No. H 082/07
For release May 10, 2007
QUÉBEC - One hundred and fifteen projects aimed at
enhancing security at Canadian ports and domestic ferry services will receive
funding under the Marine Security Contribution Program. This announcement was
made today by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities.
This round of funding will provide up to $12.5 million to
22 ports and domestic ferry services across the country. The funds will be used
for security enhancements such as surveillance equipment, dockside and perimeter
security, command, control and communications equipment, and training.
"Ensuring the safety and security of Canadians is a
priority for Canada's New Government," said Minister Cannon. "Today's funding
will enable ports and domestic ferry services to make necessary improvements to
the security of their operations, which will ultimately help ensure Canada's
transportation system remains secure and efficient."
The five-year, $115-million program is helping Canada's
ports, marine facilities and domestic ferry services 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 Code.
"This funding is testimony to our new government's
commitment to beef up marine security," said the Honourable Stockwell Day,
Minister of Public Safety. "We are taking concrete actions to make our borders
smart and secure, which is critical to the safety of our communities."
The Marine Security Contribution Program is
application-based and provides funding to recipients on a cost-sharing basis for
a number of clearly identified eligible expenses.
Backgrounders on the Marine Security Contribution Program
and the selected projects are attached.
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Contacts:
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 Minister of Public Safety, Ottawa
613-991-2863
Julie Guimond
Communications
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
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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 services 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, Canada Port
Authorities; harbour commissions; private ports; port terminal operators; marine
facilities; the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation; commercialized and
private ferry terminals; ferry vessels; municipalities; and provinces 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 2007 for Canada Port Authorities, April 2004 to
November 2009 for marine facilities and June 2006 to November 2009 for domestic
ferry services.
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;
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.
May 2007
BACKGROUNDER
MARINE SECURITY CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM FUNDING RECIPIENTS
PROVINCE
CITY
COMPANY
IMPROVEMENT
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION (up to)
British Columbia
Nanaimo
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Departure
Bay
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training
$284,806
British Columbia
Nanaimo
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Duke Point
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training
$135,151
British Columbia
Nanaimo
Nanaimo Port Authority
Security and surveillance equipment
$16,875
British Columbia
New Westminster
Fraser River Port Authority
Training and command, control and communications
equipment
$13,320
British Columbia
North Vancouver
Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd. Lonsdale Quay
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, command, control and communications
equipment
$105,840
British Columbia
Port Alberni
Port Alberni Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures
$4,794
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, security design studies, training
and command, control and communications equipment
$1,859,086
British Columbia
Swartz Bay
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Swartz Bay
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training
$1,547,488
British Columbia
Tsawwassen
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Tsawwassen
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training
$1,825,847
British Columbia
Vancouver
Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd. Waterfront
Station
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, command, control and communications
equipment
$442,200
British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, security design studies and
command, control and communications equipment
$741,625
Ontario
Hamilton
Hamilton Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training
$263,308
Ontario
Toronto
City of Toronto Marine Services
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment and command, control and
communications equipment
$140,000
Ontario
Toronto
Toronto Port Authority
Security and surveillance equipment, command,
control and communications equipment
$90,750
Ontario
Toronto
Toronto Port Authority / City Centre Airport
Passenger Transfer
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, training
$201,866
Ontario
Toronto
Toronto Port Authority / Domestic Ferry Vessels and
Terminals
Security and surveillance equipment, training, and
command, control and communications equipment
$20,747
Quebec
Montreal
Montreal Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment and command, control and
communications equipment
$1,060,875
Quebec
Quebec City
Québec Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
command, control and communications equipment
$375,000
Quebec
Quebec City
Société des traversiers du Québec
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, security design studies, training
and command, control and communications equipment
$1,107,725
Quebec
Sept-Îles
Sept-Îles Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures
$85,277
Quebec
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment and command, control and
communications equipment
$141,337
Quebec
Ville de Saguenay
Saguenay Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment
$2,066
New Brunswick
Belledune
Belledune Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment
$338,529
New Brunswick
Saint John
Bay Ferries Saint John
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, training and command, control and
communications equipment
$29,997
New Brunswick
Saint John
Saint John Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment
$1,505,801
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
St. John's Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
training and command, control and communications equipment
$30,525
Nova Scotia
Digby
Bay Ferries Digby
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security and surveillance equipment, training and command, control and
communications equipment
$46,059
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Halifax Port Authority
Perimeter security and access control measures,
security design studies, training
$113,706
Total
$12,530,600
May 2007
