Please read and accept the Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully prior to using the Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness (“EMSA”) marine domain awareness system. Should amendments be made to these Terms, users will be required to review and accept the new Terms prior to accessing EMSA.

Your access to and use of the data, information, and tools (“Resources”) in EMSA is conditional on your acceptance and compliance with these Terms.

By accepting the Terms below and using EMSA, you acknowledge having read, understood, and accepted the following Terms:

1. Your User Account is for your use only. Access to EMSA, by others, through your User Account is not authorized.
2. The Resources in EMSA are for informational purposes only. EMSA provides access to a variety of datasets including open and public sources. As such, the Government of Canada does not make any representations or warranty with respect to the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of the information or resources available through EMSA, nor does it assume any responsibility whatsoever for the information provided. The data owner is solely responsible for the process followed, criteria assessed, and credibility of datasets prior to publishing. Therefore, EMSA is not permitted to be used as a primary tool for the purpose of:
   1. Navigation, search and rescue or emergency response in, on, through or immediately above water;
   2. Replacing Government of Canada approved safety equipment and tools, including Automatic Identification System (AIS), Very High Frequency marine radios, or Global Positioning Systems. All emergency communication must continue to be directed to a Marine Communications and Traffic Services Center or other applicable emergency services provider;
   3. Compliance and enforcement activities up to and including prosecution, issuing charges and fines, suspensions or cancelations of licenses or certifications. Access to and input into EMSA is not to be construed as a way of discharging regulatory or legislative requirements under legislation for which the Minister of Transport is responsible.
3. You agree to respect Indigenous peoples’ rights to maintain, control, and protect their traditional, cultural, and environmental knowledge, and data. The Government of Canada does not hold any ownership of, or access to any user’s data, or information within EMSA.
4. The ownership and control of user, community, or an organization’s resources in EMSA remains proprietary and may not be shared or otherwise used for any other purposes without permission from the owner. Furthermore, the data and/or metadata should not be altered, changed, or misused in any way.
5. The Government of Canada and Indigenous partner communities and organizations co-develop the EMSA system. Under no circumstances will the Government of Canada or its employees, servants or agents, or participating Indigenous communities and organizations be liable to any person or business entity for any reason including claims arising from contract or tort, or for loss of revenue or profit, or for indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of information accessed through this system.
6. The user shall indemnify and hold harmless the Government of Canada and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, suits, damages, costs and expenses of every kind and description, including penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from any breach of any of these Terms, covenants, obligations, representations or warranties under these Terms, by the user (including its officers, directors, employees or agents) and/or arising from any negligent act or omission by them.
7. This initiative acknowledges, respects and adheres to principles of data sovereignty. In addition, the Government of Canada acknowledges and continually makes every effort to comply with its obligations under UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), in particular to Article 31, which recognizes Indigenous peoples’ rights to maintain, control, and protect traditional, cultural, and environmental knowledge. Therefore, the Government of Canada does not hold any ownership of, or access to user’s data and information in EMSA.
8. You accept any further terms outlined in disclaimers of individual resources. Data specific disclaimers will be available in the metadata if there are any.
9. Content may be shared provided that you have expressed applicable permissions from the data owners, and that the content used does not violate the rights of any third party.
10. Inactive or underutilized EMSA licenses are subject to recall at the discretion of the Government of Canada.
11. You agree not to interfere or interrupt or in any way disrupt the servers/networks connected to the EMSA system.

These Terms apply to all users of EMSA. Violation of any these terms may result in the termination or suspension of your access to EMSA immediately and without any prior notice. The Government of Canada will not assume any liability for your breach of the Terms.

By clicking “Agree” you agree to accept these Terms.