Marine Technical Review Board Services

• The Marine Technical Review Board (MTRB) was created under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to grant or deny applications for equivalencies to safety requirements or exemptions from non-safety ones.
• These applications concern individual Canadian vessels or the issuance of Canadian maritime documents to persons. The MTRB cannot make a decision that affects multiple vessels or classes of vessels.

Service standard:

• MTRB Procedure
  Within 40 working days
  • Application and regional input
    Within 10 working days
  • Processing of application by Secretariat
    Within 5 working days
  • Additional expert input for complex applications
    Within 5 working days
  • Review and decision by the MTRB
    Within 15 working days
  • Informing applicant of decision by the Secretariat
    Within 5 working days

Apply For:

To apply for a Marine Technical Review Board Service visit our website on “How to apply for an MTRB: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/rsqa-cea-mtrb-apply-mtrb-131.htm. Requests can be sent to one of our regional offices at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/regions-marine.htm

Performance target: The target for achieving this standard is set at 70%.

Performance results:

Service feedback:

Mailing Address:
Transport Canada
Marine Safety (AMSA)
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 11th Floor
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0N5

For more information:

• Inspection and Operations Standards
• Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
• Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
• Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council
• Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance
• Contacting Marine Safety

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.