MLC country profile of Canada

Ship registry - General information

Number of ships:

716

Deadweight tonnage:

3,483

Share of world total, dwt:

0.15%

Source:

Review of Maritime Transport (UNCTAD/2023) - Date: 2023

Competent authority

Name

Transport Canada, Safety and Security

Address

330 Sparks Street, 11th floor (AMS)

Place de Ville, Tower C

City

Ottawa

Postal Code

K1A 0N8

Website

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marine-menu.htm

National determinations

None

Social security protection for seafarers

In accordance with Standard A4.5 (2) and (10), the Government has specified the following branches of social security: medical care; sickness benefit; unemployment benefit; old-age benefit; employment injury benefit; family benefit; maternity benefit; invalidity benefit and survivors’ benefit.

List of recognized organizations

None available

Port State inspections

None available

Onshore Complaints

None available

National legislation and other measures

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