| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Certificate Issuance | other | An Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Certificate may be issued to a vessel outside of Canada by an IACS recognized Classification Society. | Applies to vessels outside of Canada | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Vessel Owner and Operator Liability | other | The Marine Liability Act (MLA) makes the owners and/or operators of vessels responsible and liable for their vessels and the consequences of its operations. | | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ice Navigator Requirement | other | The Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations (ASPPR) deal with construction and operational aspects of navigating in the Arctic, including the need for Ice Navigators. | Navigating in the Arctic | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Waste Deposit Prohibition | other | The Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Act (AWPPA) and the Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Regulations (AWPPR) provide measures to prevent pollution from ships, and in particular, the deposit of waste into Arctic waters. | Ships in Arctic waters | high |
| #Q005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ice Regime Entry Determination | other | The Arctic Ice Regime Shipping System (AIRSS) was introduced as a more flexible system that uses the actual ice conditions to determine whether entry is allowed in an ice regime. | Entry into an ice regime | high |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Safety Control Zone Date Compliance | other | The ASPPR contains the Zone/Date System (Z/DS), which is a system dividing the Arctic into 16 Safety Control Zones, each with fixed opening and closing dates for ships of various ice capabilities. | Ships of various ice capabilities in Safety Control Zones | high |
| #Q007 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Navigation Protection | other | The Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) protects navigation from being impeded or made more dangerous, and it regulates ferry cables and draw bridges. | All navigable waters | high |
| #Q008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Marine Transportation Security | other | The Marine Transportation Security Act (MTSA) provides for the security of marine transportation. It applies to ships and marine facilities in Canada, and to Canadian ships outside of Canada. | Ships and marine facilities in Canada, and Canadian ships outside Canada | high |