Ice Control Zones Status
JOINT INDUSTRY–GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL OF OIL TANKERS AND BULK CHEMICAL CARRIERS IN ICE CONTROL ZONES OF EASTERN CANADA TP 15163 https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp-tp15163-menu-4025.htm Ice Control Zones “T” - Active “U” - Active North of 50N and West of 053W “V” - Active All waters southwest of the line between St. Paul Island (47 11.9N 060 08.8W) and Cap Gaspe (48 45.1N 064 09.6W) “V 1”- Active “W” - Active “X” - Active ALL WATERS IN ICE CONTROL ZONE X- RAY THAT ARE DRAWN FROM CAPE NORTH (47 02N, 060 25W) TO POSITION (47 02N, 059 40W) AND SCATARIE ISLAND ( 46 01N, 059 41W) “X 1”- Not Active “Y” - Not Active “Z” - Not Active Strait of Belle Isle is NOT recommended for shipping as of 16 February, 2025 Updated 04 March, 2025
Eastern Canada Ice Control ZonesFootnote 1
Text version: Eastern Canada Ice Control Zones
A map showing the limits of Transport Canada's Ice Control Zones within Canada's exclusive economic zone waters' limits. Broadly the zones are defined as follows:
- Zone T: From latitude 60 degrees North down to Strait of Belle Isle.
- Zone U: Belle Isle and Newfoundland surroundings from North to South is zone U.
- Zone V: Mostly the Gulf's core.
- Zone W: North East of the Gulf leading to Belle Isle.
- Zone X: Laurentian Channel, East of Cape Breton.
- Zone Y: South and South Eastern of Nova Scotia.
- Zone Z: Bay of Fundy.
- Zone V1: Northumberland Strait.
- Zone X1: Canso Causeway following 45 degrees North into the Laurentian Channel.
More details are available at Appendix A - Description of Ice Control Zones (canada.ca)
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