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- General information and news releases
- Guidance for marine industry
- Other COVID-19 related resources
- Requirement for passengers onboard ferries to exit enclosed vehicle decks
General information and news releases
News releases
- Government of Canada announces one-year ban for pleasure craft and cruise vessels (February 04, 2021)
- Minister Garneau announces extended measures for cruise ships and pleasure craft in Canada (October 29, 2020)
- Minister Garneau announces new measures for the use of face coverings in the Canadian transportation sector (June 3, 2020)
- Minister Garneau announces updated measures for cruise ships and passenger vessels in Canadian waters up to October 31, 2020 (May 29, 2020)
- The Government of Canada announces new measures for pleasure craft in northern communities (May 14, 2020)
- New measures introduced for non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system (April 17, 2020)
- The Government of Canada announces new measures for ferries and commercial passenger vessels capable of carrying more than 12 passengers (April 5, 2020)
- Government of Canada announces intention to defer the start of cruise ship season in Canada as COVID-19 response measure (March 13, 2020)
Backgrounders
- Updated COVID-19 measures for cruise ships and other passenger vessels (May 29, 2020)
- New measures for pleasure craft operators to limit the spread of COVID-19 (May 14, 2020)
- Use of non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system (April 17, 2020)
- COVID-19 safety requirements for commercial passenger vessels and ferries (April 5, 2020)
Posters
Guidance for marine industry
- Guidelines for Pleasure Craft during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- COVID-19: Guidance Material for Essential Passenger Vessel and Ferry Operators
- Regulations Maintaining the Safety of Persons in Ports and the Seaway
Interim Orders
- Interim Order No. 5 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 1, 2021)
- Interim Order No. 3 Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (March 1, 2021)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 4 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (October 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 2 Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (October 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (May 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 3 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (June 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 20, 2020)
Ship Safety Bulletins
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Date |
Bulletin number |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2021 | 11/2021 | Updated guidelines respecting the mobility of asymptomatic, presumed non-COVID-19-carrying* seafarers in the marine sector during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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July 5, 2021 |
08/2021 |
Measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on passenger vessels and ferries |
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June 30, 2020 |
18/2020 |
Mobility of Asymptomatic Workers in the Marine Sector During COVID-19 |
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June 3, 2020 |
15/2020 |
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May 13, 2020 |
13/2020 |
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April 17, 2020 |
12/2020 |
Measures to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 on Passenger Vessels and Ferries (modified June 30, 2020) |
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March 19, 2020 |
05/2020 |
Marine Security Notification
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Date |
MSN number |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
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May 11, 2021 |
2021-005 |