The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada
The Expert Panel on the Social and Economic Value of Marine Shipping to Canada
As a maritime nation, Canada’s economy, culture, environment, and security have long been interlinked with commercial marine shipping. Critical to Canada’s historical development, marine shipping continues to be vital to international trade and the development of communities. It is often the only means by which food and essential goods reach Canada’s island, remote, and northern communities. While it is evident that marine shipping is of critical importance to Canada, its value had never been comprehensively assessed. For this reason, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping (Clear Seas) asked the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) to undertake an expert panel assessment on the topic.
To address the charge, the CCA assembled a multidisciplinary, multi-sectoral panel of 10 experts with a range of expertise, experience, and demonstrated leadership in economics, anthropology, the marine shipping industry, and marine shipping-related public policy. The assessment was informed by both academic and grey literature, original data analysis and case studies, and a novel quantitative trade modelling exercise to help understand the role of marine shipping in the Canadian economy.
The Sponsor:
Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping
The Expert Panel on the Social and Economic Value of Marine Shipping to Canada