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Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 154, Number 10: Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations
Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 10: Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations
Schedule 3 to the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations (the Regulations) includes restrictions on waters where power-driven vessels are prohibited. This schedule, however, does not include restrictions for the use of electric motors. Significant advances in technology have increased the power of electric motors on vessels, rendering them capable of performing a variety of different activities, including recreational towing. These advances in technology on electric motors have made it necessary to regulate their use on specified waters.
In addition, while administering the Regulations, and in consultation with local authorities and the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (SJCSR), errors in geographical coordinates have been identified in the text of the Regulations that would be corrected through the proposed amendments.
Pursuant to the Regulations, Transport Canada (TC) is responsible for regulating boating activities and navigation on Canadian waters to enhance the safety of navigation, to protect the public interest and to protect the environment. Under its mandate, TC receives and responds to requests made by local authorities to enforce restrictions through the Regulations. Such restrictions can include prohibitions with respect to access to specified waters by vessels or classes of vessels; restrictions on the mode of propulsion used, maximum engine power or speed limits; and prohibitions on recreational towing (e.g. water-skiing) activities. These restrictions are set out in the schedules to the Regulations. The schedules also specify waters in which a permit is required in order to hold a sporting, recreational or public event or activity (e.g. regattas and dragon boat races).
In April 2008, following the coming into force of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 footnote 1 (CSA 2001), the Regulations replaced the old Boating Restriction Regulations (BRRs). When the BRRs were first enacted in June 1972, the restrictions were based on traditional electric trolling motors, with a power limit of approximately 1.5 kilowatt (kW). When the Regulations entered into force in 2008, Schedule 3 to the Regulations (Waters on Which Power-driven Vessels Are Prohibited) included restrictions to prohibit power-driven vessels on certain bodies of water, while still enabling the use of traditional electric trolling motors. Traditional electric trolling motors were not a concern because they were not powerful enough to enable the user to undertake recreational towing activities.
The objectives of the proposed amendments are to ensure safety and to keep up with advances in technology by including a maximum 7.5 kW aggregate power for electric motors on vessels in areas where restrictions already exist. The proposed amendments also assist in the maintenance of an effective enforcement regime, promote the viable and effective use of Canadian waters, and increase safety for all boaters. The proposed amendments would ensure the most reliable and up-to-date information is contained within the Regulations.
The proposed amendments would make a change to subsection 2(3) of the Regulations to include a maximum kilowatt aggregate power of 7.5 kW for electric motors when used in the waters identified in Schedule 3. This change would only apply to those areas where regulatory restrictions already exist.
The 7.5 kW aggregate maximum power level is greater than the traditional electric power level of a trolling motor (usually 1.5 kW), on which the restrictions in the Regulations were originally based. Having a 7.5 kW maximum power level is a practical solution as it is generally aligned with the same power level limits for gas-powered engines in the Regulations where restrictions occur (e.g. 7.5 kW is equivalent to 10 horsepower [hp]). The proposed amendment would still allow for vessels with electric motors to operate on the waters identified in Schedule 3, but it would ensure that those vessels do not have electric motors on board that would give them the ability to undertake recreational towing activities where such activities are otherwise prohibited for power-driven vessels.
In addition, a proposed administrative amendment to subsection 9(1) would be made to add the kilowatt power limit to the signage requirements. These proposed changes would bring the Regulations in line with the original intent of the restrictions, which is to prohibit powered vessel activities (such as recreational towing) for those bodies of water included in Schedule 3 to the Regulations.
The proposed amendments would also update the geographical coordinates for 2 bodies of water in Saskatchewan; 10 bodies of water in Ontario; 31 bodies of water in Quebec; and 3 bodies of water in British Columbia. Updates and corrections to location references and geographical coordinates in the schedules to the Regulations would improve the accuracy and enforceability of the Regulations. These updates would enhance the safety of navigation on certain Canadian waters by reducing the likelihood of misinterpretation and confusion for users of the waters and enforcement partners, and would result in savings due to a reduction in compliance calls to enforcement agencies. Correcting the administrative issues identified by the SJCSR would increase the clarity and enforceability of the Regulations, decrease potential confusion between users of the waterways and TC's enforcement partners, and would lead to increased safety for all users.
Geographical coordinates for Bouchette Lake, Quebec
Existing geographical coordinates: 45°56' 74°15'
Proposed change to coordinates: 45°55'32" 74°14'49"
A presentation on the proposed amendments to the Regulations was made during the Recreational Boating Standing Committee session at the November 2018 Canadian Marine Advisory Council footnote 2 (CMAC) meeting. The proposed amendments were also discussed at the meeting of the National Recreational Boating Advisory Council footnote 3 (NRBAC) on November 14, 2018. The proposed amendments were again discussed at the April 2019 CMAC meeting and the April 17, 2019, meeting of the NRBAC. During the consultations with stakeholders, TC explained that the 7.5 kW power limit for electric motors was introduced in order to align the power limit of electric motors with the same power level (horsepower) limits for gas-powered engines throughout the Regulations (i.e. 10 hp is equivalent to 7.5 kW), where restrictions already exist under Schedule 3. No comments were received from stakeholders following the consultations.
In accordance with the Cabinet Directive on the Federal Approach to Modern Treaty Implementation , analysis was undertaken to determine whether the proposed amendments are likely to give rise to modern treaty obligations. This assessment examined the geographical scope and subject matter of the proposed amendments in relation to modern treaties in effect, and after examination, no implications or impacts on modern treaties are identified. Where bodies of water are located within modern treaty areas, the modern treaty government will be notified of the proposed amendments to the Regulations.
The proposed amendments are administrative in nature. There may be marginal safety benefits realized by having the correct geographical locations listed in the schedules to the Regulations because accurate information allows water body users to know the proper locations where restrictions exist, and to act accordingly in those areas.
There are minimal identified savings for the Government which may be seen in reduced compliance calls to enforcement agencies regarding confusion in geographic location identifiers; it may allow for more effective enforcement of the listed restrictions.
The one-for-one rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden to business.
The proposed amendments are not in relation to work or commitments under a formal regulatory cooperation forum.
Pursuant to the Regulations, enforcement officers have a range of tools available to them and the latitude to apply an appropriate tool to a particular violation. These tools include, but are not limited to, providing educational information, fostering awareness of what constitutes safe boating, the ability to issue a warning or multiple warnings and, if required, issuing tickets with fines. The decision on how to proceed is left solely to the judgment of the enforcement officer. The table in section 16 of the Regulations sets out the persons or classes of persons that are appointed or specified as enforcement officers under these Regulations and section 17 further details the powers delegated to them.
The Contraventions Regulations , made pursuant to the Contraventions Act , set out prescribed fine amounts for contraventions of regulations, including regulations made under the CSA 2001. A schedule to the Contraventions Regulations sets out specific contravention amounts to a maximum of $500 for violations of the Regulations. Enforcement is by way of summary conviction or ticketing under the Contraventions Act .
As matters pertaining to navigation and shipping fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government, the Regulations are a tool that local authorities can apply and use in response to local safety situations and threats to the environment or the public interest in their jurisdictions. Since the philosophy behind the Regulations is one of partnership between federal, provincial and municipal governments through an existing program, TC staff provides regulatory briefings and other support to assist local enforcement agencies in their enforcement functions.
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Notice is given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 136(1) footnote a and section 207 footnote b of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 footnote c, proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations .
Interested persons may make representations to the Minister of Transport concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette , Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Heidi Craswell, Chief, Legislative, Regulatory Policy and International Affairs, Marine Safety and Security, Department of Transport, Place de Ville, Tower C, 330 Sparks Street, 11th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 (tel.: 613‑949‑1708; fax: 613‑991‑4818; email: heidi.craswell@tc.gc.ca).
1 Subsection 2(3) of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations footnote 4 is replaced by the following:
(3) No person shall operate a power-driven vessel and no person shall operate a vessel driven by electrical propulsion with an aggregate maximum power greater than 7.5 kW in any of the waters described in Schedule 3, except as indicated in that Schedule.
2 Subsection 9(1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f):
(g) the symbol shown under letter E.1 of Table 1 to Schedule 9, consisting of a propeller superimposed by an electrical plug, placed above the symbol consisting of a number shown under letter A of Table 1 to Schedule 9 that is placed above the expression “MAX kW” shown under letter F of that Table, indicates that no vessel with electric propulsion whose power exceeds the power in kilowatts represented by that number shall be operated on the waters in respect of which the sign has been placed.
3 The portion of item 10 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in column 2 is replaced by the following:
48°23'56"
89°15'49"
48°23'59"
89°13'06"
4 The portion of item 13 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Joselin Lake (locally known as Burnt Lake), Seguin Twp, Parry Sound District (see Note 1)
45°13'46"
79°50'21"
5 The portion of item 4 of Part 5 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
That reach of the South Saskatchewan River between 52°07'14" 106°40'17" and 52°05'54" 106°41'36"
52°07'14"
106°40'17"
52°05'54"
106°41'36"
6 The portion of item 1 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
45°55'32"
74°14'49"
7 The portion of item 16 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°07'26"
74°11'00"
8 The portion of item 19 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
45°53'24"
74°14'32"
9 The portion of item 20 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Franc Lake
45°55'12"
74°16'39"
10 The portion of item 26 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
49°52'00"
77°26'47"
11 (1) The portion of items 124 and 125 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the French version of the Regulations in column 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) The portion of item 125 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 4 is replaced by the following:
52°16'55.4"
123°32'45.0"
12 The portion of item 6 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°33'14"
75°36'31"
13 The portion of item 7 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 2 and 3 is replaced by the following:
46°37'41"
75°41'19"
14 The portion of item 8 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
46°37'34"
75°42'48"
15 Item 9 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations is replaced by the following:
9 Du Portage Lake Lac du Portage
46°38'07"
75°42'05"
16 The portion of item 15 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
45°14'55"
72°20'33"
17 The portion of item 16 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
45°16'35"
72°22'05"
18 The portion of item 60 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
Location Reference ( R épertoire toponymique du Québec Reference System)
46°03'01"
74°09'38"
19 Item 108 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations is replaced by the following:
108 Moffatt Lake Lac Moffatt
45°34'03"
71°18'48"
20 The portion of item 171 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°10'35"
74°19'13"
21 The portion of item 203 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
45°46'25"
74°20'08"
22 The portion of item 205 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Petite Décharge River, on a section 5 km in length from the mouth of the Bédard River at a point at coordinates 48°33'37" 71°43'02" downstream to the dam at Sainte-Anne Island at a point at coordinates 48°33'19" 71°39'35"
48°33'37"
71°43'02"
48°33'19"
71°39'35"
23 The portion of item 232 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Du Rocher Lake
46°14'24"
74°19'59"
24 The portion of items 17 and 18 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
50°12'29"
125°12'00"
50°11'44.6"
125°11'04.2"
25 The portion of item 28 under the heading “Georgian Bay Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of Georgian Bay on the western shore of Tiny Township from Concession 1 (Eastdale Road) to Concession 16 (Lafontaine Road), extending 300 m from the shore, enclosed within the coordinates described in column 2
44°38'00"
80°00'00"
26 The portion of item 2 under the heading “Chatham Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of the Ausable River from the mouth of the harbour to the walking path that intersects with Pinedale Road
43°19'00"
81°46'38"
43°17'49"
81°46'22"
43°18'48"
81°46'15
27 The portion of item 14 under the heading “Chatham Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 2 and 3 is replaced by the following:
42°00'43"
82°47'26"
42°00'41"
82°47'00"
82°47'17"
28 The portion of item 15 under the heading “Chatham Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of Cedar Creek from its intersection with Heritage Road, eastward to its intersection with 3rd Boulevard on Cedar Island Drive and the channel between Heritage Road and Cedar Island Road that leads to the public boat ramp from that creek in the Town of Kingsville
42°00'42"
82°46'52"
42°00'49"
82°46'35"
42°00'45"
82°46'47"
42°00'53"
82°46'42"
42°00'44"
82°46'46"
29 The portion of item 8 under the heading “Muskoka-Parry Sound Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of the South Branch Muskoka River from its junction with the North Branch Muskoka River to the northern boundary of Concession 3 of the Township of McLean except for that part of the river known locally as Orillia Lake (Orillia Lake location is from Matthiasville Dam upstream to the easterly boundary of Lot 25, Concession 8, Draper Township)
45°01'53.7"
79°18'46.9"
45°07'06.09"
79°07'17.70"
45°02'01"
79°18'49"
30 The portion of item 3 under the heading “London Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of Kettle Creek from the King George Bridge north to the Warren Street Bridge in Port Stanley, Southwold Township, Elgin County
42°39'55"
81°12'50"
81°13'15"
42°40'13"
81°12'51"
31 The portion of item 1 under the heading “Niagara-Simcoe Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
That part of Big Creek in Norfolk County from the mouth of the creek at Long Point Bay in Norfolk County upstream to the creek's intersection with Highway 59, just south of 8th Concession Road
42°35'45"
80°27'13"
42°41'46"
80°32'27"
42°36'08"
80°26'58"
32 The portion of item 6 under the heading “Lake Simcoe and Surrounding Area” of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
Pefferlaw Brook in the Town of Georgina, from its mouth to the bridge at Highway 48
44°20'24"
79°13'05"
44°19'50.29"
79°13'04.20"
44°20'02"
79°13'11"
33 The portion of item 61 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
45°38'53"
75°38'36"
34 The portion of items 68 to 73 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 to 3 is replaced by the following:
The St. Lawrence River between the points at coordinates 45°34'59" 73°28'29" and 45°39'06" 73°27'08" lying south of the Boucherville Islands, outside the zones described in items 69 and 70 Chenal du Sud
45°34'59"
73°28'29"
45°39'06"
73°27'08"
The St. Lawrence River within 50 m of the shoreline to the south of the Boucherville Islands between the points at coordinates 45°34'59" 73°28'29" and 45°39'06" 73°27'08" Chenal du Sud
The St. Lawrence River within 100 m of the shoreline to the north of the City of Boucherville between the points at coordinates 45°34'59" 73°28'29" and 45°39'06" 73°27'08" Chenal du Sud
That part of the St. Lawrence River known as La Grande Rivière between Saint-Jean Island and Sainte-Marguerite Island between the points at coordinates 45°35'13" 73°29'24" and 45°36'20" 73°27'44" Grande Rivière
45°35'13"
73°29'24"
45°36'20"
73°27'44"
That part of the St. Lawrence River known as Bras Nord de la Grande Rivière between Saint-Jean Island and À Pinard Island between the points at coordinates 45°36'01" 73°28'59" and 45°36'04" 73°28'14" Bras Nord de la Grande Rivière
45°36'01"
73°28'59"
45°36'04"
73°28'14"
That part of the St. Lawrence River known as La Passe between De la Commune Island and Grosbois Island between the points at coordinates 45°37'08" 73°28'24" and 45°37'07" 73°27'45" La Passe
45°37'08"
73°28'24"
45°37'07"
73°27'45"
35 The portion of item 90 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°44'52"
71°23'40"
36 The portion of items 135 and 136 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Viceroy Lake, outside the zone described in item 136
45°50'52"
75°06'19"
Viceroy Lake, within 70 m of its shoreline, excluding the Saint-Pierre Bay Narrows (see Note 2)
37 The portion of item 167 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°52'00"
38 The portion of item 294 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
46°25'00"
75°13'52"
39 The portions of item 299 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Lake des Ratons
46°17'50"
75°26'00"
40 The portion of item 336 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
Massawippi River, between a point located at the mouth of that river at coordinates 45°16'33.25" 71°58'23.09" and a point upstream at coordinates 45°16'58.18" 71°57'47.86"
45°16'33.25"
71°58'23.09"
45°16'58.18"
71°57'47.86"
41 The portion of item 9 of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the Regulations in columns 1 and 3 is replaced by the following:
That portion of the South Saskatchewan River between 52°07'14" 106°40'17" and 52°05'54" 106°41'36" and within 30 m of the eastern bank
42 The portion of item 58 of Part 3 of Schedule 8 to the Regulations in column 3 is replaced by the following:
43 Table 1 of Schedule 9 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after symbol E:
Sections 319, 322 to 324, 331 and 332 of the CSA 2001 came into force on assent, November 1, 2001. Sections 325 to 330 of the CSA 2001 came into force on January 30, 2002. Sections 1 to 270, subsections 271(1) and (3) and sections 272 to 318, 321 and 333 of the CSA 2001 came into force on July 1, 2007. Subsection 271(2) and section 320 of the CSA 2001 were repealed before coming into force.
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