Grants and Contributions:

Improve safe navigation practices to prevent dangerous interactions between large and small vessels / Increase small vessel safety on local waters by improving the ability to locate a vessel/individual when responding to an incident should it occur. / Improve marine safety of individuals on the water and mitigate the impacts of an incident using appropriate personal protective equipment. / Develop capacity within Indigenous communities to understand and use marine information help prevent shipboard incidents and deal with emergencies and ensure knowledge of relevant marine safety equipment.

This grant Program provides funding for equipment and training to eligible Indigenous communities to improve vessel safety and build an understanding of safety on the water along the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX) marine shipping route. The Program aims to respond to concerns about the safety of Indigenous mariners who may have increased interactions with tankers along the TMX marine shipping route by managing the potential safety risks from increased tanker traffic and interactions with Indigenous vessels improving safe navigation practices and increasing marine safety awareness.