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Contact information

If what you want to know is not covered in this guide, visit the Office of Boating Safety Web site at www.boatingsafety.gc.ca.

If you have a specific question and wish to speak with someone, contact your local Transport Canada Centre or call the Boating Safety Infoline at 1-800-267-6687.

Regional Transport Canada Centres ^

Pacific (British Columbia)
620-800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2J8
1-250-480-2792

Prairie and Northern (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C OP6
1-204-983-3152 or 1-888-463-0521

Ontario
100 Front Street South
Sarnia, Ontario
N7T 2M4
1-519-383-1972

Quebec
901, Cap-Diamant
Room 253
Quebec City, Quebec
G1K 4K1
1-418-648-4618

Atlantic (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island)
11th Floor, 45 Alderney Drive
PO Box 1013
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B2Y 4K2
1-800-387-4999

Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador)
7th Floor, 100 New Gower Street
PO Box 1300
St. John’s, Newfoundland
A1C 6H8
1-800-387-4999

Marine and Air Search and Rescue emergency telephone numbers ^

Act smart and call early in case of emergency. The sooner you call, the sooner help will arrive.

Pacific Coast
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria
1-800-567-5111 or 1-250-363-2333

St. Lawrence River
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Quebec
1-800-463-4393 or 1-418-648-3599

Great Lakes and Arctic
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton
1-800 267-7270 or 1-613-965-3870

Newfoundland and Labrador Coast
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre St. John’s
1-800-563-2444 or 1-709-772-5151

Maritimes Coast
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax
1-800-565-1582 or 1-902-427-8200

Charts, tide and current tables and more ^

For information on nautical charts, tide and current tables, Sailing Directions, the Canadian Aids to Navigation System, Radio Aids to Marine Navigation and List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals visit www.charts.gc.ca or contact the Canadian Hydrographic Service at the address below.

Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart Distribution Office Ottawa, Ontario 1-613-998-4931

Official digital raster charts from the Canadian Hydrographic Service are available exclusively from Nautical Data International. These charts are an electronic picture of the paper version that includes every detail of the official paper charts and are available at www.digitalocean.ca or by calling 1-800-563-0634.

Marine weather forecasts ^

Marine weather forecasts can be obtained from:

• Channels 21B, 25B and 83B on the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes
• Channels 21B and Wx1, 2, 3 on the Pacific Coast
• VHF broadcasts from Weatheradio Canada (Environment Canada) in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax
• www.weatheroffi ce.ec.gc.ca
• Regular AM and FM radio channel forecasts
• Television weather channels and telephone services, where they exist

Marine publications ^

Marine publications and regulations can be obtained from Government of Canada Publishing at www.publications.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-635-7943.

Pleasure craft licensing ^

Pleasure craft licensing is being modernized. It is expected that by April 2006, Service Canada will assume responsibility for issuing pleasure craft licences through their offices. In New Brunswick, Service New Brunswick Centres will also issue licences. For more information about this change, visit www.boatingsafety.gc.ca or call 1-800-O-CANADA.

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