Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. - coasting trade licence

Application by Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, SC 1992, c 31 (Act), for a licence

Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. applied, through its representative, to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Minister), for a licence to use the KCS-Pegasus-18, the KCS-Pyxis-18, the KCS-Cetus-18 and the KCS-Volans-18, four floating feeding systems registered in United the States of America to deliver feed to salmon farms. The floating feeding systems will be towed to and anchored at the following locations: Digby, Victoria Beach and Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. The activity will start on July 9, 2026, and will end on July 8, 2027.

To support the licensing process, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) must determine, under section 8 of the Act, whether a suitable Canadian ship is available to provide the service.

Agency staff gave notice of the application to the Canadian marine industry, and no Canadian ships were offered. Therefore, the Agency determines that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity.

The Minister considers the Agency's Determination in deciding whether to issue the licence. This Determination is not an authority to operate.