Fishing and its day-to-day management

Fishing and taxation

Hélène Marquis began her career with the Canada Revenue Agency in May 1998, in Rimouski, where she holds the position of tax auditor for individuals in business. Since the spring of 2003, she has divided her time between conducting audits and educating people by informing them on various taxation topics.

Conference summary:

Taxation is an important consideration for a business. The conference discussed taxation in general and in particular as it applies to the fishery. The main topics covered were: fishery earnings and expenses, types of accounting, bookkeeping and record keeping, investment tax credit, capital gains and losses.

Regulatory reform and fishing vessel safety regulations

Robert Beaudoin has been a marine inspector with Transport Canada for close to seven years. He arrived in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine last January. He set up an inspection program for small fishing vessels of less than 15 gross tons, which he oversaw for several years.

Gilles Hubert completed his navigation course at the Institut maritime de Rimouski. He was a captain for more than eight years, several with the Groupe Desgagnés. Mr. Hubert has been a marine inspector with Transport Canada for the past two years.

Conference summary:

The marine safety inspectors from the Îles-de-la-Madeleine office held an information session on the Regulatory Reform regarding the inspection of fishing vessels. The presentation focussed primarily on the fishing vessel safety regulations currently under study. It was in response to a public consultation with the industry conducted in February 2005.

Tax credit: aquaculture research and development

Jean-Guy Paquet holds a master’s degree in aquaculture and serves as a national sector specialist in technology, the environmental and aquaculture for the Canada Revenue Agency. He was also, among other things, a biologist/administrator for the firm PESCA Environnement and an environmental consultant for Human Resources Development Canada.

Conference summary:

This conference was a source of information about the admissibility of the research and development carried out by enterprises for tax credit purposes in the aquaculture, fisheries and environmental sectors.

Harbour authorities and their volunteers: a crucial partnership

Guy Descôteaux is Special Project Manager and the person responsible for the Harbour Authority Program at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. With the department since 1985, he has been with  Small Craft Harbours since 1987.

Conference summary:

This conference described the mandate of harbour administrations as well as the importance of the volunteers who work in fishing harbours.