July 6, 2015 – Ottawa, ON – Transport Canada
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver — Sunshine Coast — Sea to Sky Country, announced today that the Government of Canada is providing $3.7M to Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping to help establish the Vancouver-based Centre and support its initial operations.
The activities of the Centre will support the Government’s commitment to protect Canada’s coasts, and to enhance marine safety through the World-Class Tanker Safety System, which aims to strengthen ship-source spill prevention, preparedness and response, and liability and compensation. The Centre’s mandate is to be the leading, independent source of evidence-based information on best practices for marine shipping, including the shipping of natural resource products, and to promote and facilitate research that supports the highest standards for safe and responsible marine transportation.
Specifically, the Centre will:
- Serve as a trusted, independent source for information on the safe handling and shipping of oil and gas products, including liquefied natural gas;
- Identify and facilitate research related to the shipment of resource products;
- Provide a forum for sharing best practices and dialogue with the public, Aboriginal groups and a broad range of stakeholders; and
- Provide a structured framework for the ongoing research and monitoring of environmental and social impacts, related to the shipment of natural resource products, and to make recommendations on how spill risks can be assessed and communicated to the public.
Zach Segal
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Lisa Raitt
Minister of Transport, Ottawa
613-991-0700
Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
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