Ms. Annie Verville at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On September 18th, 2024. See this statement in context.

September 18th, 2024 / 5:50 p.m.

Director, Compliance and Enforcement, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

I can shed some light on this issue.

Transport Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard have separate powers to impose administrative monetary penalties. Right now, the Transport Canada registry contains two administrative monetary penalties under the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, while the Coast Guard registry contains five. Perhaps the existence of these two registries explains the confusion over the number of penalties.

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