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Navigable Waters Protection Act (R.S., 1985, c. N-22)

Consolidated federal acts and regulations on
Justice Canada's web site are now official. See note.

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Content last updated 2009.07.08

Summary Description

An Act respecting the protection of navigable waters.

Administration: Minister of Transport (MOU describes responsibility of DFO for the Act)

Statutory Text

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Bills (specific to the act)

Links to Bills are directed to the Parliament of Canada LEGISinfo website (http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO/index.asp).

40th Parliament - 2nd Session (Jan. 26, 2009 - )

C-10: An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and related fiscal measures Royal Assent 2009.03.12

Order Fixing July 13, 2009 as the Date of the Coming into Force of Section 297 of the Act
Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009
SI/2009-60 July 8, 2009
Order Fixing July 13, 2009 as the Date of the Coming into Force of Section 297 of the Act — HTML Version | Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009 — Official PDF Version (2,636 Kb)

Order Fixing July 1, 2009 as the Date of the Coming into Force of Certain Sections of the Act
Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009
SI/2009-57 July 8, 2009
Order Fixing July 1, 2009 as the Date of the Coming into Force of Certain Sections of the Act — HTML Version | Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009 — Official PDF Version (2,636 Kb)

Canada Gazette Part III, Vol. 32, No. 1, c. 1 to 4 — May 5, 2009
2009, c. 2 March 12, 2009
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and related fiscal measures – Bill C-10 — HTML Version^† | Canada Gazette Part III, Vol. 32, No. 1, c. 1 to 4 — May 5, 2009 — Official PDF Version (4,047 Kb)

Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 143, No. 12 — March 21, 2009
Royal Assent - An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and related fiscal measures
(Bill C-10, Chapter 2, 2009)

Regulatory Initiatives (specific to the act)

Depending on the date, amendments listed may not yet be included in the consolidated text.
Note on PDFs.

Proclamation Exempting the Waters of Sandy Pond from the Operation of Section 22 of the Navigable Waters Protection Act new

Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009
SOR/2009-202 June 23, 2009
Proclamation Exempting the Waters of Sandy Pond from the Operation of Section 22 of the Navigable Waters Protection Act — HTML Version | Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 143, No. 14 — July 8, 2009 — Official PDF Version (2,636 Kb)

Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 143, No. 8 — February 21, 2009
Notice of a Proclamation Exempting the Waters of Sandy Pond from Section 22 of the Navigable Waters Protection Act HTML Version | Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 143, No. 8 — February 21, 2009 — Official PDF Version (1,519 Kb)

Minor Works and Waters (Navigable Waters Protection Act) Order new

Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 143, No. 19 — May 9, 2009
Minor Works and Waters (Navigable Waters Protection Act) Order — HTML Version | Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 143, No. 19 — May 9, 2009 — Official PDF Version (939 Kb)

Government Notices

No current notices.

News Releases / Media Advisories

May 8, 2009 - Federal government moves toward modernizing Navigable Waters Protection Act

Related Reports, Documents and Links

‡ links directly to Canada Gazette website

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