In the early 1990's, in response to a Cabinet report on Canada's Marine Spill Response Capability, the Government of Canada initiated consultations with Canada's shipping, oil handling and spill response industries. The resulting Canadian Spill Response Model formalized in 1995 amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, also heralded Canada's ascendance to the Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention (OPRC '90). In the decade since it's inception, the "Canadian Model" has become recognized around the world as the benchmark of Government/Industry partnership and cooperation in marine oil spill response.