The Canada Marine Act, which governs marine infrastructure, gives us powers and obligations. Under this act, we have a responsibility to ensure the overall safety of people and goods transiting through the Port of Montreal. We are not talking about the cargo inside the containers; we are talking about the container. This means that access to the port is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at all times. Any access to the port is monitored and logged.
Although we do not have the authority to inspect containers, we have launched and supported initiatives to help police and businesses conduct their investigations and activities. For example, in addition to the spaces we provide to customs officials, we provide the spaces, buildings and infrastructure needed for those people to carry out their operations.
More than 800 police and customs officers have access to the port at any given time. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, the Sûreté du Québec, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal and customs all have access to the port. Access cards have been issued to these agencies. More than 600 cameras are also monitoring the entire port, and the police has access to them to carry out their activities.
In addition, we are working with private companies that monitor or track stolen vehicles in the port using the famous Tag stolen vehicle tracking system. We have installed antennas for them. They are present in the port to detect vehicles. In collaboration with these companies, we are in the process of reassessing the number of antennas they need to more quickly and accurately identify vehicles. They currently have a certain number of antennas, but if we add some, we will be able to better locate trains and trucks. We are proud to be part of this initiative, which is currently being developed.
We have also launched a national program to welcome all companies with technologies similar to these antennas. We invite them to contact us so that they can install their antennas at no cost. We will provide them with the necessary urban or port furniture at no cost. This recent program is under way. We do not have any new data to share with you, but we are working on it.
We also have discussions with the Automotive Industries Association of Canada, in particular, to try to understand their needs and to find other ways to support their efforts against the scourge of vehicle theft.
It should be noted that the problem is not just at the Port of Montreal, even though that seems to be the case at this time.
We also have to think about setting up an organization that includes the 17 Canadian port authorities, or CPAs. Otherwise, the problem will move to another port.
We are open to the discussion to find solutions.