Mr. René Grenier at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On April 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

April 2nd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

Deputy Commissioner, Maritimes Services, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Yes.

We will also start two NAVAREAs in the Arctic. Canada has been asked by the IMO to be the one to transmit notices to mariners in the Arctic. That's something we'll be starting in January of next year. Also, the long-range identification tracking system that's going to be in place will help us track ships up north as well as within 1,000 miles of our coasts.

Those are the enhancements, if you will, that we're looking at besides our ten icebreakers in the Arctic and the traffic stations we have, which I'm sure you know about.

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