Toronto Port Authority (TPA) is a Canadian Port Authority responsible for all activities in the Port of Toronto , located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The Authority is a federally-incorporated agency, with directors appointed by the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto and port users.
The Port of Toronto was formerly managed by the Toronto Harbour Commission (THC), also a federal agency, under the control of a board of directors that included three city of Toronto councilors, in existence since 1911. As part of a broad scheme of the federal government to modernize the administration of ports, operate ports in a business-like manner and divest itself of smaller ports, the TPA was set up in 1999 to operate the harbour and the airport. Toronto City Council, then developing its own plans for the harbour and waterfront, opposed the creation of the TPA, wishing to take over the harbour administration as a city function.
The new mission, to be self-sufficient, has led the TPA to pursue opportunities to increase its revenues, including the expansion of the airport, and the building of the Cruise Ship Terminal. The expansion of the airport has placed it in opposition to various community groups and Toronto City Council, which in 2003 canceled a TPA-planned bridge to the Airport. Additionally, the TPA has been involved in several disputes, including a land dispute, harbour fees and property fees with the City, and lawsuits over the operation of the airport with Air Canada. In 2008, the TPA returned its first-ever profit, mostly from revenues on fees charged to passengers utilizing the airport, which has seen an increase of traffic since the 2006 launch of Porter Airlines.
Operations
The TPA operates the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Marine Terminals 51 and 52, the Passenger Cruise Ship Facility and the Outer Harbour Marina. The TPA also provides regulatory controls and public works for marine and air navigation in the port and harbour of Toronto. The TPA grants operator's permits to recreational boaters in the harbour of Toronto, oversees land development, engages in trade development for its terminals, and appoints the Harbour Master. The TPA has a staff of 110 full-time employees and approximately 25 seasonal and part-time workers. As of December 2008, the TPA has $46 million CAD in capital assets.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Main article: Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportThe Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, commonly known as the 'island airport' is located at the western end of Toronto Islands. Operation of the airport is governed by a 1983 tripartite agreement between the Toronto Harbour Commission, the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto. The majority of the airport land is owned by the province with two small sections owned by the Government of Canada and a small section owned by the city. The land is leased to the TPA for a nominal amount until 2033 under the 1983 agreement. Access to the airport is by ferry services operated by the TPA.
Built in 1939 on land dredged from the harbour, it has three runways which can accommodate the smaller planes of regional scheduled airlines and general aviation aircraft. The 1983 agreement prohibits jet airplanes except in emergencies. In 2007, the number of landings and take-offs at the airport was 90,199. Because of its location near downtown and its tall buildings, industrial smokestacks and a wind turbine, air traffic into and out of the airport is controlled with approaches and departures routed over the lake. A seaplane base is located just east of the main apron. The airport is also used for medical flights.
The airport has been the site of operations of several regional airlines since the 1980s. The first airline was City Express, until 1990. This was followed by Air Ontario and Air Canada Jazz. Since 2006, Porter Airlines has operated out of the airport. The airline currently flies to several regional destinations including Ottawa, Montreal and Newark.
Port of Toronto
Toronto Harbour is roughly 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) by 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) and is sheltered by a string of offshore islands. The TPA operates a 20 hectares (49 acres) paved facility consisting of Marine Terminal 51 and Warehouse 52 on the east side of the harbour. There are 3 miles (4.8 km) of deep-water wharfage for the loading and unloading of bulk products. Marine terminals include inside and outside storage, and some 6,000 square feet (560 m 2 ) of berthing space for ships carrying general cargo.
The lands of the Port of Toronto used to be significantly larger. The Port Lands surrounding the TPA facility were created by infilling the delta of the Don River by the Toronto Harbour Commission in the 1910s, and were owned and controlled by the Harbour Commission until the 1990s, when they were transferred to the City of Toronto. The lands are expected to be redeveloped into a new neighbourhood, by the Waterfront Toronto partnership. The north-east corner of the harbour, formerly housing marine terminals, is being redeveloped into the East Bayfront residential neighbourhood. The Don River mouth is planned to be 're-naturalized'.
At one time, the entire inner harbour waterfront was used as a transfer station for cargo, with rail lines connected directly to the wharfs. Changes in mode of transport and relocation of factories has meant the port transfers a relatively small amount of cargo today. The tonnage of cargo passing through the port is made up mostly of sugar to the Redpath refinery and aggregate materials such as sand, gravel and salt.
- In 2007, the port handled 1.6 million tonnes of cargo, a 0.3% share out of almost 400 ports Canada-wide and 16th out of 19 Canada Port Authority ports by traffic.
- In 2006, Transport Canada ranked Toronto 39th out of 313 ports in all of Canada in total tonnage shipped.
- In 2006, the port handled 556 thousands tonnes of international cargo, 15th in international shipping activity in Ontario.
The port facilities include the Cruise Ship Facility , or International Marine Passenger Terminal which is used as a docking station for Great Lakes cruise ships. It was formerly a passenger terminal for the Rochester ferry. It has been used by the CBC's "The Border" television series.
Other facilities
Other facilities operated by the Toronto Port Authority include:
Outer Harbour Marina is located on the Leslie Street Spit in a protected channel with access to Lake Ontario and Toronto's Inner Harbour with 636 slips.
The Port Authority also offers a variety of services which include harbour maintenance, engineering services, lakefilling, shoreline protection, facility maintenance, marine services (power, water and dry dock facilities for ships), special cargo handling, dredging, topographic and hydrographic surveys, port security and many others.
The management offices are located in the Toronto Harbour Commission Building, located in downtown Toronto, just south of the Air Canada Centre.
Governance
The Toronto Port Authority is a public corporation. As such, it has a board of directors, appointed under regulations of the Canada Marine Act and the Letters Patent of the TPA. As originally set up, the Board was seven members, and was made up of one member appointed by the Government of Canada, one by the City, one by the Province of Ontario, and four by the federal government in consultation with the classes of users mentioned in the letters patent. The federal government changed the Letters Patent of the TPA in 2008 to modify this to nine members. The federal government transport minister now nominates seven of the nine members, one as the federal government representative and six "in consultation with the users selected by the Minister, or the classes of users mentioned in Schedule D of these Letters Patent."
The current structure replaces the older Toronto Harbour Commission that had a five-member board including three City of Toronto councillors. Under the Letters Patent , no City of Toronto Councillor, Ontario Member of Parliament or Canadian Member of Parliament can be a director and no employee of the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, or Government of Canada (or related agencies) can be a director. The 'users directors' are to be nominated by the businesses operating in the port, the airport, commercial users or recreational businesses. Like all port authorities created from harbour commissions, the aim was to update port operations so that it worked more like a business than a government agency.
This model of organization has been criticized for excluding persons or organizations that utilize the services in a non-commercial manner. The TPA has had to defend the choice and composition of the board of directors. Lisa Raitt, former TPA CEO has stated: "It's a community-based board of directors".
In 2008, Board members were paid between $13,000 and $18,000 each for their services..
Senior management
The current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TPA is Alan Paul, who is also the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Paul received a salary of $167,000 in 2008 (partly as VP, and partly as CEO). He is an interim replacement for Lisa Raitt who was recently elected a
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