How did Transport Canada “update” the CSA to achieve the CSA 2001?
The CSA 2001 regulatory reform process has involved the review of over 100 regulations that were made under the old CSA. This regulatory reform is being conducted in two phases: The first phase, which is now winding down and being implemented, included the reform of those regulations that were inconsistent with the provisions of the CSA 2001, as well as those that were deemed to have a substantial impact on safety and the environment. Many of the regulations included in the first phase came into effect at the same time as the CSA 2001, and the remainder will be implemented over the next two years. The second phase consists of a modernization of those regulations that are not critical to the new Act’s entry into force but that will benefit from reform. This second phase was formally launched when the CSA 2001 came into force on July 1, 2007, and will continue over the course of the following few years. Once Transport Canada marine safety experts draft a new or modernized regulation – in
