Decision No. 566-W-2002

October 22, 2002

October 22, 2002

APPLICATION by Robert Reford, on behalf of New World Shipmanagement, pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence to use the "CLIPPER ADVENTURER", a passenger vessel registered in the Bahamas to carry 122 passengers on one cruise along the coast of Newfoundland, commencing in St. John's, Newfoundland and ending in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the period commencing on August 29, 2003 and ending on September 7, 2003.

File No. W9125/R17/02-1

Robert Reford has, on behalf of New World Shipmanagement, applied to the Minister of National Revenue for a licence to operate the service set out in the title. The matter was referred to the Canadian Transportation Agency on September 17, 2002.

The Canadian Transportation Agency conducted a search of the relevant portion of the marine industry and has determined pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Coasting Trade Act that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to provide the service or perform the activities described in the application, and that there is no identical or similar adequate marine service available from any person operating one or more Canadian ships.

This determination will be provided to the Minister of National Revenue for any necessary action as provided for in the Coasting Trade Act.

This Decision does not constitute an authority to commence operations in respect of the service for which application has been made.

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