Head Office Notice:
GCT Canada’s head office is moving effective January 1, 2023. Please update your records to
reflect the new address:
400 - 2925 Virtual Way Vancouver, BC V5M 4X5.
We are proven operators that have developed our operations through smart densification as required by our customers and consumer demand. Uniquely positioned to meet Canada's needs as a trading economy, we are looking ahead to prepare for our next incremental stage of development. The GCT Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion (DP4) project is a sustainable, phased, and privately-funded expansion of our existing footprint to add a fourth berth, delivering required capacity while minimizing impact on our neighbours, environment, Indigenous fishing grounds, and our workforce.
August 26, 2022 — GCT continues to advance desktop studies to evaluate the wealth of publicly available information and is committed to working with academia, stakeholders, Indigenous nations and others to continue to build on the extensive body of knowledge that exists for Roberts Bank and surrounding areas. This list will be updated as new studies and field work is commenced in the region.
Notice of Commencement of an Impact Assessment - IAAC
May 31, 2022 – The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has commenced an impact assessment pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (the Project). On November 3, 2021, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, referred the impact assessment of the Project to an independent review panel.
The Agency has issued the Joint Guidelines and required plans, developed in collaboration with British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office, to the proponent to guide the development of the Impact Statement for the Project:
November 3, 2021 — The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, has referred the impact assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (the Project) to an independent review panel.
Notice of Impact Assessment Decision with Reasons - IAAC
October 28, 2021 — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has decided that an impact assessment is required for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (the Project) located in Delta, British Columbia.
On October 28, 2021, GCT’s Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (DP4) Detailed Project Description was accepted, and the Readiness Decision Report along with the Readiness Decision Order was issued recommending that the Project proceed to the next phase of an Environmental Assessment.
On October 28, 2021, GCT’s Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (DP4) Detailed Project Description was accepted, and the Readiness Decision Report along with the Readiness Decision Order was issued recommending that the Project proceed to the next phase of an Environmental Assessment.
In July 2021, GCT Global Container Terminal Inc.’s (GCT) Detailed Project Description (DPD) for the Deltaport Berth 4 Expansion was posted to the BCEAO website and the full DPD is available for download.
On September 28, 2020, GCT Global Container Terminal Inc.’s (GCT) Initial Project Description (IPD) for the Deltaport Berth 4 Expansion was approved by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO). The full IPD is available for download.
Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions
As part of the cooperative project review process, the Agency and the EAO are inviting the public and Indigenous groups to review the initial project description and provide feedback related to the proposed project. The attached document provides an overview of engagement options.
GCT is continuing to undertake Early Engagement activities on the Project and has prepared this Engagement Plan to ensure that key parties to the EA are identified early in the EA process, and provide a common understanding of how each party will be engaged.
On April 23, 2019, GCT Canada presented the Port Community Liaison Committee (PCLC) with a brief overview of the proposed GCT Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion Project (DP4).
GCT Canada Preliminary Project Enquiry (PPE) submission to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) for the Deltaport Expansion Fourth Berth Project (DP4).
Response from Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) acknowledging receipt of GCT Deltaport Fourth Berth Project (DP4), confirming that Terminal 2 is the VFPA’s preferred project for expansion at Roberts Bank, and refusal to process DP4 through its internal Preliminary Project Enquiry (PPE) process.
Application for for Federal Judicial Review by the Attorney General of Canada to the VFPA from GCT Canada, for refusal to process the Preliminary Project Enquiry (PPE) of GCT Canada for the DP4 Project, made on March 28, 2019. This application is active.
VANCOUVER, BC – On October 28, 2021, GCT’s Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (DP4) reached another milestone in the coordinated impact assessment process. The Detailed Project Description was accepted, and the Readiness Decision Report along with the Readiness Decision Order was issued recommending that the Project proceed to the next phase of an Environmental […]
VANCOUVER, BC – On September 28, 2020, the Initial Project Description (IPD) for the GCT Deltaport Berth 4 Expansion (DP4) project was approved by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO). This critical milestone marks the entry of the project into the Regulatory Process and opens official public access and engagement […]
