Speak Up for Open Market Access

Trigon is ready to build and operate the Trigon Pacific LPG project now and can do this quickly and at a competitive cost. We want to deliver true open market access for Canadian exporters, yet the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is blocking our path – and everyone else – with an unfair, anti-competitive monopoly that includes We have also learned that the monopoly includes most bulk liquid and gas commodities through Prince Rupert.

We believe this exclusive deal not only violates the terms of our lease, but is harmful to all Canadians.

What you need to know:

• The grant of exclusivity was not disclosed when our owners bought the terminal. It is a secret insider deal, and the PRPA continues to refuse to release specifics.
• Any exclusivity runs against the widely recognized need for more competition, hurting Canadian exporters and valued Asia-Pacific customers. This is all the more urgent with US trade uncertainties that are harming our economy.
• The PRPA is undermining Canada’s efforts to diversify trade and safeguard Canadian jobs.

What ‘open access’ means:

• As long as we have capacity, we will provide our services – without restriction.
• We charge a set fee for what is one component of the supply chain – transferring the product from the railcars onto the vessels.
• Producers and buyers work together to manage the rest – setting the price, rail and vessel volumes, and vessel choice. And they own the product, not us.
• We have no competitive interests nor control in any other part of the supply chain. This is unlike others who tightly restrict the supply chain to the detriment of Canadian producers and Asia-Pacific buyers.