E-7533 Moratorium on deep sea mining Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7533 — Moratorium on deep sea mining — with 10,398 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Alexis Deschênes. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7533
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: September 23, 2026
- Sponsor: Alexis Deschênes (Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj)
- Category: Environment
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 10,398
- Daily increase: +59 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +354 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~51 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: June 25, 2026 — 564 data points recorded
Milestones
- 10,000 signatures reached on September 16, 2026 — total at that point: 10,001
- 5,000 signatures reached on July 30, 2026 — total at that point: 5,019
- 1,000 signatures reached on July 23, 2026 — total at that point: 1,326
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on July 9, 2026 — total at that point: 508
Provincial Distribution
- Quebec: 3,504 signatures
- Ontario: 3,122 signatures
- British Columbia: 2,209 signatures
- Alberta: 640 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 241 signatures
- Manitoba: 231 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 137 signatures
- New Brunswick: 115 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 45 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 31 signatures
- Yukon: 19 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 7 signatures
- Nunavut: 3 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| June 25, 2026 | 6 |
| July 5, 2026 | 385 |
| July 13, 2026 | 581 |
| July 25, 2026 | 3,088 |
| August 2, 2026 | 5,249 |
| August 9, 2026 | 5,780 |
| August 16, 2026 | 7,145 |
| August 22, 2026 | 8,233 |
| August 29, 2026 | 8,560 |
| September 4, 2026 | 9,291 |
| September 11, 2026 | 9,599 |
| September 17, 2026 | 10,097 |
| September 23, 2026 | 10,398 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• The deep seabeds play an essential role in the health of marine species and ecosystems;
• The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is responsible for protecting international seabeds (the Area);
• ISA is discussing adopting rushed and inadequate regulations on mining of the deep seabed in the Area;
• The Metals Company, a Canadian corporation, holds exploration contracts with ISA for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean;
• The Metals Company bypassed ISA by filing an application to mine these deep seabeds under American jurisdiction pursuant to the DSHMRA;
• If mining were to begin in the Area under the DSHMRA, it would amount to a violation of international law under UNCLOS;
• In 2023, Canada announced its support for a moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters;
• Consistent with its international commitments, Canada has a duty to protect the Area; and
• Deep sea mining is considered an unwise and uneconomic activity that is incompatible with a sustainable future.
We, the undersigned, Oceans North, MiningWatch Canada and Greenpeace Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Ensure that no Canadian person or corporation undertakes unilateral mining operations in the Area or claims, acquires or exercises rights to the minerals that would be recovered there, pursuant to articles 137 to 139 of UNCLOS; and
2. Have ISA pass a moratorium on deep sea mining as a legally binding measure prohibiting all mining in the Area, pursuant to article 145 of UNCLOS.
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