Temporary Pilotage Order and Fingerprint Designations

Summary#

This Canada Gazette notice records a few routine personnel changes and a temporary shipping rule. It names people added to or removed from the list of official fingerprint examiners under the Criminal Code, and it announces Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Area 2 of the Pacific Pilotage Authority Region made under the Pilotage Act on May 1, 2025.

What it does#

• Designates new fingerprint examiners (signed April 28, 2025):
  • Kelly Menna (of the Belleville Police Service).
  • Mario Danis, Vasco Martinov, and Matthew Ramsden (all of the Ottawa Police Service).
  • Mark Adams (of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
• Revokes designations (signed April 28, 2025):
  • Jim Killeen and Robert Kurus (previously listed with the Ottawa Police Service).
• Introduces a temporary pilotage rule for part of the Pacific region (made May 1, 2025 by Chrystia Freeland):
  • Expands what is treated as Area 2 of the Pacific Pilotage Authority region to include an additional enclosed block of waters (the order lists the exact positions).
  • Limits compulsory pilotage in that extended Area 2 so that only laden crude oil tankers with a summer deadweight tonnage of 40,000 or more must take a compulsory pilot.
  • Requires ship notices to say what type of cargo a ship is carrying in addition to the usual information.
  • Repeals the previous interim order from May 1, 2024.
  • States that this Interim Order itself will be repealed 30 days after it is made.

Who's affected#

• Police and forensic services that use official fingerprint examiners:
  • The Belleville Police Service, the Ottawa Police Service, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will see the named people added or removed from their lists of examiners.
• Marine pilots, ship operators and shipping companies working in the Pacific Pilotage Authority’s Area 2:
  • The Pacific Pilotage Authority, operators of crude oil tankers, and pilots working in the waters covered by the order need to follow the temporary pilotage requirement and the added cargo-reporting rule.
• The general public and local communities might notice practical effects if the change affects tanker movements or safety procedures in the specified coastal area.

Why it matters#

• The fingerprint examiner listings are routine personnel steps. They affect who is authorized to examine fingerprints for criminal investigations, which matters to police work and court evidence but are internal to those services.
• The interim pilotage order is a temporary safety and control measure for a coastal area. It changes which crude oil tankers must take a compulsory pilot and adds a rule to declare cargo type in advance. That affects tanker routing, pilot availability, and marine safety procedures in the specified waters. Because the order expires 30 days after being made, it is short-term and may be replaced or extended later.