About the CMC

Founded in 1959, the Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) is a bi-national, private sector, not-for-profit association that represents more than 100 marine industry stakeholders including:

  • Domestic (Canadian) and international ship owners and ship operators
  • Canadian and U.S. ports
  • Industrial shippers (esp. grain, iron ore, steel, cement, sugar, salt, coal, …)
  • The St. Lawrence Seaway
  • Terminals, elevators, and logistics companies
  • Marine-related companies

The Chamber advocates for safe, sustainable, harmonized and competitive policy and regulation that recognizes the marine transportation system’s significant advantages in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, Coastal and Arctic regions.

The marine industry is vital to our prosperity by enabling efficient trade within North America and around the world. As the safest, most efficient and environmentally smart method of carrying bulk freight, the increased use of marine transportation alleviates highway congestion, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and is a vital catalyst to overall economic growth.

Board of Directors

CMC’s Board is comprised of industry leaders from the various sector stakeholder companies that make up the Chamber of Marine Commerce. 

CMC’s Board of Directors can be downloaded here

CMC Staff

Bruce Burrows CEO Chamber of Marine Commerce

Bruce R. Burrows
President and CEO
bburrows@cmc-ccm.com
Biography (PDF)

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Robert Turner
Vice-President, Operations
rturner@cmc-ccm.com
Biography (PDF)

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Paul Topping
Director, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs
ptopping@cmc-ccm.com

 
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Raymond Johnston
Secretary Treasurer
rjohnston@cmc-ccm.com

 
Maguessa Morel Laforce

Maguessa Morel-Laforce
Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations
mmorel-laforce@cmc-ccm.com

 
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Linda Jeannotte
Senior Administrative Assistant
ljeannotte@cmc-ccm.com

Jason Card, Director of Communications, CMC

Jason Card
Director, Communications 
jcard@cmc-ccm.com

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Maggie Murphy
Communications and Membership Specialist
mmurphy@cmc-ccm.com