Marginal note:Powers, duties and functions of the Minister

• 40. (1) As the Minister responsible for oceans, the powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not assigned by law to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, relating to the policies and programs of the Government of Canada respecting oceans.

• Marginal note:Encouragement of activities

  (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Minister shall encourage activities necessary to foster understanding, management and sustainable development of oceans and marine resources and the provision of coast guard and hydrographic services to ensure the facilitation of marine trade, commerce and safety in collaboration with other ministers of the Government of Canada.

Marginal note:Coast guard services

• 41. (1) As the Minister responsible for coast guard services, the powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not assigned by law to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, relating to

  • (a) services for the safe, economical and efficient movement of ships in Canadian waters through the provision of

    • (i) aids to navigation systems and services,

    • (ii) marine communications and traffic management services,

    • (iii) ice breaking and ice management services, and

    • (iv) channel maintenance;

  • (b) the marine component of the federal search and rescue program;

  • (c) [Repealed, 2005, c. 29, s. 36]

  • (d) marine pollution response; and

  • (e) the support of departments, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada through the provision of ships, aircraft and other marine services.

• Marginal note:Cost effective

  (2) The Minister shall ensure that the services referred to in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iv) are provided in a cost effective manner.

Marginal note:Functions

42. In exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions assigned by paragraph 4(1)(c) of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act, the Minister may

• (a) collect data for the purpose of understanding oceans and their living resources and ecosystems;

• (b) conduct hydrographic and oceanographic surveys of Canadian and other waters;

• (c) conduct marine scientific surveys relating to fisheries resources and their supporting habitat and ecosystems;

• (d) conduct basic and applied research related to hydrography, oceanography and other marine sciences, including the study of fish and their supporting habitat and ecosystems;

• (e) carry out investigations for the purpose of understanding oceans and their living resources and ecosystems;

• (f) prepare and publish data, reports, statistics, charts, maps, plans, sections and other documents;

• (g) authorize the distribution or sale of data, reports, statistics, charts, maps, plans, sections and other documents;

• (h) prepare in collaboration with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, publish and authorize the distribution or sale of charts delineating, consistently with the nature and scale of the charts, all or part of the territorial sea of Canada, the contiguous zone of Canada, the exclusive economic zone of Canada and the fishing zones of Canada and adjacent waters;

• (i) participate in ocean technology development; and

• (j) conduct studies to obtain traditional ecological knowledge for the purpose of understanding oceans and their living resources and ecosystems.