The Shipping Federation of Canada / La Fédération Maritime du Canada
Registration:
55
of
55
(2023-10-02
to
present)
Policies or Program
- Annex V of the Marpol Convention with the respect to reception facilities (Cargo residues & Others).
- Asian Gypsy Moth policy for marine vessels, with respect to inspection and certification procedures.
- Ballast Water implementation with respect to Transport Canada implementation policy proposal and revision of regulations.
- CBSA and TC with respect to implementation of maritime single window concept in Canada.
- CBSA with respect to governance and financing of container examination centers.
- CBSA – Arctic vessel reporting, in respect of the possibility of reporting to any locally available federal agency and/or providing an alternative reporting.
- CBSA, with respect to letting surveyors board tankers at Les Escoumins
- CBSA, with respect to the assignment of a carrier code to foreign ocean carriers and issuance of bonds.
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada with respect to admissibility requirements for persons on board vessels.
- Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking program for the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in respect of meeting agreed level of service in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking program, in respect to ensuring the renewal of the icebreaking fleet.
- Canadian Coast Guard with respect to modernization of Canadian waterways, including e-navigation.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency with respect to the level of service available for ship inspection prior to grain exports.
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC) with respect to developing a federal government policy and strategy for ships inspection in remote regions.
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Transport Canada with respect to the regulations of vessels transits and operations in marine protected areas.
- Energy efficiency measures with respect to options considered by the International Maritime Organziation (IMO)
- Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic: in respect of gaps between the FAL Convention and Canadian practice.
- Implementation of Canadian European Trade Agreement (CETA) with respect to the marine sector of the agreement, which provides for some liberalization of marine services in Canada.
- International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969, and its 1973 Protocol: support for ratification by Canada
- International Joint Commission, in respect of adopting a plan that assures stability of water levels in the St. Lawrence River.
- International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO) Amendments 2006: support for ratification by Canada
- International trade agreements negotiated by Canada, with respect to internatonal shipping services.
- Procurement and Public Services Canada with respect to the importance of the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaking fleet
- Seafarers Identity Documents Convention (revised), 2003 (no 185): support of ratification by Canada.
- TC and DFO with respect actions mitigating impact of vessels on whales.
- TC and DFO with respect to the implementation of various initiatives under the Ocean Protection Plan.
- TC with respect to the implementation of the new Pilotage Act.
- TC with respect to the transportation of Dangerous Goods by marine mode.
- Transport Canada (TC) with respect to proposed recovery strategies and action plans for species at risk, when these initiatives could impact on navigation in Canadian waters.
- Transport Canada (TC) with respect to ratification of the Nairobi Convention on the Removal of Wrecks and a proposal for implementation in Canadian Waters.
- Transport Canada with respect to Canada's preparedness for SOLAS upcoming requirement on container weight verification.
- Transport Canada with respect to assuring consistency in the regulatory interpretations of local port wardens.
Regulation
- 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.