The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) is a corporation created under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The corporation is listed in Schedule III Part 1 of the Canadian Financial Administration Act and is an agent of Her Majesty. FBCL is a parent Crown corporation that reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Transport.
FBCL owns assets and is responsible for the Canadian federal interest at four international bridge locations in Ontario, as follows:
SAULT STE. MARIE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
The bridge is managed by the International Bridge Administration (IBA), an entity of the State of Michigan, U.S., through an international agreement between the asset owners, FBCL and the IBA, a division of the Michigan Department of Transport (MDOT). The bridge operations are overseen by a joint international Board of Directors, the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority (SSMBA);
BLUE WATER BRIDGE
FBCL also manages and operates the Canadian portion of the twinned Blue Water Bridge, linking Point Edward, Ontario near Sarnia to Port Huron, Michigan. FBCL works in close cooperation with MDOT, the owner, manager, and operator of the U.S. portion of the bridge;
THOUSAND ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
The bridge is managed by Thousand Island Bridges Authority (TIBA), an entity of the State of New York, U.S., under a bi-national agreement between the asset owners, FBCL and TIBA; and,
SEAWAY INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
FBCL is responsible for management of the whole crossing including the North Channel Bridge, the international roadway, and the South Channel Bridge. The operations are managed by international agreement as a joint venture by the SIBC on behalf of the asset owners, FBCL and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, a federal U.S. entity.