The Public Health Agency of Canada will provide a detailed overview of the new regulations, discuss next steps, and review supports available to operators for a smooth transition to the new regulatory framework that will come into effect on September 23, 2016. There will be lots of time to answer any questions you might have.
Sessions will take place on:
Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30pm Eastern time - English session
Monday, April 11, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 Eastern time – English session
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 2:00-3:30 Eastern time – French session
Please register for a session by emailing tpp.ppv@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
Please indicate which session you will attend, and whether you will attend via webinar (computer presentation and audio) or teleconference (audio only).
Confirmation on your registration as well as background material for the session (an agenda and presentation) will be shared with you in advance.
Questions? Need assistance? Please email us at:
tpp.ppv@phac-aspc.gc.ca or call Caroline Hamelin, 613-851-5693
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Travelling Public Program - Office of Border and Travel Health
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada has announces that the Potable Water on Board Trains, Vessels, Aircraft and Buses Regulations have been approved and are now published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, available here: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-03-23/html/sor-dors43-eng.php .
This means that on September 23, 2016 the new regulations will come into force and replace the 1954 Potable Water Regulations for Common Carriers. Your active and thoughtful engagement was instrumental in the development of these new regulations.
The new regulations modernise requirements for water served to passengers on board conveyances, including water intended for drinking, handwashing, oral hygiene and food preparation. The new regulations will apply on board aircraft, as well as trains, vessels and buses with international or interprovincial itineraries operating in Canada.
Conveyance operators will need to meet specific requirements and take steps to ensure safety of water served to passengers through measures such as ensuring safe water supplies, maintaining potable water systems, taking action in cases of suspected or confirmed contamination, completing routine sampling and keeping related records.
The modernised potable water regulations will be an integral component of the Agency’s comprehensive approach to border and travel health, enhancing health protection for passengers during travel on board conveyances. The Agency's Travelling Public Program (TPP) will administer the new regulations. TPP Environmental Health Officers also administer and enforce the Quarantine Act, as well as food safety provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, on behalf of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
We are committed to supporting all regulated parties in a smooth and successful transition to the new regulatory framework. Over the coming months, Environmental Health Officers will be working closely with conveyance industry operators to assess existing potable water practices and provide guidance and recommendations to facilitate compliance with the new requirements. Please stay tuned for additional details about information sessions, implementation tools and supports for operators that will be released in the coming weeks and months.
Once again thank you for the time and effort you have given to this process. TPP looks forward to our ongoing collaboration to protect public health on board conveyances.
If you have any questions about the new regulations, or about public health on passenger conveyances in Canada, please contact:
Sara Strawczynski
Senior Policy Analyst, Travelling Public Program
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
100 Colonnade Road, Postal Locator 6201C
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: 613-716-9059
Fax: 613-952-8189
Email: tpp.ppv@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Feel free to share this message with your colleagues and staff.
Many thanks,
Travelling Public Program - Office of Border and Travel Health
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
International Cruise and Ferry Review - Spring/Summer 2016
Serge Buy is CEO of the Canadian Ferry Association CFA). He tells ICFR about his organisation’s plans for the future.
As a national industry body, CFA serves Canada’s ferry industry in many ways, from protecting lifeline services to providing a forum for operators to discuss the challenges facing them.
Please tell us about the history and current activities of the CFA and your own role within it.
Ferries have been an integral part of Canada’s transportation system since before this country was founded. From indigenous people using canoes to transport goods and people to the large vessels docking in major ports throughout the country, ferries are a lifeline for many Canadians. CFA is the voice of the ferry sector in Canada, representing more than 85% of the ferry traffic (passenger and vehicle) in Canada.
We host an annual conference that brings together ferry operators, suppliers and other stakeholders to discuss issues relevant to our sector. On our members’ behalf, we advocate for various changes in regulations and legislation.
What are the main challenges facing the ferry sector in Canada, and how does your organisation address them?
Our goal is to ensure that policy makers understand and recognise the role that the ferry sector plays in the daily life of many Canadians, and that this is reflected in future policy decisions. Annually, ferries in Canada transport more than 55 million passengers and 19 million vehicles, bringing people to work, students to school, tourists to their destinations and goods to market. They are an integral part of Canada’s transportation system.
CFA annually publishes Keeping Canada Moving, a comprehensive analysis of the ferry sector in Canada. The latest results from this survey are published on our website.
How does CFA work with national, provincial and local government representatives to promote the interests of the ferry sector?
As a national organisation, we liaise with officials (both elected and bureaucratic) on a regular basis. As many ferries are operated by provincial and municipal governments, they are members of CFA (many, in fact, are members of our Board of Directors). We regularly work with them on issues.
How is the Canadian fleet changing to adapt to stricter global environmental targets?
Increasingly, we are seeing the role that new technologies can play in helping to lower emissions. We are seeing that more and more ferry operators are embracing these new technologies when updating their fleets. This includes dual fuels, battery power and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The theme of our most recent conference (September 2015 in Vancouver, BC) was ‘Cutting Edge: New Technologies in the Ferry Sector’. Delegates heard from experts with ideas about how new technologies can improve ferry service.
What trends are you seeing in orders for newbuilds, and what role do you see for Canadian shipyards in delivering new vessels in the coming years?
Over the next 5 years, ferry operators in Canada will be investing more than CAD$1.5 billion to update and renew their fleets. For many, this will mean going through the RFP and tendering process to determine which shipyard is the best fit. With new trade agreements being signed with the European Union, Korea and other nations, this will make it more affordable for operators to look to international shipyards when renewing their fleets. CFA endeavours to post RFPs for all sector-related tenders in the members’ section of our website.
Can you give us an idea of the key topics that will be addressed at your next annual conference in Ottawa in September?
Our conference theme is Accessibility in the Ferry Sector. Delegates can expect to get updated on issues related to making vessels as accessible as possible. This includes design and implementation of accessibility items (such as ramps for wheelchairs), as well as different services offered for people with disabilities. Our 2016 conference strives to show ferry operators how to make their vessels more accessible.
Read more, click ici pour.
Join us, September 18-20, 2016 in Ottawa!
Register today for CFA’s 2016 Conference. Click ici pour to register today! Special members pricing available!
This year, we will be offering optional activities for the day before the conference begins – September 18.. We would like your input into what these activities could be. Please click ici pour to vote.
Options include:
See you in Ottawa!
For our 2016 tournament we will be teeing off at Anderson Links Golf and Country Club on Sunday September 18..
After hearing from our golfers and delegates from years past, the timing of the golf was changed from after the conference to prior to the conference, to allow more golfers the chance to participate.
Cliquez ici pour pour vous inscrire.
Anderson Links Golf and Country Club offers a challenging course to golfers of all levels. Only about 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa, the course is built over rolling hills and through a mature forest setting.
Cost per player is only $175, and includes:
This tournament is a great way to relax and network with key decision makers in our industry.
Limited tee times. Register now to avoid disappointment. Click ici pour.
Get the latest information about the ferry sector in CFA’s Annual Sector Survey.
This report highlights the impact of the ferry sector on Canada’s economy – including passenger and vehicle statistics and more!
Cliquez ici pour to access the report.
A ferry operator in Canada invites responses from qualified companies for information on the supply of two (2) RoPax Ferry Vessels.
For more information, click ici pour to visit our members' section.
The City of Toronto has issued an RFP to select an appropriately qualified Vendor to provide Total Design and Construction Support Services for the construction of a new Vessel for the City's Marine Services unit.
For more details and to view the RFP, please click ici pour.
Our annual conference is an opportunity for companies and individuals to share their innovative products and services with senior representatives from Canada’s ferry sector.
Our 2016 Conference will be held in Ottawa, Ontario – September 18-20. To register, click ici pour.
We are currently soliciting proposals for presentations (including technical sessions).
We want to make sure that delegates get the most out of attending CFA’s 2016 Conference, including worthwhile presentations that help them improve their operation and business.
Preference will be given to presentations that fall within our conference theme of “Accessibility in the Ferry Sector.”
If you are interested in delivering a presentation, please submit an abstract of 200 words or less to Kristin Baldwin (kbaldwin@cfoa.ca) by April 1, 2016.
CFA will review the submitted abstracts and successful authors will be contacted. They will be required to submit their slides by August 18, 2016.
See you in Ottawa!