IJC
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is a bi-national organization established by the United States and Canada to prevent and resolve disputes over shared waters and to protect the transboundary environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IJC canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binational organization
ⓘ
international organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Commission mixte internationale ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Canada–United States border
ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin
transboundary waters between Canada and the United States ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the United States of America
Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
provincial governments in Canada ⓘ state governments in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental protection
ⓘ
international dispute resolution ⓘ transboundary water governance ⓘ water resources management ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United States of America
|
| governs | uses, obstructions, and diversions of boundary waters ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
approval of certain projects affecting boundary waters
ⓘ
investigation of transboundary water and environmental issues ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCommissioners | 6 ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
ⓘ
Windsor, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission
ⓘ
United States Section of the International Joint Commission ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States of America
|
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| purpose |
cooperative management of boundary waters
ⓘ
prevention and resolution of disputes over shared waters ⓘ protection of the transboundary environment ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canada
ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| shortName | IJC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ijc.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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