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Backgrounders

The backgrounders listed below provide information on Transport Canada's programs and initiatives. This page lists the backgrounders, organized into seven categories:

Acts and Regulations	Environment	Infrastructure	Multi-modal
Policy	Safety	Security

Marine

• Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (2008-01-04)
  • Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (2009-06-09)
  • Environmental Protection (2008-01-04)
  • Fishing Vessels (2008-01-04)
  • Large Commercial Vessels (2008-01-04)
  • Licencing and Registration of Vessels (2008-01-04)
  • Marine Personnel Regulations (2009-06-03)
  • Marine Technical Review Board (2009-06-09)
  • Passenger Vessels (2008-01-04)
  • Pleasure Craft (2008-01-04)
  • Small Commercial Vessels (2008-01-04)
  • Voyage Classifications (2008-01-04)
• Operator competency card: A must for all pleasure craft operators! (2007-10-22)
  • Operator competency card: A must for all pleasure craft operators! - Frequently asked questions (2007-10-22)
• Tanker ship safety in Canada regulations and programs (2007-10-22)

Rail

• Changes to the Railway Safety Act tabled in the House of Commons (2010-06-04)

Air

• Canada’s Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation (2012-06-04)

Marine

• Ballast water and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System (2011-11-17)
• Jurisprudence considerations affecting the prosecution of marine polluters under the Canada Shipping Act (2006-09-25)
• Preventing marine pollution by educating the marine industry (2006-12-01)
• Prosecuting marine polluters (2006-12-01)
• Regulations to control discharges from cruise vessels operating in Canadian waters (2009-03-23)
• Transport Canada's role in oil spill preparedness and response (2006-09-26)

Rail

• Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Canada and the Railway Association of Canada (2007-05-15)
• Facts about the Evergreen Line

Road

• Canada's financial participation in the construction of a new Windsor-Detroit bridge crossing (2010-04-30)
• Port of Montreal (2012-03-15)

Air

• Economic relations between Canada and China (2012-05-18)

Road

• National Highway System (2010-07-13)
• The Trans-Canada Highway (2010-07-13)
  • Map of the Trans-Canada Highway (2007-04-17)

Air

• A layered approach to safety (2012-02-08)
• Canada and the International Civil Aviation Organization  (2010-09-27)
• Safety of small aircraft flying across the north Atlantic (2012-02-06)
• Terrain awareness and warning systems (2012-07-04)

Marine

• Boating Safety Class Contribution Program (2012-05-18)
• Decal program and awareness campaign (2006-05-09)
• Ferry safety (2006-11-27)
• Pleasure Craft Requirements and Safety Information (2010-12-10)
• Tanker ship safety in Canada roles and responsibilities (2012-03-23)

Multimodal

• Transportation Safety Board watchlist recommendations Multimodal (2010-09-29)

Rail

• Grade Crossing Improvement Program (2011-11-23)
• Views of participants on the Canadian Rail Research Laboratory (2012-09-07)

Road

• Confederation Bridge Intelligent Transportation Systems (2012-05-31)
• National Safety Code (2007-04-10)

Air

• Air cargo shipping simplified between Canada and the United States (2012-05-31)
• A Decade of Improvements in Transportation Security since September 11, 2001 (2011-09-08)
• Actions Taken by Transport Canada Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks  (2011-08-10)
• Air Cargo Security Program (2011-02-01)
• Asia-Pacific Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (2010-03-13)
• Aviation Security (2011-02-03)
• Canada and the International Civil Aviation Organization (2010-09-27)
• Full Body Scanners at Major Canadian Airports (2011-02-10)
• Joint Declaration of the Americas on Civil Aviation Security (2010-02-17)
• Prohibited Item List (2011-02-03)

 

Date modified:

2012-09-07

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