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Edition No. 11/2025
November 28, 2025

Canadian Coast Guard crest logo

Safety First, Service Always

Monthly Summary
of Temporary and Preliminary Notices

Notices to Mariners – Monthly Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Edition No. 11/2025

Aussi disponible en français :
Avis aux navigateurs – Sommaire mensuel des avis temporaires et préliminaires
Édition n° 11/2025

Published under the Authority of:
Canadian Coast Guard Programs
Aids to Navigation and Waterways
Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7

For more information, contact DFO.Notmar-Notmar.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada,
as represented by the Canadian Coast Guard, 2025.

Cat. No. Fs151-19E-PDF (Electronic PDF, English)
ISSN 2561-5106

Cat. No. Fs151-19F-PDF (Electronic PDF, French)
ISSN 2561-5114

Explanatory Notes


Geographical positions  refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic Service chart (unless otherwise indicated).

Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward.

Visibility  of lights is that in clear weather.

Depths  - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart.

Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, Large Tide (unless otherwise indicated).

EXPLANATION OF TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES TO MARINERS

Certain Notices to Mariners appearing in the monthly editions have a (T) or (P) appended to the regular number. These letters indicate that the information contained in the notice is of a temporary or preliminary nature, respectively.

TEMPORARY (T) NOTICES

If a temporary change in conditions affecting navigation exists and if the change will be effective for a period of over three months, a temporary (T) notice will be published. Temporary changes which are effective for periods of less than three months will not normally be published (unless it is of exceptional interest). Otherwise, information will be promulgated as a Navigational Warning (NAVWARN) by the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre(s) in the affected area. (T) notices will be cancelled as necessary.

Please note that (T) notices with an end date will be automatically cancelled once the end date has passed. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.

PRELIMINARY (P) NOTICES

a. When important changes affecting navigation are to take place in the near future, a Notice to Mariners describing the change will be published, so that mariners will have advance information on the change. Such notices will be designated (P).

b. When a change in conditions affecting navigation has taken place but full information is not available, a preliminary (P) notice giving available information will be published. This notice will be followed by a regular notice when complete information becomes available. The regular notice will cancel the (P) notice.

c. When a change has taken place which is too complex to describe in a written notice, a (P) notice giving general information will be published. This notice will explain that follow up action will be taken to update charts by publishing patch corrections, new editions or new charts.

Please note that following the expiry of the 90-day comment or objection period, (P) notices describing proposed changes or intention to discontinue will be automatically cancelled. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.

ACTION REQUIRED ON RECEIPT OF (T) & (P) NOTICES

It is not customary to make permanent corrections to charts and publications from (T) & (P) notices. On receipt of such notices, the information they contain should be noted in pencil on the affected charts and/or publications.

CAUTION

Mariners are reminded that charts and publications are not corrected from (T) & (P) notices when purchased from suppliers. For the list of charts affected by (T) & (P) notices, please refer to the index on page ii of this publication.

INDEX OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
306(T)/24 1209(T)/24 917(T)/23 711(T)/25
611(T)/24 1210(T)/24 216(T)/24 712(T)/25
719(T)/24 410(T)/25 313(T)/24 713(T)/25
1208(T)/24 512(T)/25 728(T)/24 811(T)/25
904(T)/25 513(T)/25 814(T)/24 812(T)/25
1108(P)/25 808(T)/25 815(T)/24 813(T)/25
207(T)/22 1011(T)/25 910(T)/24 814(T)/25
411(T)/22 1012(T)/25 1212(T)/24 1014(T)/25
809(T)/22 814(T)/16 210(T)/25 1015(T)/25
317(T)/23 1219(T)/16 418(T)/25 1109(T)/25
509(T)/23 309(T)/17 419(T)/25 1110(T)/25
710(T)/23 709(T)/18 420(T)/25 1111(T)/25
711(T)/23 1210(T)/20 421(T)/25 1112(T)/25
214(T)/24 810(T)/21 422(T)/25 1113(P)/25
310(T)/24 907(T)/21 423(T)/25 1105(T)/15
1021(T)/24 108(T)/22 515(T)/25 217(T)/24
1118(T)/24 413(T)/22 516(T)/25 1027(T)/24
1119(T)/24 614(T)/22 608(T)/25 1215(T)/24
1120(T)/24 617(T)/22 609(T)/25 1114(P)/25
1121(T)/24 109(T)/23 710(T)/25
INDEX OF CHARTS AFFECTED BY (T) & (P) NOTICES
1220 1553 2312 4950
1226 2017 2314 4954
1230 2018 3456 6108
1236 2049 3981 6274
1310 2053 4011 6505
1312 2058 4020 7000
1313 2060 4118 7053
1316 2067 4244 7565
1350 2077 4255 7661
1429 2085 4452 7665
1430 2086 4485 7668
1434 2123 4486 7750
1439 2201 4625 8005
1510 2261 4642 8006
1512 2282 4654 8012
1552 2291 4682 14853 (U.S.)
Newfoundland and Labrador Coast

Temporary Notices

*306(T)/24Larkin Point to / à Cape Anguille – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 4682

Wharf demolition and breakwater reconstruction operations underway in Codroy, NL at the following coordinates:

47° 52’ 50.0”N 59° 23’ 49.0”W

47° 52’ 46.0”N 59° 23’ 52.0”W

47° 52’ 53.0”N 59° 24’ 11.0”W

Caution.

(NW-N-0161-24)

*611(T)/24Great St. Lawrence Harbour and / et Lamaline Harbour – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 4642

The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

St. Lawrence Wharf

73.1

46° 54’ 59.1”N 55° 23’ 20.8”W

(N2024-093T)

*719(T)/24Burin Peninsula to / à Saint-Pierre – Waterway information

Reference chart: 4625

The Canadian Armed Forces has confirmed the presence of high explosive containing aerial bombs of varying sizes at the sites of the shipwrecks of the USS Truxtun, near Lawn Point, and the USS Pollux, near Chambers Cove.
Positions: 46° 52' 42.1''N 055° 26' 26.2''W and 46° 52' 49.2''N 055° 29' 24.7''W
At this time the Canadian Armed Forces have determined that the health and safety risks associated with removal of these munitions are too great and in place detonation is not advisable.
Mariners are advised to keep a safe distance from these shipwrecks.
Caution.

(NW-N-0665-24)

*1208(T)/24Lark Harbour and / et York Harbour – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 4654

Wharf reconstruction underway in Lark Harbour in the vicinity of 49° 06.069’N 058° 21.866’W.
Caution.

(NW-N-1171-24)

*904(T)/25Flemish Pass / Passe Flamande – Obstruction

Reference chart: 8012

A Concrete Gravity Structure has been installed offshore in the vicinity of 46° 47.716'N 048° 03.675'W and will remain a navigational hazard until it is removed.

(NW-N-0642-25)

Preliminary Notices

Atlantic Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent,
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Atlantic Region
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (506) 636-4708
Email: DFO.CCGATLAidstoNavDiscont-AidesalanavSupprATLGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*1108(P)/25Strait of Belle Isle / Détroit de Belle Isle – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4020

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

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Belle Isle, South End (Lower)

234

51° 52’ 38.0”N 055° 23’ 03.0”W

Initial publication date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, February 26, 2026

(N2025-037)

Atlantic Coast

Temporary Notices

*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)

*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)

*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)

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

Reference chart: 4486

Vicinity

Positions

Description

Cascapedia Bay

48° 07’ 10.7”N 066° 01’ 18.2”W
48° 07’ 31.1”N 066° 00’ 30.8”W
48° 07’ 00.8”N 065° 59’ 59.9”W
48° 06’ 39.7”N 066° 00’ 47.0”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment.

Cascapedia Bay

48° 07’ 22.0”N 065° 55’ 12.0”W
48° 07’ 22.0”N 065° 53’ 14.0”W
48° 06’ 33.0”N 065° 53’ 14.0”W
48° 06’ 33.0”N 065° 55’ 12.0”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with submerged equipment.

Cascapedia Bay

48° 05’ 24.2”N 066° 01’ 42.8”W
48° 06’ 11.2”N 066° 00’ 07.8”W
48° 05’ 36.2”N 065° 59’ 29.8”W
48° 04’ 49.2”N 066° 01’ 04.8”W

Aquaculture site marked with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment.

Tracadigache Bay

48° 05’ 12.0”N 066° 12’ 02.6”W

48° 05’ 12.0”N 066° 11’ 00.0”W
48° 04’ 30.0”N 066° 11’ 00.0”W
48° 04’ 30.0”N 066° 12’ 02.6”W

Aquaculture site with temporarily non-compliant buoyage.

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

*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:

48 37.390N 064 07.734W

48 43.925N 064 08.099W

48 41.868N 064 04.632W

48 39.987N 064 00.959W

48 38.023N 063 57.919W

48 36.274N 063 54.923W

Top float 24 metres below the surface.

(NW-Q-0662-23)

*214(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported

Reference: Notice 313(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 1313).

Reference chart: 1313

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

46° 19.997' N

072° 32.698' W

46° 19.993' N

072° 32.675' W

46° 19.983' N

072° 32.682' W

46° 19.980' N

072° 32.703' W

46° 19.985' N

072° 32.718' W

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

46° 19.978' N

072° 32.731' W

46° 19.979' N

072° 32.701' W

46° 19.970' N

072° 32.703' W

46° 19.971' N

072° 32.732' W

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

46° 19.983' N

072° 32.785' W

46° 19.982' N

072° 32.747' W

46° 19.973' N

072° 32.752' W

46° 19.972' N

072° 32.768' W

46° 19.971' N

072° 32.792' W

(NW-Q-1338-23)

*310(T)/24Mouillages et Installations Portuaires/Anchorages and Harbour Installations - Haute Côte-Nord – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 1226
Wharf repair works are taking place daily between 1100 UTC and 2100 UTC at wharves 1, 2 and 3 of the Port-Cartier Harbour.
Barge and safety boat on site.

(NW-C-0316-24)

*1021(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information : Shallow Depth

Reference chart: 1313

Shallow depths reported in the port of Trois-Rivières at the following coordinates:

Shallow depth of 10.4 metres located at Section 13:

46° 20.027'N 072° 32.614'W
46° 20.025'N 072° 32.608'W
46° 20.034'N 072° 32.597'W
46° 20.037'N 072° 32.603'W

Shallow depth of 10.0 metres located at Section 14 and a portion of Section 15:

46° 19.990'N 072° 32.795'W
46° 19.990'N 072° 32.738'W
46° 20.004'N 072° 32.672'W
46° 20.013'N 072° 32.648'W
46° 20.017'N 072° 32.765'W

Shallow depth of 10.3 metres located at Section 16:

46° 19.964'N 072° 32.795'W
46° 19.976'N 072° 32.785'W
46° 19.987'N 072° 32.738'W
46° 19.973'N 072° 32.740'W

Shallow depth of 10.2 metres located at Section 16:

46° 19.997'N 072° 32.789'W
46° 19.996'N 072° 32.766'W
46° 19.964'N 072° 32.795'W
46° 19.965'N 072° 32.821'W

Shallow depth of 10.5 metres located at Section 16:

46° 19.968'N 072° 32.704'W
46° 19.970'N 072° 32.745'W
46° 19.976'N 072° 32.741'W
46° 19.978'N 072° 32.695'W

Shallow depth of 10.2 metres located at Section 16:

46° 19.985'N 072° 32.706'W
46° 19.979'N 072° 32.699'W
46° 19.979'N 072° 32.677'W
46° 19.993'N 072° 32.660'W
46° 20.000'N 072° 32.688'W

Shallow depth of 10.2 metres located at Section 17:

46° 19.852'N 072° 32.772'W
46° 19.851'N 072° 32.768'W
46° 19.845'N 072° 32.774'W
46° 19.846'N 072° 32.775'W

Shallow depth of 10.5 metres located at Section 19:

46° 19.830'N 072° 32.785'W
46° 19.831'N 072° 32.787'W
46° 19.840'N 072° 32.780'W
46° 19.839'N 072° 32.778'W

Shallow depth of 10.6 metres located at Section 19:

46° 19.786'N 072° 32.824'W
46° 19.801'N 072° 32.813'W
46° 19.798'N 072° 32.809'W
46° 19.782'N 072° 32.819'W

Shallow depth of 10.5 metres located at Section 20:

46° 19.728'N 072° 32.874'W
46° 19.727'N 072° 32.870'W
46° 19.738'N 072° 32.859'W
46° 19.739'N 072° 32.864'W

(NW-C-1191, 1342, 1871, 1872-24)

*1118(T)/24Port de Montréal – Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 1310
Shallower depth of 10,4 metres located at the following coordinates: 45° 30’ 18.9”N 073° 32’ 48.3”W.

(NW-C-1866-24)

*1119(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Diving Operations

Reference chart: 1313

Diving operations taking place in Port of Trois-Rivières Monday to Friday from 1100 UTC to 2100 UTC at wharf 17.

(NW-C-2820-24)

*1120(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Submerged Object

Reference chart: 4950

Rocks and dolosses have been located 7 metres from the pierhead of the southern breakwall at a depth of 2 metres at the following coordinates:

47° 23.304'N 061° 47.513'W

47° 23.301'N 061° 47.507'W

47° 23.308'N 061° 47.517'W

47° 23.299'N 061° 47.500'W

47° 23.298'N 061° 47.493'W

(NW-C-1877-24)

*1121(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Wreck

Reference chart: 4950
The vessel SS Corfu Island has been assessed as a hazard to public safety by Canadian Coast Guard under the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The bow of the wreck is located on the beach at position 47° 20.813'N 061° 57.014'W and the wreck extends seaward in a southwesterly direction over 137.5 metres in length and 17.5 metres in width.
It is forbidden to access or climb it for any reason. Mariners are requested to keep a wide berth from the wreckage.

(NW-C-1861-24)

*1209(T)/24Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins – Obstruction: Subsurface Moorings

Reference chart: 1236

Subsurface scientific moorings temporarily established at the following coordinates:

Mooring E1:

48° 53.322’N 068° 06.180’W

(depth of 319 metres)

Mooring W1:

48° 48.033’N 068° 23.991’W

(depth of 355 metres)

(NW-C-1823-24)

*1210(T)/24Wedgeport and Vicinity / et les abords – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 4244

The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Pinkneys Point Fog Signal

278.2

43° 42’ 11.6”N 066° 03’ 12.1”W

(F2024-060T)

*410(T)/25Chenal du Havre de la Grande Entrée – Waterway Information: Wharf Closed

Reference chart: 4954

Wharf 406 of Grande-Entrée is closed. Pollution containment booms in place.
Stay clear. Minimum wake.

(NW-C-2172-24)

*512(T)/25Baie des Sept-Îles – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 1220

Construction operations taking place daily on the Mgr-Blanche Dock. Barges, cranes and work boats on site.
Minimum wake and wide berth of 300 metres requested.

(NW-C-0623-25)

*513(T)/25Port de Québec – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 1316

Wharf construction operations taking place in the vicinity of 46° 49.872’N 071° 09.994’W.
Minimum wake requested.

(NW-C-1155-25)

*808(T)/25Sorel-Tracy à/to Otterburn-Park – Obstruction : Repair Work

Reference chart: 1350

Repair work taking place during daylight hours Monday to Friday at the Turcotte Bridge since
August 6, 2025. Barge and tug Jacques Arsenault are on scene. Navigation channel reduced to 25 metres and is marked and lit. Air draft reduced to 12 metres. Any vessels requiring the barge be moved to make passage under the bridge are required to give a 72 hours notice by e-mailing to m.poirier@pomerleau.ca or fanny.hebert@pomerleau.ca, and provide them with:

Date and time of requested passage;
vessel name and type;
estimated speed of passage;
length, beam, and draft of the vessel;

their contact information.

All vessels transiting the area are requested to remain 3 metres away from the barge.
Minimum wake requested.

(NW-C-2410-25)

*1011(T)/25Plans-Péninsule de la Gaspésie – Marine Works

Reference chart: 1230

Construction operations taking place daily from 1100 UTC until 2300 UTC since October 27th 2025 at the
Rivière-au-Renard wharf (48° 59.879’N 064° 22.887’W) and breakwall (48° 59.993’N 064° 23.030’W).

(NW-C-3292-25)

*1012(T)/25Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy – Obstruction: Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4011, 4255, 8005, 8006

Multiple subsurface scientific moorings are deployed in the Fundian channel. The scientific moorings are between five to six meters off the ocean floor at the following positions:

42° 39.358’N 066° 27.843’W

42° 29.389’N 065° 58.091’W

42° 39.576’N 066° 20.535’W

42° 29.574’N 065° 50.799’W

42° 33.965’N 066° 27.544’W

42° 23.800’N 065° 05.117’W

42° 34.181’N 066° 20.247’W

42° 23.993’N 065° 57.836’W

42° 34.390’N 066° 12.948’W

42° 24.177’N 065° 50.555’W

42° 34.592’N 066° 05.648’W

42° 24.354’N 065° 43.272’W

42° 28.787’N 066° 19.959’W

42° 18.780’N 065° 50.312’W

42° 28.995’N 066° 12.671’W

42° 18.956’N 065° 43.039’W

42° 29.196’N 066° 05.382’W

42° 13.383’N 065° 50.069’W

(NW-M-1431-25)

Preliminary Notices

Atlantic Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent,
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Atlantic Region
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (506) 636-4708
Email: DFO.CCGATLAidstoNavDiscont-AidesalanavSupprATLGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

No notices applicable for this edition.

Central Region: St. Lawrence Sector

Comment Submission

Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Central Region
1550 D’Estimauville Avenue
Québec, QC G1J 5E9
Telephone: (418) 648-7450
Emails:

St. Lawrence Region: DFO.AtoNStLawrence-StLaurentAalaN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Great Lakes Region: DFO.CCGCentralAtoNGreatLakes-GrandsLacsAalaNCentreGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

No notices applicable for this edition.

Inland Waters

Temporary Notices

*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)

*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)

*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)

*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.

*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.

*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:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Noden Causeway East

1465

48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 47.6”W

Noden Causeway West

1466

48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 49.1”W

(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:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Chenal Saint-Placide buoy HJ17

6251.68

45° 31’ 20.7”N 074° 12’ 25.1”W

(NW-Q-1526-20)

*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:

42° 17.200’N 083° 05.633’W

42° 17.183’N 083° 05.600’W

42° 17.067’N 083° 05.667’W

42° 17.000’N 083° 05.717’W

42° 17.017’N 083° 05.750’W

42° 17.100’N 083° 05.667’W

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)

*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:

45° 20’ 44.5”N 073° 50’ 32.9”W


45° 21’ 00.3”N 073° 50’ 11.6”W

45° 20’ 47.7”N 073° 50’ 29.4”W


45° 21’ 05.4”N 073° 50’ 07.6”W

45° 20’ 50.0”N 073° 50’ 24.1”W


45° 21’ 11.8”N 073° 50’ 04.6”W

(NW-Q-0579-22)

*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.

*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:

A call 2 hours in advance of departure;

A call 1 hour in advance of departure;

A call when departing the pier;

A call when lining up in the canal.

(NW-C-1600-23)

*216(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Scientific moorings established at position 71° 58’ 01.2”N 095° 03’ 52.8”W. Least depth 122.8 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 32/2011)

*313(T)/24Havres et Mouillages - Harbours and Anchorages - Côte-Nord/North Shore – Waterway Information: Reduction of Capacity at Mooring Bollards

Reference chart: 4452
Capacity reduced to 10 metric tons for bollards B01, B10, B12, B14 and B17 and 20 metric tons for bollards B03 to B09, B11, B13, B15, B16 and B18 at Natashquan public wharf. Bollard B02 is still out of order.

(NW-C-0292-24)

*728(T)/24Toronto Harbour – Marine Works - Overhead Construction

Reference: Notice 415(T)/23 is cancelled (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.

*814(T)/24Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information – Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 2067

The southern section of the Pier 10 slip south of 43° 16’ 26.1”N 079° 51’ 01.9”W does not have the minimum seaway draft.

Mariners are to contact the Hamilton Harbour Master's office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain soundings.

(NW-C-2395-23)

*815(T)/24Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction – Lost Anchor

Reference chart: 2314

Anchor and chain lost at the following coordinates:

48° 19’ 24.0”N 089° 09’ 30.0”W

(NW-C-1623-24)

*910(T)/24Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations

Reference: Notice 1012(T)/20 is cancelled (Chart 2017).

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 by yellow buoys equipped with yellow flashing lights.

*1212(T)/24Nipigon Bay and Approaches/et les approaches – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported

Reference chart: 2312

Shallow depths reported at the following coordinates:

48° 55.084’N 088° 12.705’W :

34.41 metres

48° 50.163’N 088° 07.517’W :

47.39 metres

48° 47.846’N 088° 05.353’W :

40.96 metres

48° 46.635’N 088° 05.030’W :

33.89 metres

48° 45.630’N 088° 05.071’W :

8.72 metres

48° 44.243’N 088° 05.666’W :

20.05 metres

(NW-C-1969-24)

*210(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2085

Reference: Notice 512(T)/23 is cancelled (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:.

TorontoHArbour_EN

Breakwater construction operations

43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W
Phase 1: Completed
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2025-05-31
Phase 3: 2021-04-01 through 2025-05-31

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.

*418(T)/25Arctic Archipelago / Archipel de l'Arctique – Obstruction – Subsurface Moorings

Reference chart: 7000

Scientific subsurface moorings at the following coordinates:

Mooring A:

71° 37.87’ N 157° 19.58’W

Top float 65 metres.

Mooring B:

71° 25.33’N 152° 44.10’W

Top float 77 metres.

Mooring C:

70° 50.09’N 146° 23.56’W

Top float 58 metres.

Mooring BGOS-A

75° 00.01’N 150° 00.00’W

Top float 30 metres.

Depth of 3826 metres.

Mooring BGOS-D

73° 59.64’N 139° 58.95’W

Top float 30 metres.

Depth of 3504 metres.

Mooring BGOS-B

77° 59.99’N 150° 00.00’W

Top float 30 metres.

Depth of 3824 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 77/2016, 4/2022)

*419(T)/25Paallavvik to/à Kangiqtugaapik – Obstruction – Scientific Mooring

Reference chart: 7053
Scientific subsurface mooring at position 69° 54.66’ N 066° 48.42’W. Top float 221 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 56/2021)

*420(T)/25Clyde Inlet to/à Cape Jameson – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7565

Scientific subsurface mooring at position 71° 08.07’ N 070° 49.51’W. Top float 248 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 113/2022)

*421(T)/25Franklin Bay and/et Darnley Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7665
Scientific subsurface mooring at position 70° 02.434’ N 126° 18.404’W. Top float 223 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 92/2019)

*422(T)/25Prince Albert Sound, Western Portion/ Partie Ouest – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7668

Subsurface mooring at position 70° 42.59’ N 117° 51.21’W. Top float 37 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 112/2021)

*423(T)/25Approaches to/Approches à Cambridge Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Buoy and Apparatus

Reference chart: 7750
Oceanographic observatory installed. Cable on the sea floor at 69° 06.83’ N 105° 03.58’ W extends at a depth of 8 metres to an instrument platform at 69° 06.79’ N 105° 03.86’ W, then to a secondary hydrophone platform at 69° 06.75’ N 105° 03.88’ W, at a depth of 13 metres. The cable extends at a depth of 8 metres from the primary instrument platform to a secondary instrument tripod at 69° 06.78’ N 105° 03.83’ W. A rope with floats and weights extends approximately 42 metres southeast of the secondary hydrophone platform to an end point at 69° 06.73’ N 105° 03.86’ W.

(NAVAREA XVIII 127/2021, NW-A-0202-21)

*515(T)/25Croil Islands to/à Cardinal – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1434

Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 44° 56.391’N 075° 02.670’W.

(NW-C-0892-25)

*516(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works: Pipeline Installation

Reference chart: 2077

Pipeline installation taking place daily until November 2025 during daylight hours south of RC Harris Water Treatment Plant. Barges and workboats on scene marked and lit at night.

(NW-C-0721-25)

*608(T)/25Cobourg to/à Oshawa – Waterway Information: Shoal

Reference chart: 2058

Increased silting reported in the area. Mariners are to call the Harbour Masters Office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain up-to-date soundings of navigational channel.

(NW-C-3326-24)

*609(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Marine Works: Underwater Construction

Reference chart: 2085

Underwater construction operations taking place in the vicinity of Ashbridge Bay. Barges on site.

(NW-C-1628-25)

*710(T)/25Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 2067

Vessels transiting the East end of Hamilton Harbour are to use caution as the following area is not seaway draft.

43° 16.315’N 079° 47.353’W

43° 16.323’N 079° 47.324’W

43° 16.297’N 079° 47.263’W

43° 16.278’N 079° 47.336’W

Mariners are to call the harbour masters office at 1 (905) 525-3412 for the most recent soundings.

(NW-C-3449-24)

*711(T)/25Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 2314

Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 48° 25.817’N 089° 09.633’W.

(NW-C-0603-25)

*712(T)/25Whiskey Jack Island to/à Red Deer River – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 6274
Shallower depth of 90 centimetres located at 52° 58.444’N 100° 58.654’W.

(NW-C-1757-23)

*713(T)/25Lake Manitoba / Lac Manitoba (Southern Portion / Partie sud) – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 6505

Shallower depth of 78 centimetres located at 50° 41.927’N 098° 42.258’W.

(NW-C-1756-23)

*811(T)/25Lac Saint-Louis – Marine works: Construction and Drilling Operations

Reference: Notice 413(T)/24 is cancelled (Chart 1430).
Reference chart: 1430

Ongoing construction and drilling operations are taking place in the vicinity of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge. Barges and boats are on site.

Yellow cautionary buoys temporarily established under the bridge. The areas are delimited by the following coordinates:

Area 1:


Area 2:

Pt 1:

45° 25.215’N 73° 59.337’W


Pt 1:

45° 25.258’N 73° 58.831’W

Pt 2:

45° 25.236’N 73° 59.094’W


Pt 2:

45° 25.266’N 73° 58.750’W

Pt 3:

45° 25.187’N 73° 59.081’W


Pt 3:

45° 25.216’N 73° 58.733’W

Pt 4:

45° 25.160’N 73° 59.426’W


Pt 4:

45° 25.211’N 73° 58.820’W

Lit steel pile installed at 45° 25’ 15.4”N 73° 58’ 58.0”W showing 2 metres above the surface.
Suspended platform installed at 45° 25’ 14.0”N 73° 58’ 44.0”W, reducing bridge clearance by 4 metres.
Minimum wake.

(NW-C-0336-24, 3106-24)

*812(T)/25Carleton Island to/au Charity Shoal – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1439

Anchor fluke reported lost at 44° 05.110’N 076° 23.880’W.

(NW-C-2383-25)

*813(T)/25Ottawa to/à Smiths Falls – Marine Works: Bridge Construction

Reference chart: 1512
Construction operations taking place daily, 24 hours a day at the Patterson Creek Bridge. Buoys temporarily established between Pretoria Avenue Bridge and Bank Street Bridge.

(NW-C-1827-25)

*814(T)/25Whitby Harbour – Marine Works: Dredging Operations

Reference chart: 2049

Dredging operations taking place from Monday to Friday during daylight hours in Whitby Harbour.
Barges and tugs on site monitoring channel 16. Equipment is marked and lit.

(NW-C-2247-25)

*1014(T)/25Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Obstruction: New docks

Reference chart: 2017
New floating docks with lights permanently installed at the Kingston Yacht Club.

(NW-C-2930-25)

*1015(T)/25Georgian Bay / Baie Georgienne – Obstruction: Scientific and Subsurface Moorings

Reference: Notice 610(T)/25 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2201, 2261, 2282, 2291

Sixteen subsurface moorings and one surface mooring temporarily established along the shoreline near Bruce Power at the following coordinates:

Subsurface Moorings

(1)

44° 26.017'N 081° 30.857'W


(41)

44° 19.801'N 081° 36.649'W

(7)

44° 22.858'N 081° 34.021'W


(43)

44° 15.846'N 081° 37.043'W

(8)

44° 22.052'N 081° 35.001'W


(45)

44° 25.244'N 081° 29.423'W

(9)

44° 22.779'N 081° 32.357'W


(46)

44° 20.833'N 081° 33.944'W

(12)

44° 21.698'N 081° 34.509'W


(47)

44° 20.568'N 081°34.039'W

(29)

44° 15.833'N 081° 38.578'W


(ol3)

44° 45.321'N 081° 18.556'W

(30)

44° 15.837'N 081° 36.701'W


(B)

44° 13.890'N 081° 37.395'W

(39)

44° 25.559'N 081° 30.119'W


(F)

44° 34.028'N 081° 21.425'W

Surface Mooring

(SPOT-32256C)

44° 23.404'N 081° 32.310'W


(NW-C-3250-25)

*1109(T)/25Portage-du-Fort à/to Île Marcotte – Aids to Navigation Unlit

Reference chart: 1552, 1553

The following aid to navigation is currently unlit:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Desjardinsville

1307

45° 50’ 42.4”N 077° 06’ 52.4”W

(NW-C-1381-22)

*1110(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works

Reference: Notice 815(T)/25 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2077

Construction operations taking place daily 24 hours a day until September 30, 2026 at the Toronto Hunt course. Dredges, barges, tug boats, construction equipment and sedimentation control structures will be on scene.

(NW-C-3380-25)

*1111(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Obstruction : Turbidity Curtain

Reference chart: 2085

Lit turbidity curtains installed on both sides of the sewer outflow pipes.

(NW-C-3420-24)

Preliminary Notices

Central Region

Comment Submission

Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Central Region
1550 D’Estimauville Avenue
Québec, QC G1J 5E9
Telephone: (418) 648-7450
Emails:

St. Lawrence Region: DFO.AtoNStLawrence-StLaurentAalaN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Great Lakes Region: DFO.CCGCentralAtoNGreatLakes-GrandsLacsAalaNCentreGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

No notices applicable for this edition.

Pacific Coast

Temporary Notices

*1112(T)/25Halibut Bank to/à Ballenas Channel – Waterway Information – ODAS Buoy

Reference chart: 3456

An ODAS buoy has been deployed north of Ballenas Islands at 49° 21.212'N 124° 09.737'W displaying
Fl (Y) 5 20s.

(NW-P-1483-25)

Preliminary Notices

Western Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
A/Superintendent, Marc Jourdenais
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Western Region
25 Huron Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4V9
Telephone: (250) 480-2602
Fax: (250) 480-2702
Email: marc.jourdenais@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*1113(P)/25Laredo Channel and/et Laredo Inlet – Unlit Buoy to be Replaced by Virtual AIS AtoN

Reference chart: 3981

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently replace the following unlit buoy by a virtual AIS AtoN:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Wilson Rock buoy E77

6049

52° 40’ 24.0”N 128° 58’ 44.3”W

Initial publication date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, February 26, 2026

(P2025-063)

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)

*217(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Mooring

Scientific mooring established at position 75° 06’ 01.1”N 168° 00’ 02.5”W. Top float 42 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 30/2011)

*1027(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Reference: Notice *111(T)/23 is cancelled.

Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has brought AIS aids to navigation (AIS AtoN) to full operational capability.

Some AIS AtoN that were deployed in a testing capacity may either be maintained or discontinued at the discretion of CCG Regions, while those deployed outside established CCG levels of service may continue to be maintained in an experimental capacity. Changes to CCG aids to navigation are communicated via Notices to Mariners.

General information on AIS and AIS AtoN is available on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal and in the Canadian Aids to Navigation System. Specific information on deployed AIS AtoN is available on the e-Navigation website.

*1215(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) Trial

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is testing Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) nationwide. These broadcasts provide mariners on vessels with properly configured shipborne equipment with dynamic information such as water levels, weather, air gap, and a specific area or line displayed as a digitalized signal. A detailed listing of currently broadcasted Coast Guard AIS ASM is contained in the interactive map on the Canadian e-Navigation Portal. Additional information on AIS ASM may be found in IMO SN.1 Circ 289 Guidance on the Use of AIS Application-Specific-Messages.

Please contact the manufacturer of your specific equipment for instructions on how to receive AIS ASM. Any questions or concerns related to the broadcast may be directed to the Coast Guard e-Navigation Team or any Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre.

Preliminary Notices

*1114(P)/25Canadian Coast Guard Publication – New Edition of the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Publication

The Canadian Coast Guard advises that a new edition of the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication will be published on January 30, 2026.

This new edition will introduce several improvements, most notably the addition of a dedicated Arctic Coast volume, aimed at providing a comprehensive coverage of the Canadian Arctic.

The 2026 edition will supersede the 2009 edition, which, since its initial publication, has been kept up to date through monthly corrections.


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