2012-13 Departmental Performance Report
Program 1.9 – Marine Navigation
Description
The Marine Navigation program is delivered by the Canadian Coast Guard. This program provides Canadian and international commercial marine transportation sectors, fishers, and pleasure craft operators with information and services that facilitate economical and efficient movement of maritime commerce in support of economic prosperity. Program services include providing: survey and forecast information of certain commercial channels to identify available water depth, restrictions, or hazards to navigation; dredging services; marine structures contributing to ship channel maintenance of certain waterways; aids to navigation systems including short-range marine aids, long-range marine aids, and information to mariners; ice information and escorting service to ships in ice-covered waters; assistance to beset vessels in ice; opening of tracks through shore-fast ice; harbour breakouts; ice routing advice; and risk management of flooding on the St. Lawrence River through monitoring, prevention, and breaking up of ice jams. Program services also contributes to Arctic sovereignty by transporting goods/supplies to Northern communities and being a visible federal government marine presence in the Canadian North. Marine Navigation supports economic prosperity by ensuring economical and safe access to the Canadian marine transportation networks and encourages efficiency by fostering/supporting a marine infrastructure system capable of meeting clients' needs. Coast Guard's Fleet Operational Readiness and Shore-Based Asset Readiness programs are integral contributors to the delivery of this program. This program is delivered in coordination with the Canadian Hydrographic Service, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Environment Canada. Legal authority for this program is found in the Constitution Act, 1867, the Oceans Act, and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.
Financial Resources ($ millions)
| Total Budgetary Expenditures (Main Estimates) 2012-13 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
Total Authorities (available for use) 2012-13 |
Actual Spending (authorities used) 2012-13 |
Difference 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.9 | 42.9 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 8.7 |
Human Resources (full-time equivalents)
| Planned 2012-13 |
Actual 2012-13 |
Difference 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|
| 257 | 241 | -16 |
Performance Results
| Expected Result |
Performance Indicator |
Target | Actual Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The commercial shipping industry and mariners are provided with marine navigation support to facilitate access to/movement through main marine channels | Total annual international and domestic tonnage handled | Five-year average (most recent available period) by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 452,000,000 tonnes Maintained five-year average as stated in Statistics Canada's 2011 catalogue on Shipping in Canada. |
| Channel management information | Percentage of Notices to Shipping on hazardous situations published within Canadian Coast Guard's Levels of Service | 100% by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 100% Improved compared to 2011-12 result of 96%. |
| Dredged channels of the Canadian portions of the Great Lakes Connecting Channels and St. Lawrence River | Percentage of channel areas dredged versus those requiring dredging (Canadian portions of the Great Lakes Connecting Channels and St. Lawrence only) | 100% by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 100% Maintained 2011-12 result of 100%. |
| Operational aids to navigation systems | Percentage of time an aid has been operating properly versus time it was expected to be operational (mission time), over a three-year average | 99% by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 99% Developed strategy to renew shore-based assets and maintained 2011-12 result of 99%. |
| Icebreaking operations (ice breaking, ice escorts, etc.) | Icebreaking and ice escort response times within Canadian Coast Guard's Levels of Service | 97% by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 91% Did not achieve target due to severe ice conditions. Lesson Learned: To improve service and consistency, client-requested times for icebreaking are now being recorded instead of a combination of client-requested times and negotiated times. |
| Ice-related information | Percentage of ice charts requested that are produced | 100% by March 31, 2013 |
Result: 100% Produced 2,328 ice charts compared to the 1,800 required by the Ice Information service Partnership Agreement. |
Performance Analysis and Lessons Learned
Program Initiatives
- Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Strategy — Developed an Arctic Strategy defining the Canadian Coast Guard's approach to establishing efficient, safe, secure, and defined Arctic marine corridors and began implementation.
- e-Navigation — Began development of the e-Navigation portal and continued to work with other key federal departments and the shipping industry to implement e-Navigation.
- Removal of Loran-C Navigational Aid System — Removed the majority of Loran-C equipment and towers and developed remediation plans but experienced delays in divesting the items. The Loran-C service, an outdated navigational aid system, was terminated by the Coast Guard in 2010.
- Marine Services Fees — Established a Marine Services Fees Working Group to consult with stakeholders on an approach to amend marine services fees, developed a project charter and a stakeholder consultation plan, and completed an initial review of past methodologies for allocating navigation and icebreaking costs to clients.
Program Evaluation... In 2010-11, the Department completed the Evaluation of the Icebreaking Program, which formed part of the Marine Navigation Program.
Program Evaluation... In 2010-11, the Department completed the Evaluation of the Aids to Navigation Program, which formed part of the Marine Navigation Program.
Program Evaluation... In 2010-11, the Department completed the Evaluation of the Waterways Management Program, which formed part of the Marine Navigation Program.
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