Navigable Waters Protection Program

Overview

We are a national program with five regional offices situated across Canada.

In daily operations, the NWPP performs the following duties:

• approves works built in, on, over, under, through or across navigable water in Canada prior to construction of work(s);
• ensures the appropriate safety and warning lights, markers, etc. are used and maintained during construction of various works;

The NWPP works with anyone or any entity with the desire to build in, on, over, under, through or across navigable water in Canada.

• The general public
• Different levels of government
• Industry