The Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed that there will be no oil used during an Arctic spill simulation training session due to be held in Nunavut in August.

Speaking to CBC News, Larry Trigatti, the coast guard's superintendent of environmental response in the central and Arctic region, said it will be a 'boots on the ground' training exercise designed to test responsiveness.

"There's no need for us to put any stress on the environment whatsoever," he explained.

His comments came after CBC News revealed that the federal department of fisheries and oceans had planned to 1,200 litres of oil in Barrow Strait, Wellington Channel and Lancaster Sound to test the efficacy of dispersants such as clay and chemicals.

In New Foundland, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board has also recently confirmed that it will bring Chevron Canada under close scrutiny during drilling in the Orphan Basin to assuage fears about the risks of an oil spill.