Coasting Trade in Canada

Act: Coasting Trade Act, S.C. 1992, c. 31
Regulation: Not applicable.

To Whom Does This Apply?

Owners or operators of ships involved in the coasting trade, and anyone involved in the marine transportation of goods and people, in Canada.

Summary

The Coasting Trade Act regulates the use of foreign ships and non-duty paid ships in the coasting trade in Canada. The Act reserves marine transportation of goods and people between two points in Canada, as well as any other marine activity of a commercial nature, to Canadian registered duty-paid ships. Foreign ships and non-duty paid ships may engage in the coasting trade in Canada only under and in accordance with a coasting trade licence issued by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The Act also deals with the following:

• the powers respecting the development of regulations on the coasting trade in Canada;
• the functions and powers of Transport Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Transportation Agency with respect to the Act;
• unfair practices;
• enforcement;
• offences;
• searches; and
• the detention of ships.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact.

National Contact(s):
Ms. Valerie Devlin
Director
Seaway and Domestic Shipping Policy
Transport Canada
25th Floor, Tower C
Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
Telephone: 613-998-0690
Fax: 613-998-1845
E-mail: devlinv@tc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/report/anre1999/tc9912de.htm