Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 105
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
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Environment, Transportation
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Annex V of the Marpol Convention with the respect to reception facilities (cargo residues & others)
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Transportation
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Asian Gypsy Moth policy for marine vessels, with respect to inspection and certification procedures.
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Policies or Program
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Infrastructure, Transportation
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Bill C-33, Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act, with respect to increasing the efficiency, resilience and security of the marine transportation system.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Transportation
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Bill C-52, the Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Transportation System Act, with respect to providing users and tenants a mechanism for challenging new or revised port fees through the Canadian Transportation Agency, amongst other items.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Labour
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Bill C-58, an Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 with respect to the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout in federally regulated industries.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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National Security/Security, Transportation
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Canadian Centre for Cyber Security with regards to marine cybersecurity.
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Policies or Program
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Infrastructure, Transportation
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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking program, in respect to ensuring the renewal of the icebreaking fleet.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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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.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Canadian Coast Guard with respect to modernization of Canadian waterways, including e-navigation.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency with respect to the level of service available for ship inspection prior to grain exports.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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CBSA, with respect to enforcement of the requirement that all ships with import containers on board must stop at one of five designated container ports in order to have the containers scanned for radiation.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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CBSA, with respect to the ability of vessels destined to the Arctic to report cargo and conveyance information electronically rather than having to deviate to a designated CBSA port
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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CBSA, with respect to the assignment of a carrier code to foreign ocean carriers and issuance of bonds.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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CBSA and TC with respect to implementation of maritime single window concept in Canada.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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CBSA with respect to governance and financing of container examination centers.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Competition Bureau of Canada, with respect to TIL's proposed acquisition of a 49 percent equity stake in the PSA Halifax container terminal.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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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.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Transport Canada with respect to the regulation of vessels transits and operations in marine protected areas.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic: in respect of gaps between the FAL Convention and Canadian practice.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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International Joint Commission, in respect of adopting a plan that assures stability of water levels in the St. Lawrence River.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO) Amendments 2006: support for ratification by Canada
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Policies or Program
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International Trade, Transportation
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International trade agreements negotiated by Canada, with respect to internatonal shipping services.
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Policies or Program
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Immigration, Labour, Transportation
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IRCC and CBSA, as relates to admissibility requirements and seafarer identity documents (including visas and work permits) that enable foreign seafarers to travel to Canada to work on foreign fag ships
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Policies or Program
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Labour, Transportation
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Labour Minister's review of the structural issues underlying port labour disputes on the west coast, with respect to comments on the terms of reference developed by the Industrial Inquiry Commission leading the review
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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Management of ships' ballast water, as relates to the implementation of Transport Canada's ballast water management regulations and harmonization with international requirements.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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MARPOL Annex 1, with respect to Canada's implementation of a prohibition of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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Ship energy efficiency measures with respect to options considered by the International Maritime Organziation (IMO)
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Policies or Program
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International Trade, Transportation
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Shipping Conference Exemption Act, with respect to the role that shipping alliances and vessel sharing agreements play in Canada's international trade.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Supply chain efficiency, with respect to working with the Supply Chain Office to make Canada's supply chains more fluid, reliable and resilient.
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Regulation
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Environment, Transportation
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TC and DFO with respect to actions mitigating the impact of vessel traffic on endangered whales and other marine mammals.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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TC and DFO with respect to the implementation of various initiatives under the Ocean Protection Plan.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations with respect to Part 12 – International Harmonization.
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Regulation
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Transportation
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations with respect to Part 17 – Site Registration
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Regulation
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Transportation
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations with respect to Part 6, training requirements (marine and intermodal).
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Regulation
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Environment, Transportation
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Transport Canada, with respect to creation of new Marine Protected Areas.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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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.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Transportation
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Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada with respect to development of whale detection technologies.
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Policies or Program
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Transportation
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Transport Canada with respect to assuring consistency in the regulatory interpretations of local port wardens.
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Policies or Program
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THE SHIPPING FEDERATION OF CANADA, EST. BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT IN 1903, REPRESENTS THE OWNERS, OPERATORS, CHARTERERS & AGENTS OF VESSELS ENGAGED IN CANADA'S OVERSEAS TRADE. THE FEDERATION HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 70 COMPANIES WHICH OPERATE OR ACT AS AGENTS FOR MORE THAN 200 STEAMSHIP LINES. THE VESSELS REPRESENTED BY OUR MEMBERS TRANSPORT THE COMMERCE MOVING BETWEEN CANADA & PORTS OVERSEAS. THE MANDATE OF THE FEDERATION IS TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS ON ALL MATTERS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. OUR PRIMARY AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE POLICIES, LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUBJECTS AS DIVERSE AS CANADIAN PORTS, POLLUTION PREVENTION, MARINE PILOTAGE, AND STOWAWAYS. THE FEDERATION DISPATCHES, ON A REGULAR BASIS, CIRCULAR LETTERS & BULLETINS SUMMARIZING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARITIME SECTOR.
Chris Hall, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Address:
625 RENE-LEVESQUE WEST, SUITE 800
MONTREAL, QC H3B 1R2
Canada
Telephone number:
514-849-2325
Ext.
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