International Joint Commission

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binational organization intergovernmental organization international organization

The International Joint Commission is a binational U.S.-Canada organization that prevents and resolves disputes over shared waters and advises on the protection and management of boundary water resources.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	binational organization ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IJC ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Canada–United States border ⓘ boundary waters between Canada and the United States ⓘ
appointedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States of America
coordinatesWith	federal agencies of Canada ⓘ federal agencies of the United States of America ⓘ provincial governments in Canada ⓘ state governments in the United States of America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	dispute resolution ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ transboundary water governance ⓘ water resources management ⓘ
formedByTreaty	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
foundedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States of America
hasAdvisoryRoleTo	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States of America
hasCanadianCommissioners	3 ⓘ
hasCoChairFrom	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn	Ottawa ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasMandate	to approve or disapprove uses, obstructions, and diversions affecting boundary waters ⓘ to investigate and make recommendations on transboundary water issues ⓘ
hasNumberOfCommissioners	6 ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	Great Lakes region ⓘ Windsor, Ontario ⓘ
hasUSCommissioners	3 ⓘ
inception	1912 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
monitors	water levels and flows in boundary waters ⓘ water quality in boundary waters ⓘ
operatesIn	Columbia River ⓘ surface form: Columbia River basin Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin Lake of the Woods ⓘ surface form: Lake of the Woods basin Milk River ⓘ surface form: St. Mary and Milk Rivers other transboundary waters between Canada and the United States ⓘ
purpose	advising on management of boundary water resources ⓘ advising on protection of boundary water resources ⓘ prevention and resolution of disputes over shared waters ⓘ
regionServed	North America ⓘ
website	https://www.ijc.org ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canada–United States border region → coordinatedBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → creates → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → establishesBody → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Lake of the Woods → governedBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Great Lakes region → hasCooperationFramework → International Joint Commission ⓘ

St. Marys River → isRegulatedBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Saint Lawrence River → managedBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Annex 4 Nutrients → monitoredBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → monitoredBy → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → relatedTo → International Joint Commission ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → relatedTo → International Joint Commission ⓘ