Contact Information

• Regional Transport Canada Offices of Boating Safety
• Other Organizations

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Regional Transport Canada Offices of Boating Safety

If you have any questions after reading this guide, visit the Office of Boating Safety website at www.boatingsafety.gc.ca. If you still have questions, contact your regional office (listed below). For general information, you may also call the Boating Safety Infoline at 1-800-267-6687.

Other Organizations

Canada Border Services Agency
Border Information Service: 1-800-461-9999
Outside Canada: 1-204-983-3500 or 1-506-636-5064

Service Canada
Tel.: 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232)

Transport Canada’s Vessel Registration Office
Tel.: 1-877-242-8770

Environment Canada
Tel.: 1-877-789-7733
E-mail: weather.info.meteo@ec.gc.ca

Canadian Hydrographic Service
Tel.: 1-613-998-4931
E-mail: chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
Tel.: 1-613-932-5170
E-mail: publications@seaway.ca

Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
Tel.: 1-888-CPS-BOAT (1-888-277-2628)

Industry Canada
Tel.: 1-800-328-6189

Canadian Beacon Registry
Tel.: 1-800-727-9414

Government of Canada Publications

Marine publications and regulations
Website: www.publications.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-800-635-7943

Marine and Air Search and Rescue Emergency Telephone Numbers

Act smart and call early in an emergency. The sooner your call, the sooner help will arrive.

Pacific Coast
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria
1-800-567-5111 or 1-250-363-2333

Great Lakes and Arctic
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton
1-800-267-7270 or 1-613-965-3870

St. Lawrence River
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Quebec
1-800-463-4393 or 1-418-648-3599

Newfoundland and Labrador Coast
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre St. John’s
1-800-563-2444 or 1-709-772-5151

Maritimes Coast
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax
1-800-565-1582 or 1-902-427-8200

Website Links

Transport Canada Accredited Course Providers

Search by Province:  http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/4/pcoc-ccep/mn.aspx?lang=e

Complete List:  http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/4/pcoc-ccep/cpl.aspx?lang=e

Office of Boating Safety – Regulations for Pleasure Craft

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/resources/regulations/menu.htm

Acts and Regulations – Canada Shipping Act, 2001

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/rsqa/csa2001/menu.htm

Provincial and Territorial Transportation Offices

http://www.tc.gc.ca/aboutus/prov.htm

Transport Canada’s Construction Standards for Small Vessels (TP 1332E)

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/tp/TP1332/menu.htm

Pleasure Craft Licence – How-To

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/sc/boats/how.shtml

Transport Canada’s Vessel Registration Office

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/oep/shipreg/registration/menu.htm

List of Marine Safety Certificates Recognized for the Issuance of a Pleasure Craft Operator Card

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/courses/pcoc/list-marine-safety-certif.htm

Safety Rules and Tips for Personal Watercraft (PWC) Use

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/resources/publications/pwc/menu.htm

Sea Kayaking Safety Guide (TP 14726E)

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/TP/TP14726/menu.htm

Approved Products Catalogue Index

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/apci-icpa/

Finding the Right Flotation Device for Your Child

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/equipment/lifejackets/few_words.htm#LJ03

The Local Authorities’ Guide to Boating Restriction Regulations

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/resources/publications/restriction/menu.htm

Cabinet Directive on Streamlining Regulation

http://www.regulation.gc.ca/directive/directive00-eng.asp

The Boating Restriction Regulations – A Boater’s Guide to Signage

http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/debs/obs/resources/publications/BBRsignage/menu.htm

Industry Canada - MMSI Information and Application Forms (under Maritime Information)

https://sd.ic.gc.ca/pls/engdoc_anon/sd_pages.main

Canadian Coast Guard – Radio Aids to Marine Navigation

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/MCTS_Radio_Aids

Contraventions Regulations (Click on Schedule I.1 : Canada Shipping Act)

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-38.7/SOR-96-313/index.html

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