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The Government of Canada announced on May 7, 2004, that it would assist
Canada’s ports with the cost of modernizing and strengthening their security
systems and programs.
The
Marine Security
Contribution Program began as a three-year, $115 million commitment to assist
ports and port facilities with security enhancements. In June 2006, the Government
announced that the program would be expanded to include domestic ferry operators
and would also be extended by two years for facilities, other than Canada Port
Authorities.
The program is application-based and provides funding on a cost-shared basis
for a number of clearly identified eligible expenses.
Under the program, ports, marine facilities, domestic ferry terminal operators
and domestic ferry vessel operators are able to apply for funds to assist with
security enhancements called for under their Transport Canada approved Port
/Marine Facilities Security Plans or in the case of domestic ferries, Transport
Canada reviewed Security Plans. These funds not only assist by helping to
offset the costs borne by participants in finalizing their initial work to meet
the basic requirements of their plans, they also help them to extend and build on
these security enhancements in the future.
The program allows for the reimbursement of eligible
expenses. For all recipients other than
domestic ferries, eligible expenses are retroactive to April 1, 2004; for domestic
ferries, eligible expenses are retroactive to June 22, 2006, which is the date
that the program expansion was effected. The program is subject to all
expenditure controls applicable to contribution programs.
Note: Applications are now being accepted for funding Round
Four.
Funding Round Four will be open to certain domestic ferry
operators and Canada Port Authorities. It is expected that Round Five will
be launched in Spring 2007.
Applicants must ensure that their proposed projects are included in their
Transport Canada approved Security Plan or in the case of domestic ferries, in
their Transport Canada reviewed Security Plan. A list of the projects
should, therefore, be submitted separately to the Regional Security Inspector to
ensure that the Security Plan either already includes the projects or is amended
and updated to include them. Projects that are not clearly identified in a
Security Plan will not be considered.
The fifth funding round is planned for Spring 2007. Please check
Transport Canada’s website regularly for up to date information.
Visit the links below to access copies of Round
Four documents. Please note there are separate applications
for Canada Port Authorities and for Domestic Ferries:
If you do not possess a Transport Canada approved/reviewed Security Plan and
would like to receive a hard copy of the above mentioned Marine Security
Contribution Program documentation, or would like further information, please
contact us by e-mail at MSCP-PCSM@tc.gc.ca, or by regular mail at the following
address:
Marine Security Contribution Program
Transport Canada
Place de Ville – Tower C
330 Sparks Street
23rd Floor - ABMI
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0N5
Tel : (613) 990-4621
Fax : (613) 990-4856
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