BOATsmart! Base de connaissances du Canada
Module 02 - Boating Rules, Regulations and Equipment
Canada Shipping Act 2001
The Canada Shipping Act, 2001 establishes a framework of rules and regulations and is the ‘umbrella’ act under which all boating regulations are developed in Canada. It incorporates international and federal laws and regulates all boats operating on Canada’s waterways.
The Canada Shipping Act, 2001 requires every boat operator to help other boaters who are in distress or found at sea and in danger of being lost, so long as it does not put themselves, their passengers or their own boat at risk.
