Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Agreement For Gitga'at Maritime Awareness Information System (MAIS) Infrastructure Enhancement - Hartley Bay, British Columbia

Agreement Number:

163329

Agreement Value:

$82,833.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

To improve the capacity of affected communities to understand and use marine information.

Organization:

Transport Canada

Expected Results:

Indigenous peoples are engaged and involved in the implementation of policy, legislation and program initiatives; Recipients have increased knowledge of the national transportation system (e.g., navigation) and its impacts; Indigenous peoples and communities have the training and equipment needed to understand and access real-time information on marine activities.

Location:

HARTLEY BAY, British Columbia, CA V0V 1A0

Reference Number:

217-2019-2020-Q3-00886

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Operating Name:

Recipient's Legal Name:

Gitga'at First Nation

Research Organization:

Federal Riding Name:

Skeena--Bulkley Valley

Federal Riding Number:

59028

Program:

Program to Enhance Maritime Situational Awareness

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Program is to modernize and enhance the safety of Canada's marine transportation system, protect Canada's marine ecosystem and increase Canadians' awareness of, and capacity to participate in, marine safety.

Coverage:

National