Enhancing Border Security and Trade Facilitation: A Critical Opportunity for Canada
Dear Minister McGuinty,(CC: MP Matt Jeneroux, MP Ryan Williams, MP Phil Lawrence, MP Claude DeBellefeuille, MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval) Canada’s border security and trade infrastructure face urgent challenges. At present The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) only operates five marine container examination facilities in Canada: Halifax, Saint John, Montréal, Prince Rupert and Vancouver. This is causing […]
ONTARIO MARINE COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR AT ITS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TORONTO, ON – After a very successful Annual General Meeting held last week in Toronto, the Ontario Marine Council is proud to announce its 2025 Board of Directors, which includes a new Chair and a renewed commitment to continue to advance marine interests across the province. Hannah Bowlby, from Algoma Central Corporation, has been appointed […]
Premier Ford Presented “Ontario Marine Champion” Award for Support of Marine Shipping
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) is proud to announce the inaugural recipient of its “Ontario Marine Champion” Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing marine shipping in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford, is the first-ever recipient of the award, which recognizes his government’s unprecedented engagement with the marine shipping industry to create the first-ever Ontario Marine […]
Building the next generation of Toronto Island Ferries in Ontario
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) takes great pride in our province’s centuries-old history of shipbuilding and its world-class heavy manufacturing supply chain. That is why we are deeply disappointed by the City of Toronto’s recent decision to progress final negotiations with a foreign company that will build the next generation of Toronto Island Ferries outside […]
OMC Calls on the CBSA to grant access to the local delivery of containerized cargo across the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) represents the marine supply chain in Ontario, including ports, marine operators, shipyards, and terminal operators. In Ontario, the marine industry supports more than 67 000 well-paying jobs and generates more than $9 billion in economic activity yearly while transporting crucial material for key industries including iron and steel, construction, agriculture […]
Ontario Marine Council Welcomes Provincial Funding for Shipbuilding in Ontario
Toronto, March 26 2024 – The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) extends its appreciation to Premier Ford and the Ontario government for its commitment to the Ontario marine industry in today’s budget. In October of 2023, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria made a historic announcement at the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers Conference […]
ONTARIO MARINE COUNCIL UNVEILS STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-2027: NAVIGATING ONTARIO’S MARINE INDUSTRY TOWARDS GREATER PROSPERITY
Toronto, January 16, 2024 – The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) proudly announces the release of its inaugural Strategic Plan, outlining a visionary roadmap of the province’s marine industry over the next 5 years. The plan, titled “Navigating Ontario’s Marine Industry Towards Greater Prosperity,” is a collaborative effort by industry leaders and stakeholders dedicated to advancing the […]
Independent Study Highlights the Growing Positive Economic Impacts of Ontario’s Marine Industry
Today, during a virtual press conference, Hardeep Singh Grewal, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, and Steve Salmons, President and CEO of Windsor Port Authority and Chair of the Ontario Marine Council (the “OMC”), announced the release of a comprehensive independent study of the economic impacts of Ontario’s marine industry in 2022. Titled “Economic […]
OMC Statement on the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation Ongoing Strike
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) would like to see immediate action taken by the Federal government for maritime traffic to resume on the critical canal locks system operated by the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. The OMC asks Premiers and Ministers of Transport from Ontario and Québec to demand that their federal counterparts take […]
Groundbreaking Provincial Marine Transportation Strategy Sets the Stage for Economic Growth in Ontario
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) congratulates the Government of Ontario for launching The Future of the Great Lakes Economy: Ontario’s Marine Transportation Strategy. The strategy was developed through unprecedented engagement between industry (via the Ontario Marine Council) and political leaders, with the goal of identifying, prioritizing, and planning for opportunities to enhance the province’s position as […]