| #Q001 | administrative | operational | guidance | Application for Works in Navigable Waters | other | Review 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 |
| #Q002 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition on Dewatering and Depositing Materials | other | enforces rules against dewatering (removing water from) or depositing materials into navigable waters; | Applies to navigable waters. | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition on Abandoning Boats | other, recreational water | Under WAHVA, the NPP monitors and enforces the laws against abandoning your boat in Canadian waters. | Applies to vessels in Canadian waters. | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Abandoned Boats Program (ABP) Funding Authorization | other | To 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 |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Authorization for Boat Salvage, Removal, or Disposal | recreational water, other | provides 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 |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Private Buoys Regulations | recreational water, other | the 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 |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Approval and Terms for Works | other | approves 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 |