Darryl Anderson and Joe Spears in the paper ‘Regulating Oil Tankers in Canadian Waters’ explore the specific policy commitments that govern deep-sea tanker shipping in Canada. It outlines some of the outcomes of the present safety and environmental framework that govern bulk oil shipments, and review the measures that are permitted under the law to deal with those concerned about tanker traffic. It piece concludes by considering how existing commitments affect Canada’s ability to ban oil tanker traffic and the consequences that the policy choices could have on Canadian energy security and international trade interests. The paper was published in the Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs (Vol.4, No.1, 2012).