaluating riverine hydrokinetic turbine operations relative to the spatial ecology of wild fishes Struthers, D., Gutowsky, L., Enders, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Atlas Acadia Tidal Energy Institute, TEKMap Consulting, Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal
A systematic review on the behavioural responses of wild marine mammals to noise: the disparity between science and policy Gomez, C., Lawson, J., Wright, A. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Bat Mortality Due to Wind Turbines in Canada Zimmerling, J., Francis, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
The combined use of visual and acoustic data collection techniques for winter killer whale (Orcinus orca) observations Burham, R., Palm, R., Duffus, D. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Soundscape characterization in a dynamic acoustic environment: Grand Passage, Nova Scotia, a planned in-stream tidal energy site Lombardi, A., Hay, A., Barclay, D. Conference Paper Noise
Funding and Financial Supports for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia MacDougall, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Use of Fish Tracking Data to Model Striped Bass Turbine Encounter Probability in Minas Passage Redden, A., Sanderson, B. Report Marine Energy Collision Fish
Atlantic Sturgeon Spatial and Temporal Distribution in Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, a Region of Future Tidal Energy Extraction Stokesbury, M., Logan-Chesney, L., McLean, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Ontario’s Experience of Wind Energy Development as Seen through the Lens of Human Health and Environmental Justice Songsore, E., Buzzelli, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Health & Safety, Social & Economic Data
Winter presence and temperature-related diel vertical migration of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in an extreme high-flow passage in the inner Bay of Fundy Keyser, F., Broome, J., Bradford, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions
The habitat association of bats in the South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada: Radar-acoustic surveys to assess the use of vineyards by insectivorous bats (Vespertilionidae) Dagenais, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs: Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy
Lessons learned from Ontario wind energy disputes Fast, S., Mabee, W., Baxter, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Spatial Ecology and Biological Responses of Wild Fishes Relative to Hydropower Development on the Winnipeg River Struthers, D. Thesis Marine Energy, Riverine Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Data to Decision in a Dynamic Ocean: Robust Species Distribution Models and Spatial Decision Frameworks Halpin, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
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