Why expand the port at all?

Trade through the Pacific Gateway helps to create the jobs and growth that support Vancouver, British Columbia, and, indeed, all of Canada's quality of life. To strengthen and sustain that trade, Canada needs container port capacity.

Why should I care about which port expansion goes forward?

It's about fairness and competitiveness. To strengthen and sustain trade, Canada needs container terminal capacity. We are at a cross roads and must decide how we build needed container terminal capacity, where we build it, and who will pay for it.

The Port of Vancouver as a government agency is putting forward and preferring its own expansion project, and has been obstructing a lower-cost, lower-risk to taxpayers, and more environmentally-conscious project proposed by the existing GCT Deltaport terminal operator.

GCT is seeking a fair, transparent, timely and equal footing regulatory process for its private sector project proposal in a situation where the local Port Authority is itself the proponent of a competing project.

Isn't your project too far behind? RBT2 is almost done its environmental assessment process.

The expansion at Roberts Bank is important to the success of the Pacific Gateway, and, therefore, to the future of the region, the province, and the country. It carries high stakes for the environment, local communities, workers, and Indigenous peoples. It is too important to rush. Moreover, there is still time to get it right. Based on current forecasts, additional capacity won't be needed until the 2030s, at the earliest.

In what way is the Port of Vancouver's port expansion process flawed?

The Port of Vancouver as a government agency is putting forward and preferring its own expansion project, and has been obstructing a lower-cost, lower-risk to taxpayers, and more environmentally-conscious project proposed by the existing GCT Deltaport terminal operator.

GCT is seeking a fair, transparent, timely and equal footing regulatory process for its private sector project proposal in a situation where the local Port Authority is itself the proponent of a competing project.

Who is behind the Better Deltaport campaign?

This public information campaign is advanced by GCT Global Container Terminals because we believe that the Canadian Deltaport Project deserves a fair review process and is potentially a better solution for container capacity growth than RBT2. Why? Because it's the smart, phased, Canadian project that will expand the existing terminal footprint to incrementally deliver needed capacity without unnecessary impacts on the environment, on Indigenous fishing grounds, on the workforce, and on taxpayers.

We believe that flawed processes lead to flawed outcomes. We believe that a fair process will lead to a better Deltaport.

Please reach out to us at info@betterdeltaport.ca to find out how you can get involved.