International Joint Commission

The International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.

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Binational - United States - Canada

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The Commission now has under its aegis the following treaties and agreements

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• Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978, amended 1987
• Air Quality Agreement

The Commission is implemented in Canada by the Boundary Waters Treaty Act of the Canadian Parliament.

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The Commission is made up of three offices - in Ottawa, Washington D.C. and Windsor, Ontario. The Windsor Great Lakes Regional Office (GLRO) was created under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). It is staffed by a binational team of U.S. and Canadian scientists and support staff. In recent years, the GLRO has suffered funding cuts, greatly limiting its ability to fulfill its commitments under the GLWQA.

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