Blue Water Bridge Authority

Blue Water Bridge Authority

Former type	Crown corporation
Industry	Transportation
Successor	Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
Founded	May 21, 1964 (1964-05-21)
Founder	Sovereign of Canada
Defunct	February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)
Headquarters	Point Edward, Ontario, Canada
Area served	Point Edward, Ontario
Key people	Marcel Beaubien (Chairman) Chuck Chrapko (CEO) John Elliott (COO)
Services	Currency Exchange Commercial Brokers
Revenue	CAD$21.32 million (2010) CAD$21.26 million (2009)
Net income	CAD$2.47 million (2010) CAD$2.15 million (2009)
Total assets	CAD$194 million (2010) CAD$192 million (2009)
Owner	Government of Canada
Number of employees	68 (2010) 75 (2009)
Divisions	Accounting Administration Currency Exchange IT Janitorial Maintenance Project Management Tolls
Website	bluewaterbridge.ca
Footnotes / references

The Blue Water Bridge Authority was a Canadian Crown corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Canadian side of the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario. It was established on May 21, 1964 via the Blue Water Bridge Authority Act (Canada), which authorized it to provide highway traffic between Canada and the United States over the Blue Water Bridge. It was granted exclusive rights to levy tolls on westbound traffic from Canada to the United States in order to offset the costs of operation, maintenance, and construction.

On April 26, 2002, the Authority became a Schedule III, Part I parent Crown corporation. It was not required to pay taxes and not eligible to receive appropriations. In September 2007, in accordance with Federal Identity Program requirements, the organization was officially titled Blue Water Bridge Canada.

On February 1, 2015, via House Government Bill C-4 Section 8 (assented to on December 12, 2013), the Blue Water Bridge Authority was amalgamated with St. Mary's River Bridge Company and Federal Bridge Corporation Limited to form a new corporate entity, Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, which currently owns and maintains the Canadian side of the Blue Water Bridge along with three other international bridges in Canada.

The Blue Water Bridge Authority was responsible for the Canadian half of the Blue Water Bridge, a twin-span bridge over the St. Clair River at the mouth of Lake Huron. It sits on 98 acres (40 ha) of land in the village of Point Edward, Ontario. The American half of the bridge is separately owned and maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

There are several buildings and operations underneath the bridge on the Canadian side, collectively known as the Canadian Plaza. Among these are: