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Toronto Port Authority (TPA) is a Port Authority responsible for all activities in the Port of Toronto, including the Toronto City Centre Airport. The TPA replaced the Toronto Harbour Commission, which had similar duties. more...

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The TPA owns and operates the Toronto City Centre Airport, Marine Terminals 51 and 52, and the Outer Harbour Marina. It 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 Port Authority has a staff of 110 full-time employees and approximately 25 seasonal and part-time workers.

The Port Authority has been the subject of controversy and some citizen's groups and politicians have campaigned for its disbanding and its powers to be given to the city.

Creation

The Toronto Port Authority was established on June 8, 1999, under the Canada Marine Act, with a seven-member Board of Directors. The Canada Marine Act was enacted to create Port Authorities to govern Canada's important commercial ports. The act, as originally introduced, did not include a Port Authority for Toronto. However, during final reading of the bill a motion to create the TPA was introduced by Liberal MP Dennis Mills.

The TPA replaced the Toronto Harbour Commission, created by a federal act in 1911, to manage the port lands in Toronto.

Governance

The Port Authority is controlled by a seven member board, comprised of one person appointed by the city of Toronto. Another two appointees are selected by the Provincial Government and the Federal Government. The remaining four positions are chosen by a select group of port based organizations. Under Federal law the only people who can have a seat on the board are "persons that make commercial use of, or provide services at the port". This definition excludes people that utilize the services in a non-commercial manner. Lisa Raitt, TPA CEO has stated: "It's a community-based board of directors". The current structure replaces the older Toronto Harbour Commission that had a five member board including three City of Toronto councillors. With the new management model, no City of Toronto employee nor city councillor can have a seat on the board. Board members are paid between $8,000 and $10,000 a year for their services.

The aim of the reorganization of the Port Authority was to update port operations so that it worked more like a business than a government agency. The new setup was championed by the former local Liberal Member of Parliament Dennis Mills.

The current CEO of the Port Authority is Lisa Raitt, who was appointed by the Board of Directors in 2003 after holding positions including Corporate Secretary/In-House Counsel 1999-2001 and Harbour Master 2001-2003; at the time Ms. Raitt held the distinction of first female Harbour Master in Canadian ports history.

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