Current status: CLOSED
Open on June 19, 2019 and will be closed on July 19, 2019.
Proposed changes to the Navigation Protection Act in Bill C-69 would create a new Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA). This new Act would:
- restore and better protect your right to move freely over Canada's waterways
- advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
- create more accessible and transparent decision-making processes
Join in: how to participate
Share your ideas
Read our discussion paper on Adding navigable waters to the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act Schedule and share your views by contacting us at NPPHQ-PPNAC@tc.gc.ca.
Who is the focus of this consultation?
All Canadians are invited to participate in the online consultations. Those with a particular interest may include:
- Indigenous groups
- Provincial, territorial, and municipal governments
- Industry
- Funding applicants
Key questions for discussion
We want to seek your feedback on:
- the proposal to add 25 Heritage and longest wild and free-flowing rivers to the Schedule of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, should it pass into law
Related information
- Categories of works in the proposed Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA)
- Major Works Order
- Minor Works Order
- Navigation Protection Act review: protecting Canada's navigable waters
- Navigation Protection Act in Bill C-69
- Navigation Protection Act in Bill C-69
Contact us
Address:
Transport Canada
Communication (AEA)
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 28th Floor
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0N5
Toll-Free Number: 1-866-995-9737
Telephone: 613-990-2309
Teletypewriter / TDD: 1-888-675-6863
Fax: 613-954-4731