Mr. Jon Churchill (Superintendent, Office of Boating Safety, Pacific Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans): My name is Jon Churchill and I've just recently been transferred here to Ottawa as manager of the office of boating safety.

‘common Union standards’ means the application of operational measures in a common and unfragmented manner to obtain a high and uniform level of security in the field of border control and visas in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council , Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council , Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council , Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council , the Schengen catalogue for external border control, the Practical Handbook f ...[+++]or border guards, the Handbook on visas, the Eurosur Handbook and any other Regulations and guidelines to be adopted at the Union level on border control and visas.

Every year, in support of our safe boating mission, the members of the auxiliary conduct an average of 3,000 courtesy checks on pleasure craft and attend over 500 boat shows and public events, where they inform and educate the public on safe boating practices.

[Text] Question No. 182 Mr. Andy Burton: As of January 1, 2003, and with regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Office of Boating Safety: (a) what is the total number of residents of Canada who have been issued safe boating certificates, broken down by province and territory; (b) how many accredited boating safety course providers are there in each province and territory; and, (c) how many non-residents of Canada have been issued a safe boating certificate?

Over 1. 2 million copies of the safe boating guide are being distributed.

We provide marine safety information and advice, conduct voluntary safety inspections and marine safety demonstrations, and develop and administer recreational boating safety regulations.