National Harbours Board
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The National Harbours Board was the administrative body that controlled the business and service operations in major Canadian ports in the years 1936 to 1983 and was also responsible for coordination and determination of policy, and planning and engineering of capital works. It reported on its activities to Parliament, through the Minister of Transport
. The three member board was established by the National Harbours Board Act (1936) as a crown corporation. It was dissolved by the Canada Ports Corporation Act (1983) and replaced by the Canada Ports Corporation (Ports Canada) which devolved much of the National Harbour Board's former functions to local port authorities
maintaining responsibility for ensuring that overall national transportation objectives are met as well as overseeing the Ports Canada Police until that service was disbanded in 1997.
Minister of Transport (Canada)
The Minister of Transport is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada...
. The three member board was established by the National Harbours Board Act (1936) as a crown corporation. It was dissolved by the Canada Ports Corporation Act (1983) and replaced by the Canada Ports Corporation (Ports Canada) which devolved much of the National Harbour Board's former functions to local port authorities
Port authority
In Canada and the United States a port authority is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure.Port authorities are usually governed by boards or...
maintaining responsibility for ensuring that overall national transportation objectives are met as well as overseeing the Ports Canada Police until that service was disbanded in 1997.