Dear Member,
As part of the 2023 budget approval process at the Nov. 29, 2022 meeting of the Board of Directors, an increase of $25 to the West Coast rate was approved. Recognizing that sufficient notice is required to members, the increase will not come into effect until July 1, 2023. Other rates remain unchanged, with the full schedule noted below.
| January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 | July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
| LINER, TRANSIENT AND PASSENGER VESSELS – EAST COAST PORTS: | LINER, TRANSIENT AND PASSENGER VESSELS – EAST COAST PORTS; |
| $0.0333 per gross registered ton per voyage | $0.0333 per gross registered ton per voyage |
| Minimum charge: $225.00 per voyage | Minimum charge: $225.00 per voyage |
| Maximum charge: $450.00 per voyage | Maximum charge: $450.00 per voyage |
| LINER, TRANSIENT AND PASSENGER VESSELS – WEST COAST PORTS: | LINER, TRANSIENT AND PASSENGER VESSELS – WEST COAST PORTS: |
| $300.00 per voyage | $325.00 per voyage |
| COASTAL VESSELS: | COASTAL VESSELS: |
| $115.00 per voyage | $115.00 per voyage |
| MINIMUM FEE PER MEMBER: | MINIMUM FEE PER MEMBER: |
| $1,100.00 per calendar year | $1,100.00 per calendar year |
Federation dues are charged on vessel calls to or from ports located in the Atlantic, St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, West Coast, Arctic regions, and on transits through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The dues are chargeable a single time per round trip voyage regardless of the number of ports of call. Although most vessel operations are tax free, the federal GST and provincial QST legislation require that tax be added to these accounts and refunds obtained through input tax credit procedures.
Please address any queries to the undersigned.
Sincerely,
Mario Minotti,
Director, Finance & Administration
Shipping Federation of Canada