Newfoundland and Labrador Coast

Temporary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Preliminary Notices

*1014(P)/23Little Bay Arm and Approaches / et les approches – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4523

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, October 27, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, January 25, 2024

(N2023-146)

*1111(P)/23Cape Pine to / à Renews Harbour – Bell to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4844

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the bell from the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, February 22, 2024

(N2023-219)

Atlantic Coast

Temporary Notices

*111(T)/21Rivière des Prairies – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 1509
Repair work is taking place 24 hours a day at the Pie-IX bridge as of August 17^th, 2020.

Buoys, jetties, and a turbidity curtain are in place.

(NW-Q-1112-20)

*318(T)/21Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins – Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 1236

Over 80 underwater scientific moorings have been placed in the area delimited by the following positions:

(NW-Q-0968-20)

*207(T)/22Port de Québec – Obstruction

Reference chart: 1316

Power boat 6 metres in length reported sunk at 46° 43.830’N 071° 20.000’W.

(NW-Q-1348-21)

*307(T)/22Port de Québec – Waterway Information

Reference chart: 1316

Repair work with scaffolding taking place on the Pierre-Laporte bridge Monday to Saturday. Bridge clearance reduced by 2.6 metres.

(NW-Q-0182-22)

*411(T)/22Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Floating and Falling Debris

Reference chart: 1312

Floating and falling debris reported beneath the bridge located at 46° 04.783’N 073° 09.205’W. The bridge is marked with yellow buoys suspended at mid-height between the deck and the water level. Warning signs installed above.

(NW-Q-1266-19)

*709(T)/22Port de Québec – Bridge Lights Temporarily Unlit

Reference chart: 1316

The following four red lights, located on the Pierre-Laporte bridge, are temporarily unlit:

(NW-Q-1281-21, NW-Q-1282-21, NW-Q-1283-21, NW-Q-1284-21)

*809(T)/22Port de Montréal – Waterway Information: Calculation of Under-Keel Clearance

Reference chart: 1310

Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services has been using all Canadian Hydrographic Service water-level stations for the calculation of passage authorizations in the Sorel–Montreal sector of the navigational waterway, namely Sorel, Contrecoeur, Varennes, Montreal-Frontenac and Montreal-Jetty No. 1.

In light of the particular features of the navigational waterway in the portion between buoys M84 (downstream of the municipality of Verchères) and M157 (opposite to the Port of Montreal, section 109) as well as the No. 1 Anchorage Pointe-aux-Tremble, it was agreed to adjust upward the available water column by 10 cm in this portion.

The minimum water column in this portion of the navigational waterway as per the Varennes hydrographic station, obtained after adjustment, will be used for the calculation of under-keel clearance.

(NW-Q-0776-22)

*810(T)/22Île du Petit Mécatina aux/to Îles Sainte-Marie – Waterway Information: Shoal

Reference chart: 4468

Rocky shoal located at the entrance to Harrington Harbour. Navigation must take place between the wharf and the red lantern at 50° 29.832’N 059° 28.581’W.

(NW-Q-1494-20)

*1214(T)/22Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction: Sunken Barge and Excavator

Reference chart: 4485

Sunken barge and excavator reported at 48° 35.1’N 064° 08.1’W. Barge is 18 metres by 7 metres.

(NW-Q-1709-22)

*107(T)/23Sable Island Bank / Banc de I'Île de Sable to / au St. Pierre Bank / Banc de Saint-Pierre – ODAS Buoy Unlit

Reference chart: 4045

ODAS buoy marked “44139” in 44° 14.400’N, 057° 06.180’W is unlit. Caution.

(NW-M-2321-22)

*313(T)/23Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 1313

A shallower depth of 10.6 metres is located at the following positions:

(NW-Q-1823-22)

*314(T)/23Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4011
Subsurface scientific equipment deployed in 42° 50.437’N 066° 43.862’W. Top of equipment is at 214 metres water depth.

(NW-M-0285-23)

*315(T)/23Georges Bank / Banc de Georges: Eastern Portion / Partie Est – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4255

Subsurface scientific equipment deployed in 42° 18.196’N 065° 59.250’W. Top of equipment is at 234 metres water depth.

(NW-M-0284-23)

*316(T)/23Havre de Gaspé – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4416

(NW-Q-0732-16, NW-Q-0735-16, NW-Q-0737-16, NW-Q-0758-16,
NW-Q-0761-16, NW-Q-0794-16, NW-Q-1719-18)

*317(T)/23Baie des Chaleurs / Chaleur Bay – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4486

(NW-Q-0769-16, NW-Q-0770-16, NW-Q-0783-16, NW-Q-0789-16)

*318(T)/23Plans, Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay (côte nord/North Shore) – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4921

(NW-Q-1716-18, NW-Q-1717-18, NW-Q-1718-18)

*509(T)/23St. Marys Bay – Obstruction : Wreck

Reference chart: 4118

Sunken 30 by 90 feet barge with 500 feet of tow line still attached at the following position:
44° 16’ 24.9”N 066° 28’ 44.9”W Caution.

(NW-M-0529-23)

*710(T)/23Port de Montréal – Waterway information – Mooring prohibited

Reference chart: 1310
Mooring indefinitely prohibited at section 31 of the Port of Montreal.

(NW-Q-0476-23)

*711(T)/23Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4485

Six sub-surface scientific moorings established at:

Top float 24 metres below the surface.

(NW-Q-0662-23)

Preliminary Notices

*916(P)/23Strait of Canso and Approaches / et les approches – Daybeacon to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4335

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, December 28, 2023

(F2023-021)

*1113(P)/23Cape Canso to / à Country Island – Fog Horn to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4233

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the fog horn from the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, February 22, 2024

(G2023-169)

Inland Waters

Temporary Notices

*909(T)/14Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Dock Unserviceable

Reference chart: 2017
The Kingston psychiatric hospital dock is unserviceable and out of bounds for use as dockage until further notice.

(NOTSHIP C2409/10)

*515(T)/16Harbours on the East Shore of Lake Superior/Ports sur la rive est du lac Supérieur – Buoys Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 2315

The Canadian Coast Guard has temporarily discontinued the following aids to navigation:

XT1, XT2, XT3, XT4, XT5, XT6, XT7, XT8, XT9, XT10, XT11, XT12.

(NOTSHIP C1045)

*814(T)/16Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island – Partially Submerged Fixed Steel Barges

Reference chart: 2060

There are 3 partially submerged fixed steel barges in North end of West Lake (43° 57’ 02.3”N 077° 20’ 12.8”W), which have been reported just below the water line.

Barges are marked with cautionary buoys.

(NOTSHIP C1641/14)

*1011(T)/16Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Silting Reported

Reference chart: 2077

Silting reported in main entrance channel to Fifty Point Marina. Centre of channel depth reported to be 1.9 metres with shallower depths on the sides.

Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.

(NOTSHIP C2266/16)

*1218(T)/16Hamilton Harbour – Silting Reported

Reference chart: 2067

Silting reported along the North faces of Pier 11 and Pier 12:

Pier 11 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 31”N 079° 50’ 56”W and 43° 16’ 29”N 079° 50’ 49”W, and at position 43° 16’ 28”N 079° 50’ 42”W.

Pier 12 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 27”N 079° 50’ 39”W and 43° 16’ 26”N 079° 50’ 33”W.

Mariners are requested to use caution and reduce speed upon arrival and departure. Seaway draft will be affected when water level is less than 0.70 metres above chart datum in these areas.

(NOTSHIP C1831/13)

*1219(T)/16Toronto to/à Hamilton – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2086

Construction operations taking place from November 14, 2016 until approximately 2026 at Lakeview Water Treatment Plant between Marie Curtis Park and Serson Creek. A variety of equipment will be used to expand the land mass along the shoreline. Landfill and 3 islands will be lit and marked.

(NOTSHIP C2533/16)

*108(T)/17Harbours in Lake Erie/Havres dans le lac Érié – Unlit Buoys Temporarily Repositioned

Reference chart: 2181

The following unlit spar buoys have been temporarily repositioned due to silting:

The shallowest depth to 3.5M occurs between ES3 and ES4 with the deepest water off the red side of the channel. Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.

(B2017-003)

*309(T)/17Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River – Low Water Levels Reported

Reference chart: 2123
Low water levels have been reported from the south end of the entrance to Sturgeon Creek Harbour northward.

Annette Winter
Project and Divestiture Officer
Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW)
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON L7S 1A1
Telephone: (905) 315-5286
Email: annette.winter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

(NOTSHIP C58/13)

*1206(T)/17Lake Rosseau and/et Lake Joseph – Unlit Buoy Temporary Established

Reference chart: 6022

The following unlit buoy has been temporary established:

(D2017-006)

*709(T)/18Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Information Regarding Mooring and Anchoring

Reference: Notice 309(T)/14 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2017

All mooring or anchoring within the public port of Kingston is prohibited outside of designated marina areas until further notice without authorization from the port official.

Inquiries are to be directed to Transport Canada at (416) 952-0475.

*710(T)/20Murray Canal to Healey Falls Locks / Murray Canal aux Écluses de Healey Falls – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2021
Construction operations, including diving operations, in progress as of July 6, 2020 between 1100 UTC and 0100 UTC at the mouth of the Trent River south of Dundas Street bridge in Trenton. The site is marked with red, green and white markers. Tug and barge on site, lit at night.

Vessels are advised to use caution when transiting the area and to keep clear of construction operations. Call 416-729-8830 for further details.

(NW-C-1012-20)

*1012(T)/20Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2017
Wharf construction is taking place daily from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC at the Kingston-Wolfe Island ferry terminal. The ferry remains operational. Vessels are not permitted to dock on the south side. The construction area is marked and lit.

(NW-C-1786-20)

*1210(T)/20Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Temporarily Established

Reference: Notice 616(T)/07 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 7661
The unmanned mobile offshore drilling unit “SDC” continues to be temporarily established at 69° 24.71’N 138° 53.76’W. The structure is 202.4 metres long and 53 metres wide.

For information, contact Captain Connelly at 1-250-598-4513 or 1-250-744-9818 or e-mail at doncon@islandnet.com or dcmarine@shaw.ca.

*112(T)/21Upper Gap to/à Telegraph Narrows – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2006

Construction operations are currently underway on the Bay of Quinte Skyway Bridge.

During these operations, lit barges are on site and the bridge clearance is 19 metres.

(NW-C-2834-19)

*413(T)/21Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Unlit

Reference chart: 2017

The following aid to navigation is temporarily unlit:

(NW-C-1802-20)

*810(T)/21Fort Frances to/à Hostess Island and/et Sandpoint Island – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 6108

The following aids to navigation are temporarily discontinued:

(D2021-026T, 027T)

*907(T)/21Lac des Deux Montagnes – Missing Unlit Buoy

Reference chart: 1510

The following unlit buoy is currently missing and will not be replaced before the 2022 navigation season:

(NW-Q-1526-20)

*107(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Waterways Information

Reference chart: 1429

Inspection work taking place under the Champlain bridge Monday to Friday from 1000 UTC until 1900 UTC. Tug "Intense" and barge are on site and will be lit and marked at night. Tug "Intense" monitoring VHF channel 79.

(NW-Q-1179-20)

*108(T)/22Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach – Construction Operations Frontenac II Ferry Dock

Reference chart: 2018

Construction operations are taking place daily during daylight hours at the Millhaven and Stella ferry docks. Temporary docks will be installed in the vicinity of the ferry docks. Docks will be marked with buoys and lit with amber lights.

(NW-C-2916-17)

*413(T)/22Detroit River – Waterway Information: Bridge Construction

Reference chart: 14853 (U.S.)

Bridge construction operations taking place in an area bounded by:

Unauthorized entry prohibited.

(NW-C-0151-22)

*614(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Repair Work

Reference chart: 1429

Repair work in progress at the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (upstream) between Lasalle and Kahnawake. Bridge deck installed under the bridge span.

(NW-Q-1810-19)

*615(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Demolition

Reference chart: 1429

Demolition work on the old Champlain Bridge in progress. Tugs, workboats, and barges on site.

(NW-Q-0204-21)

*616(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Federal Wharf Permanently Closed to Navigation

Reference chart: 1429

The Lachine Port de Plaisance Marina is permanently closed. Services are no longer available to all pleasure crafts. Access to the navigational channel and canal is not affected.

Mooring prohibited.

(NW-Q-0356-22)

*617(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established

Reference chart: 1430

Six yellow lighted buoys marking a 400 metres breakwater awash temporarily established at the following coordinates:

(NW-Q-0579-22)

*618(T)/22Point Clark to/à Southampton – Aids to Navigation Established

Reference: Notice 1212(T)/21 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2291

Twenty-two sub-surface moorings have been removed and replaced by spar buoys at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-0708-22)

*109(T)/23Port Hope Harbour – Dredging Operations

Reference: Notice 809(T)/18 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2053

Dredging and wall repair operations in Port Hope Harbour. Entrance to the western basin is blocked. Caution.

*415(T)/23Toronto Harbour – Marine Works - Overhead Construction

Reference chart: 2085
Position  : 43° 37' 44.3”N 079° 25' 04.3”W

Overhead construction taking place in the North Marina of Ontario Place between West Island and East Island. Waterway closed to marine traffic.

(NW-C-0064-23)

*512(T)/23Toronto Harbour – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2085
Construction is taking place at Ashbridge's Bay and consists of the construction of two breakwaters and of a landform. A variety of equipment are being used, including tug boats and barges. Temporary aids to navigation are on site during construction. The operations are scheduled to take at the following positions:

Breakwater construction operations

43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W
Phase 1: Completed
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2024-12-31
Phase 3: 2021-04-01 through 2024-12-31

Landform construction operations

43° 39’ 01.4”N 079° 19’ 01.9”W
Implementation of the shoreline infill area is expected to take approximately five years.
Mariners are requested to keep out of the construction zone.

*613(T)/23Ottawa to/à Smiths Falls – Marine Works – Bridge Repair

Reference chart: 1512, 1515
Repairs work on the pillars of the MacDonald Cartier Bridge in progress. Scaffolding barge on site. Cautionary buoys upstream and downstream of the bridge. Minimum wake.

(NW-C-1882-21)

*917(T)/23Hamilton Harbour – Waterway information - Procedure Changes

Reference: Notice *713(T)/23 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2067

Since July 1st 2023, commercial vessels exiting the Hamilton Harbour are to provide advanced notice. Public Service and Procurement Canada is requesting four calls to the Bridge Master on VHF Channel 16:

(NW-C-1600-23)

Preliminary Notices

*918(P)/23Beaverstone Bay to/à Lonely Island and/et McGregor Bay – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 2245

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, December 28, 2023

(D2023-030)

Western Region

No notices applicable for this edition.

Pacific Coast

Temporary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Preliminary Notices

*1114(P)/23Harbours in Queen Charlotte Islands/Havres dans Îles de la Reine-Charlotte – Paper Chart to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 3811

The Canadian Hydrographic Service proposes to permanently discontinue paper chart 3811 called Harbours in Queen Charlotte Islands/Havres dans Îles de la Reine-Charlotte.
Pacofi Bay, Rockfish Harbour and Thurston Harbour are available on Chart 3807. Port Louis is available as new chart 3813.
Mariners and other interested parties are invited to comment on this action until February 23rd, 2024.
Comments should be directed to the following email address: chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

*1115(P)/23Laredo Sound – Notice of Proposed Changes

Reference chart: 3980

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, February 22, 2024

(P2023-067)

Other (T) & (P) Notices

Temporary Notices

*1105(T)/15Canada – Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels

Reference: Notice 410(T)/2007 is cancelled.

2015 Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, Notice No. 20, pages A20-1 to A20-4.
Mariners are advised that offshore exploration and exploitation vessels may be conducting drilling operations in the following areas:

Gulf of St. Lawrence
NIL

Mainland NWT
NIL
Mackenzie Delta NWT/Beaufort Sea
NIL
Arctic Islands of the NWT/Arctic Islands of Nunavut
NIL
Eastern Arctic Offshore
NIL
Davis Strait
NIL

NOTE: Mariners are advised to obtain up-to-date position reports on drilling vessels and production installations before entering an area of exploration and exploitation. This information is available by contacting, as appropriate, ECAREG CANADA, NORDREG CANADA or CVTS OFFSHORE via any Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre (MCTS).

(NOTSHIP M2215/15) (NEB)

*111(T)/23Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Reference: Notice *208(T)/21 is cancelled.

AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoNs)

Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is continuing to conduct supervised test beds of AIS AtoNs, with the objective of bringing AIS AtoNs to Full Operational Capability (FOC). Specific information on AIS AtoN test bed sites can be found on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/aids/docs/ais-aton/locations-en.

Although AIS was originally developed as a collision avoidance tool for vessels, it also allows for the broadcasting of other types of data, such as the AIS AtoN “Message 21” (AIS AtoN Report).

Ships need to be equipped with standard shipborne AIS equipment for the display of AIS messages. The IMO mandatory carriage requirement for the Class “A” AIS display is the Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD), however, the display and use of the AtoN information may require additional hardware and/or software such as an AIS-connected Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), Electronic Chart System (ECS), Radar or Portable Pilot Unit (PPU).

As the AIS information available to mariners will be dependent on their display system and its compliance with the latest IMO and IALA standards, some transmitted information may not be displayed or may have a different symbol. Mariners are encouraged to install and upgrade systems that provide AIS overlay on ECDIS, ECS and/or Radar. Mariners should be familiar with the display settings on their vessel’s shipborne equipment.

All geographical positions (latitude and longitude) are based on the WGS 84 datum; time is displayed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

CCG is making every effort to broadcast quality information; however, as with any navigational tool, mariners should not rely on this information as their sole means of navigation.

Mariners are advised to consult the CCG e-Navigation web page on AIS AtoN, accessible at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/aids/docs/ais-aton/index-en for pertinent information, including examples of AIS AtoN display and symbology.

Individual NAVWARNs and/or NOTMARs are rarely issued for AIS AtoN trials.

Mariners are requested to provide feedback on the AIS AtoN test beds to the CCG e-Navigation Team at ccg.enav.gcc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. In addition, mariners who wish to participate in CCG’s questionnaire on AIS AtoN are invited to access it at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/docs/surveys/asm-aton-en. The collected results will guide the CCG in further developing this information service.

Preliminary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.