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The Canada Ports Corporation (also known as Ports Canada) was a port corporation which operated across
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. An Act of Parliament, which had been promoted by
Jean-Luc Pépin Jean-Luc Pepin, (November 1, 1924 – September 5, 1995) was a Canadian academic, politician and Cabinet minister. Political biography Pepin was a political science professor at the University of Ottawa when he was first elected to the House o ...
, founded it on 24 February 1983, and it was marked as a responsibility of the
Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...
. Additionally, Pépin enunciated the Harbour Commissions Act, under which a new National Ports Policy was launched. The Canada Ports Corporation was phased out in 1998 with the creation of the
Canada Marine Act The ''Canada Marine Act'' (CMA; french: Loi maritime du Canada) (the Act) was passed in 1998 under the stewardship of David Collenette, who was Canada's Minister of Transport at that time. It was intended to modernize Canada's most important port ...
(CMA), an act ostensibly to modernize Canada's ports and harbors; prior to the implementation of the CMA, a ''National Marine Policy'' had been written in 1995 under the Ministry of Doug Young.


History

The reorganization of the National Harbours Board (which had operated since 1936) was instigated by
Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...
Jean-Luc Pepin Jean-Luc may refer to: In politics: * Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 1954), a French politician and Member of the European Parliament * Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician * Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), a French politician * Jean-Lu ...
, and in February 1983 resulted, with the passage of the ''Canada Ports Corporation Act'', in the creation of an agency named ''Ports Canada''. In 1998, the
Canada Marine Act The ''Canada Marine Act'' (CMA; french: Loi maritime du Canada) (the Act) was passed in 1998 under the stewardship of David Collenette, who was Canada's Minister of Transport at that time. It was intended to modernize Canada's most important port ...
was passed, which gave port control to 18 Canada Port Authorities. Throughout its operating years the governing body oversaw 15 ports.


Ports Canada Police

The Ports Canada Police was a law enforcement agency operated under the Canada Ports Corporation. In November 1998, the Ports Canada Police was the object of scrutiny after allegations of
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were presented to the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...
.


Other Resources


Transport Canada - List of Canadian Port Authorities


References

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