Name Change: Vancouver (BC)

Vancouver (BC): Port Authority Name Change

Vancouver’s port has a new name, dropping Port Metro Vancouver to become the "Port of Vancouver." In addition, the port authority will implement the consistent use of its legal name, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, when referencing activities or decisions of the port authority. The change is intended to strengthen the port’s recognition with stakeholders and customers as well as provide clarity and distinction between the activities of the port authority and those of the greater port community.

According to the port, feedback and research indicate the use of "Port Metro Vancouver" to refer to the port and the federal port authority created confusion between activities of the port authority, port tenants and terminals, and even the regional government. Internationally, the port is already widely referenced as the Port of Vancouver in keeping with customary naming conventions for ports.

The Port of Vancouver extends from Roberts Bank and much of the Fraser River up to and including Burrard Inlet. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority remains the steward of the Port of Vancouver, formed in 2008 from the amalgamation of three regional port authorities.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority was established by the Government of Canada pursuant to the Canada Marine Act and is accountable to the federal minister of transport. As a Canada Port Authority, it is mandated to facilitate Canada’s trade, while protecting the environment and considering local communities.