Canadian Hydrographic Service - CHS

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) provides nautical charts and related products for safe and efficient navigation in Canadian and bordering international waters.

Eligibility Criteria

Any person or body having an interest in navigation.

Eligible Activities

Navigating in Canadian and bordering international waters.

Summary

CHS provides the following nautical products and related publications. Many of these items are mandatory for vessels that are governed by the Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations 1995, of the Canada Shipping Act. CHS products are available from one of over 700 authorized chart dealers across the country and internationally.

Nautical Chart Products:

• Paper Charts
• Electronic Charts
• Chart 1 Symbols, Abbreviations, and Terms
• Chart Catalogues
• Bathymetric Maps

Publications and related services:

• Sailing Directions
• Tide and Current Publications
• List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals
• Radio Aids To Marine Navigation
• Notices to Mariners

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Maritimes Region
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
176 Portland Street
P.O. Box 1035
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia  B2Y 4T3
Telephone: 902-426-3760
Fax: 902-426-5995

Gulf Regional Office
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
343 University Street
P.O. Box 5030
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 9B6
Telephone: 506-851-6227
Fax: 506-851-2435
Web site: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/home-accueil_e.htm

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National Contact(s):
Headquarters
Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
13th Floor, Station 13228
Centennial Towers
200 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0E6
Telephone: 613-993-0999
Fax: 613-990-1866
TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
E-mail: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/home-accueil_e.htm
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday (Eastern time).