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Links to governments that deal with boating. Please tell Pat if external (green) links don't work. Canadian Boating Index has boating links.
Canada
  1. Government of Canada Phone 1-800-622-6232. Find local government offices in the Blue Pages of your telephone directory.
  2. Marine Services On-line for recreational boaters, commercial operators, and marine infrastructure/commerce (Public Works and Government Services Canada appears to duplicate Transport Canada's information)
  3. Safety and Security for Canadians - Canadian Government portal has travel tips and border information.
  4. Border Crossing (Canada/U.S.)
  5. Service Canada - passports (see Transport Canada for licences) :: Office locations
  6. Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), an agency of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEP). Formerly Revenue Canada: Customs and immigration (2003).
  7. Canada Revenue Agency (formerly Canada Customs and Revenue Agency)
  8. British Columbia Taxpayer Services Information Line (importing a boat): 604-660-4524, Toll-free Canada: 1-877-388-4440
  9. Passport Canada - required for travel to the U.S.A. by land/water/air by June 2009.
  10. Citizenship and Immigration Canada 1-800-255-4541
  11. Federal publications (416) 860-1611 (Toronto, ON)
  12. Canadian Beacon Registry - to register emergency positioning indicator radio beacons (EPIRBs) 1-800-727-9414
  13. Statistics Canada
  14. Natural Resources Canada

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Transport Canada (TC)

  1. Transport Canada
  2. Marine services - acts and regulations, federal waters, pollution prevention, marine navigation, harbours, shipping, registered boats, small boat safety.
  3. Office of Boating Safety 1-800-267-6687 - recreational boating safety policy, safety equipment, Pleasure Craft Operators Card course providers, boat licence applications, product recalls, publications.
  4. Pleasure Craft Licensing Centre Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232
  5. Vessel Registration Office Toll-free: 1-877-242-8770
  6. Non-recreational & Commercial vessels
  7. Requirements for Foreign Recreational Boaters In Canadian Waters
  8. Acts and Regulations
  9. Information about Buying a boat
  10. Registrar of Imported Vehicle (RIV) Program 1-888-848-8240 safety standards for imported vehicles.
  11. Transport Canada Marine Safety
  12. National Search & Rescue Secretariat
  13. Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC) - consultative group. Marine safety, recreational boating, navigation, pollution, security 1-866-879-9902, (613) 998-7764
  14. Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) - search & rescue, buoys, marine safety, marine environment,, marine safety communications Marine Communication and Traffic Services (MCTS), DGPS, water level data.
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Parks Canada

  1. Parks Canada - heritage canals and marine parks
  2. Foreign Affairs and International Trade - current conditions in any country 1-800-267-6788 / (613) 944-6788
  3. Health Canada distributes travel health information for foreign countries
  4. Canada Gazette - may be the only place you will see proposed regulation concerning pleasure boating before it becomes law.
  5. Dept. of Justice Laws - Code, Acts and Regulations
  6. Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
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Fisheries & Oceans (DFO)

  1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO): Hydrographic Services, regulation of fish stocks.
  2. Canadian Coast Guard - now in Transport Canada
  3. Marine Environmental Data Service (DFO MEDS)
    Canada's Oceanographic Data Center - sea temperatures, chemistry, tides, water levels
  4. SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Equipment and Safety information (613) 998-0664 (Ottawa)
  5. Canadian Hydrographic Service (DFO CHS) - official marine navigation charts and publications
  6. WATER LEVELS:
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Industry Canada (IC)

  1. Industry Canada - information about boating industry, manufacturers, sales, equipment, accessories, statistics, tourism, trade
  2. Recreational Boat Industry
  3. Spectrum Management web services - National Maritime Information Database (NMID)
  4. Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch Tel: (613)990-4747 Eml:
  5. RBR-2 (was RIC-13): Technical Requirements for the operation of Mobile Stations in the Maritime Service (VHF)
  6. Strategis - Canada's business site includes marine radio licensing and radio spectrum management. If links do not work, use the Strategis search.
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Canada/USA Bi-national

  1. Canada's International Gateway
  2. U.S.-Canada Transportation Border Working Group (TBWG)
  3. Shiprider Project - RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and U.S. Coast Guard joint law enforcement along marine borders (encyclopedia.com)
  4. Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN), which combines government and organizations from Canada and the U.S.A. provides levels from gauging stations (live):
  5. International Joint Commission
  6. IWLC International Water Levels Coalition is a Canada/U.S. citizen alternative to the St. Lawrence River Board of Control dedicated to preserving the environmental and socioeconomic health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence.
  7. Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway System
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United States

  1. U.S. Department of Homeland Security - includes border control, customs and immigration departments
  2. USDA Travellers Tips - food, animals, plants  (301) 734-8896
  3. Great Lakes Cross Border Travel Tips for Recreational Boaters - by Northern Association of Boating Administrators (NABA), New York Sea Grant, and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
  4. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - weather advisories, climate, fisheries, coasts, satellites, charts
  5. U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) provides time and astronomical data by radio, phone & Web (clocks or voice broadcasts).
  6. America's Waterway Watch - citizen security
  7. U.S. Coast Guard - marine navigation systems, Boating Safety
  8. Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
  9. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - satellite navigation, GPS, WAAS (for airplanes)
  10. U.S. National Institue of Science and Technology (NIST)
  11. U.S. No-Discharge Zones (NDZs) Type I MSD treatment for sewage is NOT allowed
  12. Center for Disease Control || West Nile Virus
  13. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Zebra Mussels, Goby
  14. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - has water levels for the Great Lakes
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Provincial Governments

Alberta
(Edmonton)
Nunavut
(Iqaluit)
British Columbia
(Victoria)
Ontario
(Toronto)
Manitoba
(Winnipeg)
Prince Edward Island
(Charlottetown)
New Brunswick
(Fredericton)
Quebec
(Québec City)
Newfoundland & Labrador
(St. John's)
Saskatchewan
(Regina)
Northwest Territories
(Yellowknife)
Yukon
(Whitehorse)
Nova Scotia
(Halifax)
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Ontario Government   ONT

  1. Ontario Tourism: 1-800-668-2746 (Can./U.S. toll-free) (416)314-6557 (Toronto)
  2. St. Lawrence Parks Commission
  3. Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
  4. Ontario Liquor Licence Act || Conveying Liquor in a Boat
  5. Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
  6. Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  7. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

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