The Shipping Federation of Canada / La Fédération Maritime du Canada
Registration:
10
of
55
(2009-07-16
to
2010-04-26)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-16 (Environmental Enforcement Act): in respect references to the Marine Liability Act and to international conventions.
- Bill C-23 (An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act): support of the Act.
- Bill C-4 (An Act to Amend the Pilotage Act): in respect of marine safety and marine environment.
- Bill C-45 (Fisheries Act) - in respect of coordination of DFO & TC in Aquatic invasive species matters.
- Bill C-51, Budget Implementation Act, in respect of Customs tariff (Containers in international service)
- Bill C-56 ( An Act to amned the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992): in respect to security clearance requiremnets under new section 5.2.
- Bill C-7 (An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act): in respect of maritime liens.
- Bill C-9 (An Act to amend the Transportation of Goods Act): in respect security clearance (new section 5.2).
Policies or Program
- Atlantic Pilotage Authority and Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, in respect of Board nominations.
- CBSA – Arctic vessel reporting, in repsect of the possibility of reporting to the RCMP and Canadian Coast Guard.
- CBSA, Core Services Review, in respect of Marine transportation.
- CBSA, EManifest Stakeholder Partnership Newtwork design, in respect of assuring the practically of proposed e-manifest.
- CBSA, container examination centers, in respect of delays in examination of containers.
- CBSA, cost recovery in respect of cruise ships.
- CBSA, ports designated as cruise ships ports, in respect of extending the list of cruise ship ports.
- CBSA, ventilation of inbound containers, in respect of related processes and delays.
- CBSA: Bay plan reporting, in respect of the type of information requested.
- CBSA: Partners in Protection program, in respect of harmonization with US and European regimes.
- CCG cost-recovery in the Canadian Arctic, in respect of the impact of the moratorium in th Canadian Arctic on CCG overall budget.
- CCG level of service with regard to nautical charts, in respect of charts update.
- Canada-US Seaway study, in respect of supporting the recommendations of the study.
- Canadian Coast Guard iceabreaking program for the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, in respect of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- Continental Gateway consultations,in respect of infrastructure and non-infrastructure needs.
- Draft National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure, in respect of supporting the strategy.
- EC: enforcement of environmental statutes against foreign ships and crew, in respect of conformity with relevant international conventions.
- Environmental Oil Spill Risk Assessment for the South Coast of Newfoundland, in respect of methodology and reception facilities.
- Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic: in respect of gaps between the FAL Convention and Canadian practice.
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004: support for ratification by Canada;
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships - Annex IV: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships: support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships - Annex VI: Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution by Ships: support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships- Annex V: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships: support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (Harmonized System of Surveys and Certification, Protocol 88): support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (Protocol 78 - adopted at the International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention): support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention on Load Lines (Protocol 88): support for ratification by Canada.
- International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001: support for ratification by Canada.
- Joint Canada-USA Emission Control Area proposal, in support of the initative.
- Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: support for ratification by Canada.
- Port Dredging at the port of Baie-Comeau, in respect of meeting published data.
- Proposed MOU on air and GHG (Green House Gases) emissions for marine, in respect of being consistent with other modes MOU's and with Green Marine Program.
- Regional Port Divestiture program , in respect of assuring the presence of CBSA for international cruise projects.
- Review of International Air Pollution Standards set under Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, in respect of performance based standards for air emissions.
- Seafarers Identity Documents Convention (revised), 2003 (no 185): support of ratification by Canada.
- TC, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation report on Non-ratemaking Agreements, support of the recommendations contained in the report.
- Transport Canada regional ports program, in respect of invoicing ships for port security guards.
- United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly By Sea (Rotterdam Rules): support of signing of the Convention by Canada.
- Wide ships transit in the St. Lawrence River, in respect of unnecessary restrictions.
Regulation
- Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulation, in respect of streamlining the administrative monetary penalty regime.
- Reporting of exported goods regulations in respect of FROB (freight remaining on board).
- Reporting of imported goods regulations, in respect of consistent application (memorandums D-3-5-1 and D-3-5-2) and in respect of Advanced Commercial Information reporting.