Will there be funding provided to Canadas ports to help defray the costs of implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code?
A. The Government of Canada announced on May 7, 2004, that it would assist Canada’s ports with the cost of modernizing and strengthening their security systems and programs. The Marine Security Contribution Program began as a three-year, $115 million commitment to assist ports and port facilities with security enhancements. In June 2006, the Government announced that the program would be expanded to include domestic ferry operators and would also be extended by two years for facilities, other than Canada Port Authorities. The program is application-based and provides funding on a cost-shared basis for a number of clearly identified eligible expenses. Under the program, ports, marine facilities, domestic ferry terminal operators and domestic ferry vessel operators are able to apply for funds to assist with security enhancements called for under their Transport Canada approved Port /Marine Facilities Security Plans or in the case of domestic ferries, Transport Canada reviewed Security Pl
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