C-344An Act to amend the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act (national strategy respecting abandoned vessels)

What it does

• Adds a definition of “Indigenous governing body” for the act.
• Requires the Minister of Transport to develop and implement a national strategy to address abandoned vessels.
• Requires the strategy to include ways to identify vessel owners, review disposal fees, create turn-in and disposal areas, support recycling standards, plan for mooring, and improve disposal processes.
• Requires the strategy to assess whether enough resources are in place, including for the Canadian Coast Guard, and to allow cooperation with provincial governments and Indigenous governing bodies where appropriate.
• Requires a report on the strategy and its implementation schedule within one year, then annual progress reports, with tabling in Parliament and publication on the Transport Department website.