Protecting our navigable waters

Acts concerning navigable waters, abandoned and hazardous boats in Canada, Navigation Protection Program, Common Project Search, research on water navigability.

Services and information

Updates to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA)

Amendments from Bill C-69, changes to the former Navigation Protection Act

Abandoned and hazardous boats in Canada

Abandoning a boat is against the law. Learn about abandoned and hazardous vessels in Canada, including boat owner responsibilities, reporting abandoned boats, vessel disposal options, and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act.

 

Navigation Protection Program (NPP)

Applying to the NPP; planning to construct, place, alter, remove or decommission a work in, on, over, under, through or across any navigable water in Canada.

Common Project Search

Access to information about proposed or actual projects in Canada

 

External submission site for the Navigation Protection Program

Submit your application for a proposed or existing work in navigable water for approval.

Research on water navigability

Navigational study of the Athabasca River