Transport committee  Certainly, depending on the type of commodity and the commercial arrangements between the parties, some are much more sensitive to delays than others, but for a vessel to come in, it's based on size, not on length of stay, to be precise in terms of answering the question.

Transport committee  There are two different metrics. I've been employed here for about 24 years now, and virtually throughout that time we've had somewhere between 3,000 and 3,500 ship calls per year. That hasn't changed in the last 25 years because, generally speaking, vessel size is increasing.

Transport committee  I'm optimistic about our ability to respond. As you mentioned, the Port of Vancouver and our partners have done reasonably well in terms of accessing federal funding, in part because of the preparedness we had to enter that process. We've been analyzing the supply chain, both reg

Transport committee  As you can imagine, mine are not as expansive as government generally. I'm focusing on supply chain challenges. I often say, though, that Canada's brand, which I put simply as, “Buy our stuff. We'll get it to you”, is at risk here. We're in a position, and I'd say it's an enviabl

Transport committee  I think the comments were looking back at the last number of years. Once again, referring to the infrastructure programs, through the course of the last number of years, we enjoyed support in the order of something to the tune of $350 million of infrastructure funding through Can

Transport committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for inviting us to present today. My name, as has been indicated, is Peter Xotta. I am VP of Planning and Operations at Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the body responsible for stewardship at the Port of Vancouver. Our mandate is to facilitate

Transport committee  I would agree. Obviously, this is a complex space for which Canada has to have an appropriate process in place. The fundamental message is that ports have been responsible in fully serving the mandate that is before them in the Canada Marine Act. In the case of Vancouver, there's

Transport committee  I'd probably be restating what I said previously. There are two dimensions to the potential change. As I mentioned, one is the potential for exceptionally long and costly permitting reviews, such that projects may not be brought forward. The second piece is with regard to the ro

Transport committee  That's our concern.

Transport committee  Put simply, if the threshold for projects being kicked to a central review agency is exceptionally low, that's going to be a big deterrent for ports.

Transport committee  We certainly need to look at emerging issues in other gateways. Perhaps to the previous question that was asked, the port is very actively engaged in discussions with L.A. and Long Beach, because we can foreshadow some of what might happen in our port, in the container sector; wi

Transport committee  I'll take it up a level, to be brief. What's happened in the federal trade corridors initiative is incredibly powerful. Being prepared to facilitate analysis and leaving the door open to potential infrastructure asks is actually the primary and most useful role that the Governme

Transport committee  Perhaps I can chime in. Here's the picture that I would paint. In Canada, when your vessel arrives at the port of Vancouver, you come under the Lions Gate Bridge. If you're entering Burrard Inlet, on the left-hand side is a pile of sulphur and coal. On the right-hand side you ha

Transport committee  Without repeating Ewan's comment, I would say that we absolutely struggle with the legacy environment that was created, and we have the registration issue. We work closely with several municipalities, often on what we refer to as “vessels of interest”—they may or may not be wrec

Transport committee  The port of Vancouver has had a structure in place for our tenants for the better part of 30 years, to review projects. We have seen considerable increased concern and scrutiny placed on those projects, probably appropriately so, given the competing interests that come to bear.