Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Environment
• Government Procurement
• Infrastructure
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Taxation and Finance
• Tourism
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Coasting Trade Act, in respect of amending the act to introduce some flexibilty, exempt the repositioning of empty containers between Canadian ports, and allowing transhipment in Canadian ports.
• Pilotage Act with respect to the final offer arbitration process and other pilotage issues.

Policies or Program

• 2005 Protocol to the 1988 SUA Protocol: support for ratification by Canada
• 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA), 1988 : support for ratification by Canada
• Annex V of the Marpol Convention with the respect to reception facilities (Cargo residues & Others).
• Asia Pacific Gateway, with respect gateway reliability.
• Asian Gypsy Moth policy for marine vessels, with respect to inspection and certification procedures.
• Ballast Water implementation with respect to Transport Canada implemetation policy proposal.
• CBSA with respect to container release processes after a commercial exam.
• CBSA with respect to developing a Canada-US contingency plan in cases where ocean going carriers must divert to ports across the border due to unforeseen and/or unavoidable circumstances.
• CBSA with respect to the establishment of a pilot project to test the feasibility of examining export cargo before it is loaded into the container.
• CBSA with respect to the implementation of SOLAS requirement on container weight verification.
• CBSA – Arctic vessel reporting, in respect of the possibility of reporting to any locally available federal agency and/or providing an alternative reporting.
• CBSA, container examination centers, in respect of financing and governance.
• 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.
• CBSA: Bay plan reporting, in respect of the new requirement for electronic Bay Plans.
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada with respect to work permit requirements for temporary foreign workers on cruise ships.
• Canadian Coast Guard iceabreaking 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.
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency with respect to the level of service available for ship inspection prior to grain exports.
• Citizenship and Immigration with respect to electronic travel authorization for crew members from visa exempted countries.
• 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.
• Pilotage in Placentia Bay, with respect to delays.
• 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.
• 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

• Customs tariff, in respect of extending the remission on customs duties on imported ships to ships that are under a coasting trade licence.
• 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.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Great Lakes Pilotage Authority
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Laurentian Pilotage Authority
• National Defence (DND)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada (PPA)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Senate of Canada
• Transport Canada (TC)

Address:
300 ST. SACREMENT, SUITE 326
MONTREAL, QC  H2Y 1X4
Canada

Telephone number: 514-849-2325
Fax number: 514-849-8774