Gateway Performance Table

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Gateway Performance Table
CANADAS ASIA-PACIFIC GATEWAY AND CORRIDOR
INITIATIVE
Presentation to the APEC Port Services Network
Council May 2009
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Agenda

• National Gateway and Corridor Strategies
• Gateway Performance Table Background
• Objectives
• Scope
• Current Status
• Next Steps

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Three Gateway Strategies Trade, Transportation
and Geographic Advantage
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Halifax
Montreal
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Background

• Performance Table is an initiative under the
  Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Strategies
• Significant infrastructure investments address
  capacity and reduce congestion
• Policy, regulatory and operational elements being
  assessed
• Performance Table established to bring together
  private sector views
• Inclusive of major industry stakeholders
• Federal/provincial government observers
• Focus on long-term competitiveness

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Objectives of Gateway Performance Table

• Position the Asia-Pacific Gateway for the future
  build common outlook
• Efficiency and productivity gap analysis could
  lead to measures that optimize capacity of
  existing facilities
• High level of commitment to international trading
  partners
• Discussion and research of operational matters
  that are of an integrated nature
• Under responsibility/jurisdiction of multiple
  organizations

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Scope of Performance Table

• Strategic vision of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to
  2020
• Identify and prioritize performance gaps with the
  Asia-Pacific Gateway
• Formulate areas of analysis to address
  performance gaps
• Measure performance of the Asia-Pacific Gateway
  over time

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Current Status

• Launched in July 2008 by former Minister of
  Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and
  former Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific
  Gateway
• Initial meeting in December 2008 provided
  opportunity for visioning of Gateway to 2020
• Performance Table members have undertaken a
  Strength/Weakness/Opportunity/Threat analysis of
  the Gateways competitive advantage
• At meetings in February and April 2009,
  Performance Table agreed to establishment and
  mandates of 3 sub-groups
• People
• Performance/Competitiveness
• Operations/Integration

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Next Steps

• Sub-groups to pursue research and analytical work
  to December 2009
• Reports from sub-groups submitted to full Table
• Consolidation of sub-group work into Final
  Performance Table Report
• Submit to Ministers