Port State Measures Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act to implement the Port State Measures Agreement, to prohibit the importation of fish caught and marine plants harvested in the course of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and to clarify certain powers in respect of the administration and enforcement of the Act.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on March 10, 2015

  • Tom Rosser, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Allan MacLean, Director General, Conservation and Protection, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management - Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Tim Angus, Acting Director General of External Relations, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on March 12, 2015

  • Tom Rosser, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Allan MacLean, Director General, Conservation and Protection, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management - Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Angela Bexten, Acting Director, Global Fisheries & Marine Governance Bureau, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on March 24, 2015

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on April 23, 2015

  • Marty Muldoon, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Trevor Swerdfager, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Jody Thomas, Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Kevin Stringer, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Matthew King, Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Tom Rosser, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on April 28, 2015

  • Angela Bexten, Acting Director, Global Fisheries & Marine Governance Bureau, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans