Decision No. 616-W-2005

October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005

APPLICATION by Neptune Canada, pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence to use the "C/S MAERSK DEFENDER", a Danish cable layer, to perform cone penetrometer tests to determine the seafloor characteristics in order to facilitate burial of a fibre optic cable offshore Vancouver, British Columbia near Bamfield and Barkley Sound, during the period commencing on or about October 7, 2005 and ending on or about October 30, 2005.

File No. W9125/N11/05-1

Neptune Canada has 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 October 6, 2005.

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.

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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