12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Council of Marine Carriers / Paul Hilder, President

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-01

Who is lobbying?

Council of Marine Carriers (Address, activities & membership)

Paul Hilder, President

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Climate, Employment and Training, Environment, Internal Trade, Labour, Transportation	Discussions with Transport Canada regarding the review and rewrite of the regulations made under the Canada Shipping Act.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Climate, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Transportation	Ocean Protection Plan: To ensure that programs set up with the original OPP are continued to be funded on the west coast including such areas as Emergency Response and the Emergency Towing Vessels, Protection of the Southern Resident Killer whales, and improvements to the Navigation and communications systems.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Environment, Transportation	Pilotage Act; To ensure the nationalization of the Pilotage in Canada recognizes the distinct differences between regions and we do not lose local representation of Pilotage in BC. Lobby TC regarding regulations pertaining to the PPA Pilotage Waiver Program.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Education, Labour, Transportation	Transport Canada Policy document respecting definition of Sheltered Waters and Voyages. A number of proposed changes in the Marine Personnel regulations will greatly affect out industry in BC.	Policies or Program, Regulation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Discussions with Transport Canada regarding the review and rewrite of the regulations made under the Canada Shipping Act.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Ocean Protection Plan: To ensure that programs set up with the original OPP are continued to be funded on the west coast including such areas as Emergency Response and the Emergency Towing Vessels, Protection of the Southern Resident Killer whales, and improvements to the Navigation and communications systems.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Pilotage Act; To ensure the nationalization of the Pilotage in Canada recognizes the distinct differences between regions and we do not lose local representation of Pilotage in BC. Lobby TC regarding regulations pertaining to the PPA Pilotage Waiver Program.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Transport Canada Policy document respecting definition of Sheltered Waters and Voyages. A number of proposed changes in the Marine Personnel regulations will greatly affect out industry in BC.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Employment and Training
Environment
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Regional Development
Transportation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada (PPA)
Transport Canada (TC)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Paul Hilder, President | No public offices held

Registration number: 952345-5479
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Council of Marine Carriers - Address, activities & membership

Address:

#207-3833 Henning Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6N5
Canada

Telephone number: 604-687-9677

Contact information in previous versions
- #207-3833 Henning Drive
  Burnaby, BC V5C 6N5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-687-9677
  
  Fax number: 604-687-1788
- #215-3989 Henning Drive
  Burnaby, BC V5C 6P8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-687-9677
  
  Fax number: 604-687-1788
- #200-1575 West Georgia St.
  Vancouver, BC V6G 2V3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-687-9677
  
  Fax number: 604-687-1788

Description of the organization's activities:
The Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) represents 40 companies engaged in the operation of about 280 towboats and coastal vessels and about 800 barges of various types and sizes, on the British Columbia coast, Mackenzie River waterways, Arctic waters and various other international voyages. These companies employ about 2,400 sea-going personnel. The Council carries out technical research and seeks appropriate legislative and regulatory initiatives respecting the marine industry in general and CMC members in particular.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) represents 40 companies engaged in the operation of about 280 towboats and coastal vessels and about 800 barges of various types and sizes, on the British Columbia coast, Mackenzie River waterways, Arctic waters and various other international voyages. These companies employ about 2,400 sea-going personnel. The Council carries out technical research and seeks appropriate legislative and regulatory initiatives respecting the marine industry in general and CMC members in particular. Members may elect to be represented by CMC in labour issues and collective bargaining.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Full membership - entitled to participate in and receive all of the services and benefits provided by the Council and does have full voting rights.Affiliate membership - entitled to participate in all the "social" (i.e. non technical and labour relations) functions of the Council, does not have any voting rights but can attend CMC Annual General Meeting and thus keep abreast of all the activities of the Council.

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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