A New Policy Framework for the Canadian Shipbuilding and Industrial Marine Industry Focusing on Opportunities 2001 This publication is also available electronically on the World Wide Web at the following address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/shipbuilding This publication can be made available in alternative formats for persons with disabilities upon request. For additional copies of this publication, please contact: Information Distribution Centre Communications Branch Industry Canada Room 268D, West Tower 235 Queen Street Ottawa ON K1A 0H5 Tel.: (613) 947-7466 Fax: (613) 954-6436 E-mail:
[email protected] © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Industry Canada), 2001 Cat. No. C2-587/2001 ISBN 0-662-65920-1 53515B 15% recycled material Focusing on Opportunities Minister’s Message n October 2000, at the Second, I wanted proposals that I National Shipbuilding Forum in would be reasonable and workable. I St. John’s, Newfoundland, the ship- was explicit with the co-Chairs, from building community clearly express- the beginning and throughout the ed a desire for actions to address the process, that I was not interested in problems of the industry. Problems production subsidies or in increasing stemming from a lack of investment protection for the industry. Our focus and innovation, business practices had to be on innovation, investment that hurt productivity, lack of financ- and opportunity. ing support, and the limits of the federal procurement budget. This places the premium on working within existing policies and programs They identified a second and very of the government. It includes our substantial set of problems, born of current policy support for shipbuilding, the unique and difficult international to see if its measures are effective.