Ottawa, November 5, 2019 – Today, the Chamber of Shipping released a Report Card on the progress of the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) as it relates to commercial shipping. Overall, the fifty-plus programs under the OPP have had varied levels of success. Certain programs have suffered from a lack of resources and a lack of an integrated approach between Federal Departments. Additionally, there has been little intent to connect OPP programs with Government reviews associated with port governance, and supply chain efficiency and productivity, missing an opportunity to align the OPP with trade objectives. Notwithstanding these weaknesses, the OPP has made significant strides in delivering certain infrastructure that will increase safety in coastal waters, such as increased coastal radar coverage, investing in the protection of species at risk, and progressing ocean conservation through a sophisticated framework of co-governance on the…