Multi-Partner Research Initiative

The Multi-Partner Research Initiative fosters an integrated, global research network with government agencies, academia, response organizations, oil industry, Indigenous communities and other oil spill science and response experts.

It also:

• advances oil spill research and enhances Canada’s level of preparedness and capability to respond to marine oil pollution
• advances scientific knowledge and science-based decision making in oil spill response operations
• improves our knowledge of current and emerging oil spill response and remediation strategies

On this page

• Program areas
• Outcomes
• Research projects
• Contact us
• Related links

Program areas

The Multi-Partner Research Initiative focuses on 6 areas:

1. spill treating agents
2. in-situ burning
3. oil translocation
4. decanting and oily waste management
5. natural attenuation
6. cross-cutting areas of research

Outcomes

As a result of the research projects in this initiative, we have:

• provided funding to Canadian and international oil spill research teams to support collaboration and help improve our knowledge of current and emerging oil spill preparedness, response and remediation strategies
• built an international network of expertise (involving over 300 researchers from more than 80 institutions and 14 countries)
• facilitated knowledge sharing between researchers, decision makers and end users
• supported continued improvements in oil spill response preparedness and practice
• contributed science-based evidence and national expertise to support Net Environmental Benefit Analysis and decision making on Canada’s oil spill preparedness and response regime
• helped develop new oil spill response technology and strategies to enhance Canada’s options for oil spill response
• supported the growth of the next generation of oil spill researchers and response practitioners (over 120 students and postdoctoral fellows)

Research projects

Summaries of all Multi-Partner Research Initiative projects are available and include information on the project description, timeframe, lead organization and funding amount.

Contact us

For more information on completed research projects, email DFO.OPP.MPRI-PPO.IRMP.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Related links

• Video – Multi-Partner Research Initiative – Oil spill research
• Multi-Partner Research Initiative under the renewed Oceans Protection Plan, led by Natural Resources Canada
• Oceans Protection Plan
• Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research
• Contaminants