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Regional Marine Information

Transport Canada provides a wide range of marine safety services to promote safe shipping in waters off Atlantic Canada. Transport Canada's Office of Boating Safety promotes safe boating for recreational boaters.

Preventing marine pollution and reducing the impact of shipping on the Atlantic Region's marine environment is a major priority. The department works with the industry and the public to promote safe marine practices and environmentally friendly operations. For example, Transport Canada has adopted measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic Right Whales from collisions with tankers in the Roseway Basin in Nova Scotia.

Transport Canada owns and operates a number of ports in the Atlantic Region. Local harbour masters and wharfingers are responsible for the daily operations of these ports. We are responsible for the implementation of port security requirements at all ports in Atlantic Canada.

The Navigable Waters Protection Program ensures a balance between the public right of navigation and the need to build works such as bridges, dams or docks for example, in navigable waters.

For more information about Marine Safety, please contact:


Marine Safety
Transport Canada
45 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4K2

Telephone Number: 902-426-9321
Facsimile Number: 902-426-6657

For more information about Navigable Waters Protection Program, contact:


Navigable Waters Protection Program
Transport Canada
45 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4K2

Telephone Number (Maritimes): 902-426-2726
Telephone Number (NL): 709-772-2284


For more information about the Office of Boating Safety, please contact:


Office of Boating Safety
Transport Canada
45 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4K2

Telephone Number (Maritimes): 1-800-387-4999
Telephone Number (NL): 1-800-230-3693
Date modified:
2011-09-24