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Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

• 1) Small ports security guards charges – request to stop billing ships.
• 2) Dredging at the port of Baie Comeau - request to have actual dredging matching published data
• 3) Regional port divestiture program - request that TC makes pressure to assure the presence of CBSA to process the clearance of passenger vessels
• RE: Nomination on the board of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority – support of the re-nomination of current Chair for another mandate.

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-23 (An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act):, letter to the Minister of Transport in support of the Bill (with copy to Joseph Volpe, Liberal Critic for Transport, Btian Masse, NDP Critic for Transport, and Robert Carrier, Bloc Quebecois critic for Transport), briefs to the House and Senate Committees in support of the Act and its swift passage.
• Bill C-4 (An Act to Amend the Pilotage Act): letters to the Minister in support of the Act, and in response to allegations regarding C-4 as a threat to marine safety and marine environment.
• Bill C-45 (Fisheries Act) - support of the Act but need to better coordinate DFO & TC's action in AIS matters
• Bill C-56 ( An Act to amned the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992): letter to the Minister of Transport regarding reintroduction of the Bill, RE:security clearance requirements under new section 5.2 should be clarified

Policies or Program

• Brief to Transport Canada, Marine Safety, regarding the current gaps between the FAL ( Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965) Convention and Canadian practice
• CBSA – Arctic vessel reporting (should be assured by RCMP or Coast Guard, whoever is closer)
• CBSA – vessel reporting (vessel reporting should be harmonized across all Canadian ports)
• CBSA: Automated Commercial Information program: solve transmission operational issues (no-load messages, notification messages)
• CBSA: Bay plan reporting (harmonize the Bay Plan program with the US 10+2 program)
• CBSA: Partners in Protection program (harmonize with the US C-TPAT program and with the European Union’s Authorized Operator program)
• CBSA: proposed e-manifest program (ensure that will be practical from on operational perspective)
• CCG’s policy on level of service with regard to fleet renewal strategy and update of nautical charts.
• Comments on the Canada-US Seaway study (support of the study)
• Comments to CFIA, RE: revision of Canada’s international waste policy (Canada bound by MARPOL V)
• Comments to TC and EC on the potential content of a MOU on air and GHG (Green House Gases) emissions for marineé
• Comments to TC on air emissions reduction measures for MEPC(Marine Evironment Protection Committe of the International Maritime Organization) (support for a performance-based standard in which air-emissions targets would be responsible for the attainment of such a target)
• Comments to TC on the Environmental Oil Spill Risk Assessment for the South Coast of Newfoundland
• Comments to TC on the draft terms of reference for the rail service review study
• Comments to Transport Canada, Marine Security, regarding current gaps between the FAL Convention and Canadian practice
• Comments to the draft National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure (support and willingness to contribute)
• Customs' AMPs program review with respect to the number of AMP penalties (Administrative Monetary Penalties). Target: reach a penalty reduction agreement.
• Letters to minister of Transport to recommend candidates for nominations on the Board of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority and on the Board of the Great Lakes Pilotage Authorities.
• Level of service for Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) with regard to the timely delivery of icebreaking services.
• Partners in Protection Program: upgrade and harmonization with WCO AEO and US CT-PAT
• Questions for Stakeholders on the Review of International Air Pollution Standards set under Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention - comments to Transport Canada and Enviroment Canadaon the review of the international standards
• Recommendations to CBSA for a more efficient examination and ventilation of fumigated containers
• Recommendations to CBSA for the efficient operation of all the examination centers across Canada
• Various cruise ship issues: cost recovery, immigration $25,000 penalty, ports designated as cruiseship ports by CBSA.
• Wide ships issues in the St. Lawrence River: allow transit, limit unnecessary restrictions

Regulation

• CBSA: clarification of memorandums on (1) the reporting of vessels (memorandums D-3-5-1 and D-3-5-2) , (2) on the reporting of cargo, (3) on FROB cargo , and (4) on containers in international commerce.
• CBSA: reduce the number of AMP's penalties, reach a penalty reduction agreement
• CBSA: rules on containers in international service (we seek harmonization with the US regulations)
• Proposed regulations on the reporting of bayplans.(Stowage Plan)
• Regulations on export reporting: reporting of FROB (freight remaining on board) and reporting of in transit cargo in Great Lakes.
• Regulations on imports reporting: ACI reporting, Phase II and Phase III implementation issues. No load messages and notification messages.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Competition Tribunal (CT)
• Environment Canada
• Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)
• Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
• Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
• Industry Canada
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Members of the House of Commons
• National Defence (DND)
• National Energy Board (NEB)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB)
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
• Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
• Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Revenue Canada (RC)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

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