Boating Restriction Regulations

Boating Restriction Regulations

Boating Restriction Regulations are specific to certain waters and waterways in Canada. They specify:

• Prohibited vessel types on a given waterway
• Standardized speed limits on a given waterway
• Maximum engine horsepower on a given waterway
• Power vessel restriction (Lac Phillipe .. no motors allowed etc..)
• Water skiing restrictions .. and many others.

Boating Restriction Regulations can also be passed and enforced by local municipal governments, therefore, it's important to pay close attention to all signs encountered while boating.

How do you read a restriction sign?

There are five types of shapes for the restriction signs. The frame colour is international orange. Signs with a section with a green border indicate that a special condition applies to the restriction (for example, the day/time an activity is allowed). The symbol on the sign indicates the type of restriction which applies. If the sign is arrow-shaped, the restriction applies in the direction pointed by the arrow.

No internal combustion or steam engine is permitted

Power limit

Standardized speed limit
(normally 5,10,25,40,55)

No boats

No power driven vessels in the direction indicated by the arrow

No skiing north of the sign

No power vessels between
the hours and days in red

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Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations

The operator of a pleasure craft not propelled by oars shall have on board, in respect of each area in which the craft is to be navigated, as described in the Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, the most recent editions of:

• The largest scale charts
• The required publications
• The required documents
• UNLESS ... the vessel is under 100 tonnes or the operator is familiar with the waterway