{"id":11149,"date":"2016-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/ferries-applaud-changes-in-infrastructure-program\/"},"modified":"2016-05-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T04:00:00","slug":"ferries-applaud-changes-in-infrastructure-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/ferries-applaud-changes-in-infrastructure-program\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Ferries applaud changes in infrastructure program[:fr]Les op\u00e9rateurs de traversiers se r\u00e9jouissent des modifications apport\u00e9es au programme d'infrastructures[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"

[:en]Ferries applaud changes in infrastructure program<\/strong>
\nFerry operators now eligible for New Building Canada funding<\/p>\n

May 16, 2016, Ottawa, Ontario<\/p>\n

Ferry operators across Canada applaud new changes made by the federal government that will allow infrastructure projects related to ferries to be eligible for funding under the New Building Canada Fund.<\/p>\n

The original eligibility criteria for the fund, established in 2014, excluded most projects related to ferries.\u00a0 Very few operators have been able to apply for crucial infrastructure projects and this, in turn, has penalized the close to 55 million passengers, 32,000 employees and countless communities served by operators.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Ferry Association (CFA) and provincial governments have worked together urging Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi to revise the criteria to include ferries and ferry operators.<\/p>\n

Following constructive discussions at a meeting of federal and provincial ministers of transport in January 2016, Minister Sohi recently advised, in a letter (sent late April), his provincial counterparts that ferries would indeed be eligible to apply for and access the New Building Canada Fund.<\/p>\n

In a note to Canadian ferry operators announcing the changes, Minister Sohi provided further detail and confirmed that the New Building Canada Fund will now cover projects such as:<\/p>\n

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  1. Wharves and associated infrastructure,<\/li>\n
  2. Passenger terminals,<\/li>\n
  3. Access road infrastructures that provides the main vehicular access to the passenger ferry terminal,<\/li>\n
  4. Vessel purchase and\/or conversion,<\/li>\n
  5. Intelligent transportation systems in support of ferry services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Minister Sohi and the new government understand the importance of ferries for Canadians. \u00a0Access to the New Building Canada Fund will enable operators to make crucial investments that will benefit passengers and the communities served by ferries. \u00a0Furthermore, the investments will help operators ensure safety on their vessels while also making sustainable improvements to their environmental efficiency ,\" said Serge Buy, CFA's Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n

    The criteria changes are effective immediately and CFA expects that a number of modernization projects will now be able to move forward. With operators located from coast to coast to coast, this will help to create employment throughout the country, benefit businesses that supply goods and services to ferry operators and boost the communities served by ferries.<\/p>\n

    - 30 -<\/p>\n

    For more information:<\/p>\n

    Serge Buy, CEO<\/p>\n

    613-720-1777 \/ sbuy@cfoa.ca<\/a>[:fr] <\/p>\n

    Lundi, 16\u00a0mai\u00a02016 | 0 commentaires<\/p>\n

    Les services de traversiers approuvent les modifications au programme d'infrastructures<\/strong>
    \nLes op\u00e9rateurs de traversiers d\u00e9sormais admissibles au programme Nouveau Fonds Chantiers Canada<\/p>\n

    16\u00a0mai\u00a02016, Ottawa (Ontario)<\/p>\n

    Les op\u00e9rateurs de traversiers \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle du Canada approuvent les changements apport\u00e9s par le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, lesquels permettront aux projets d'infrastructures li\u00e9s aux services de traversiers d'\u00eatre admissibles \u00e0 du financement dans le cadre du Nouveau Fonds Chantiers Canada.<\/p>\n

    \u00c0 l'origine, les crit\u00e8res d'admissibilit\u00e9 au programme de financement, \u00e9tabli en\u00a02014, excluaient la plupart des projets li\u00e9s aux traversiers. Tr\u00e8s peu d'op\u00e9rateurs ont pu pr\u00e9senter des projets essentiels d'infrastructures et, par cons\u00e9quent, pr\u00e8s de 55\u00a0millions de passagers, 32\u00a0000\u00a0employ\u00e9s et d'innombrables collectivit\u00e9s desservies par ces op\u00e9rateurs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 p\u00e9nalis\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

    L'Association canadienne des traversiers (ACT) et les gouvernements provinciaux ont collabor\u00e9 pour plaider aupr\u00e8s du ministre des Transports, Marc Garneau, et du ministre de l'Infrastructure, Amarjeet Sohi, afin de revoir les crit\u00e8res pour inclure les traversiers et leurs op\u00e9rateurs.<\/p>\n

    \u00c0 la suite de discussions constructives lors d'une rencontre des ministres f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et provinciaux des transports en janvier\u00a02016, le ministre\u00a0Sohi a r\u00e9cemment avis\u00e9 par \u00e9crit (\u00e0 la fin d'avril) ses homologues provinciaux que les traversiers pourraient effectivement pr\u00e9senter des demandes et obtenir du financement dans le cadre du Nouveau Fonds Chantiers Canada.<\/p>\n

    Dans une lettre aux op\u00e9rateurs canadiens de traversiers, dans laquelle il annonce les changements, le ministre Sohi a fourni des d\u00e9tails suppl\u00e9mentaires et a confirm\u00e9 que le Nouveau Fonds Chantiers Canada traitera d\u00e9sormais des projets comme\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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    1. les quais et infrastructures connexes;<\/li>\n
    2. les gares maritimes;<\/li>\n
    3. les routes d'acc\u00e8s qui sont utilis\u00e9es par la circulation automobile comme principale voie d'acc\u00e8s aux gares maritimes;<\/li>\n
    4. l'acquisition et la conversion de bateaux;<\/li>\n
    5. les syst\u00e8mes de transport intelligents \u00e0 l'appui des services de traversier.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00ab\u00a0Le ministre Sohi et le nouveau gouvernement comprennent l'importance des traversiers pour les Canadiens. L'acc\u00e8s au Nouveau Fonds Chantiers Canada permettra aux op\u00e9rateurs de r\u00e9aliser des investissements importants dont pourront tirer profit les passagers et les collectivit\u00e9s desservies par les traversiers. De plus, ces investissements permettront aux op\u00e9rateurs d'assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur leurs bateaux tout en apportant des am\u00e9liorations durables \u00e0 leur efficacit\u00e9 environnementale\u00a0\u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 Serge Buy, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, Association canadienne des traversiers.<\/p>\n

      La modification des crit\u00e8res est en vigueur imm\u00e9diatement et l'ACT s'attend \u00e0 ce qu'un certain nombre de projets de modernisation soient bient\u00f4t mis de l'avant. Puisque l'on retrouve des op\u00e9rateurs d'un oc\u00e9an \u00e0 l'autre, cela entra\u00eenera la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois partout au pays en plus de profiter aux entreprises qui fournissent des biens et des services aux op\u00e9rateurs de traversiers et de rehausser les collectivit\u00e9s que desservent les traversiers.<\/p>\n

      Pour de plus amples renseignements\u00a0:<\/p>\n

      Serge Buy, chef de la direction<\/p>\n

      613\u00a0720-1777 \/\u00a0sbuy@cfoa.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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