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Document ID ca-naprpr-2025-05-02 Title Navigation Protection Program URL https://tc.canada.ca/en/programs/navigation-protection-program/navigation-protection-program Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Industrial Water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-16 07:12:33.835227+00:00 Relevance Governs permits for infrastructure works and dewatering in navigable waters.

Q Qualitative Requirements (7)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeoperationalguidanceApplication for Works in Navigable WatersotherReview the Apply to the NPP webpage if you plan to construct, place, alter, remove, or decommission a work in, on, over, under, through, or across any navigable water in Canada.Applies when planning to construct, place, alter, remove, or decommission a work in navigable waters.high
#Q002prohibitionunknownmandatoryProhibition on Dewatering and Depositing Materialsotherenforces rules against dewatering (removing water from) or depositing materials into navigable waters;Applies to navigable waters.high
#Q003prohibitionunknownmandatoryProhibition on Abandoning Boatsother, recreational waterUnder WAHVA, the NPP monitors and enforces the laws against abandoning your boat in Canadian waters.Applies to vessels in Canadian waters.high
#Q004administrativeoperationalmandatoryAbandoned Boats Program (ABP) Funding AuthorizationotherTo qualify for ABP funding, applicants must first get authorization from the NPP to take possession of a boat.Applies to applicants seeking Abandoned Boats Program (ABP) funding to remove abandoned boats and wrecks.high
#Q005administrativeoperationalmandatoryAuthorization for Boat Salvage, Removal, or Disposalrecreational water, otherprovides authorization to people to salvage, remove, or dispose of abandoned boats;Applies to persons intending to salvage, remove, or dispose of abandoned boats in Canadian navigable waters.high
#Q006operationaloperationalmandatoryCompliance with Private Buoys Regulationsrecreational water, otherthe Private Buoys Regulations (PBR) applies to all private buoys that are used in what are considered as navigable waters except those used to mark fishing gear, which are governed by standards of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.Applies to all private buoys in navigable waters, excluding those marking fishing gear.high
#Q007administrativeoperationalmandatoryMandatory Approval and Terms for Worksotherapproves and sets terms and conditions for works in navigable waters;Applies to any person planning to construct, place, alter, remove, or decommission a work in, on, over, under, through, or across any navigable water in Canada.high

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D Definitions (8)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001NPPNavigation Protection Programhigh
#D002CNWACanadian Navigable Waters Acthigh
#D003PBRPrivate Buoys Regulationshigh
#D004WAHVAWrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Acthigh
#D005navigable waterany body of water, including a canal or a man-made waterway, that is used for travel or transport. This can be for business, recreation, or by Indigenous Peoples using their rights from the Constitution Act of 1982. Navigable waters must have: Public access, either by land or water, Two or more owners along the water's edge if there's no public access, or The federal or provincial government as the only owner along the water's edge.high
#D006dewateringremoving water frommedium
#D007CSA, 2001Canada Shipping Act, 2001high
#D008ABPAbandoned Boats Programhigh