No. H152/06For release
November 16, 2006
MONTREAL − The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister responsible for Quebec, today
announced that 89 projects aimed at enhancing security at ports and marine
facilities in Quebec will receive funding under the Marine Security Contribution
Program, and that Transport Canada is now accepting applications under the
program's next round of funding.
This round of funding will provide up to $10,424,735 to 20 ports and marine
facilities in Quebec. The funds will be used for security enhancements such as
surveillance equipment, dockside and perimeter security, command, control and
communications equipment, and training.
"The ports and marine facilities in Quebec, which handle many millions of
commercial goods per year, are essential to the competitiveness of both this
province and to the rest of Canada," said Minister Cannon. "This government is
committed to ensuring that these ports remain secure."
The funding is a part of the five-year, $115-million program, to help Canada's
ports and marine facilities to modernize and strengthen their security systems
and programs, helping them meet the requirements of the Marine Transportation
Security Regulations and continue to comply with the International Ship and Port
Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
"By enhancing marine security across the country we are taking steps to
strengthen the security of our communities," said the Honourable Stockwell Day,
Minister of Public Safety. "This is part of our government's larger strategy to
protect Canadians and keep Canada safe."
Recipients under this round of funding include:
Baie-Comeau
Alcoa Canada première fusion, Aluminerie de Baie-Comeau will
receive up to $82,881;
Beauharnois
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. will receive up to
$179,625;
Bécancour
Société du
parc industriel et portuaire de Bécancour
will receive up to $165,750;
La Baie
Saguenay Port Authority, Terminal maritime de Grande-Anse will
receive up to $56,594;
Montreal
Montreal Port Authority, Cité-du-Havre will receive up to
$5,304,503;
Logistec Arrimage Inc. will receive up to $1,749;
Montreal Gateway Terminals, Racine Terminals will receive up to $52,589;
Remorqueurs et Barges Montréal Ltée will receive up to $11,901;
Shell Canada Products will receive up to $115,761;
Terminal Norcan Inc. will receive up to $33,750;
Vopak Terminals of Canada Inc. will receive up to $75,000;
Port-Cartier
Quebec Cartier Mining Co. will receive up to $779,385;
Québec
Quebec Port Authority will receive up to $813,600;
Bunge du Canada Ltée will receive up to $5,426;
Compagnie d'Arrimage de Québec Ltée., Secteur Anse-au-Foulon, Port de Québec
will receive up to $57,263;
IMTT-Québec Inc. will receive up to $109,689;
Sept-Iles
Sept-Îles Port Authority will receive up to $223,876;
Iron Ore Company of Canada will receive up to $1,401,634;
Sorel-Tracy
Hydro Québec, Centrale thermique Tracy will receive up to
$595,160;
Ste-Catherine
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. will receive up to $33,750;
St-Lambert
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. will receive up to $71,250;
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Port Authority will receive up to $237,385; and Prommel Inc. will receive up to
$16,214.
Minister Cannon also launched the next round of funding. "Today, we are
delivering on our commitment to expand the contribution program to help meet the
security needs of our domestic ferry system, which so many Canadians rely on
each and every day.
The next round of the Marine Security Contribution Program is open to selected
domestic ferry operators and Canada Port Authorities. Application kits are
currently being distributed to eligible stakeholders, who have until January 19,
2007 to submit their applications. Further information on the eligibility
criteria for this round is available on Transport Canada's website at
www.tc.gc.ca/MarineSecurity.
A backgrounder on the Marine Security Contribution Program is attached.
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Contact:
Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
613-991-0700
Mélisa Leclerc
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Stockwell Day
Minister of Public Safety
613-991-2863
François-Nicolas Asselin
Communications
Transport Canada, Dorval
514-633-2741
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Backgrounder
MARINE SECURITY CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM
The Marine Security Contribution Program is a five-year, $115-million Government
of Canada commitment to assist ports and marine facilities with security
enhancements. The program is application-based and provides funding on a
cost-shared basis − 75 per cent government /
25 per cent recipient − for a number of clearly identified eligible expenses.
In compliance with international security requirements mandated by the
International Maritime Organization's International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code, the Government of Canada implemented the Marine Transportation
Security Regulations, which required ports and marine facilities to have
approved security plans in place.
The program was recently expanded to allow for the participation of domestic
ferry facilities and vessels recognizing the high volume of passengers carried
by domestic ferries every year and the unique security challenges they face as a
result of their extensive, open systems.
Under the Marine Security Contribution Program, ports and other marine
facilities may apply for funds to assist with new security equipment and
programs required under their security plans. These funds not only assist
participants in completing their initial work to meet the requirements of their
plans, but also help them to extend and build on these security enhancements in
the future.
The program allows for the reimbursement of eligible expenses for the period of
April 2004 to November 2009.
Projects eligible for funding include:
installation of surveillance equipment, including cameras and closed-circuit
TV systems;
improvements to dockside and perimeter security and access control, such as
fencing, gates, signage and lighting;
acquisition of command, control and communications equipment, such as portable
and vessel-to-shore radios; and
training and security design studies.
Canada's commitment to meet − and exceed − the International Maritime
Organization's security requirements is helping to ensure that Canada's marine
transportation system remains one of the most secure in the world.
November 2006
