Skip to main content
Skip to "About this site"
Skip to section menu

Canada.ca
Services
Departments
Language selection
- Français

Search and menus

Search and menus

Justice Laws Website

Search

Contraventions Regulations (SOR/96-313)

Full Document:

HTMLFull Document: Contraventions Regulations (Accessibility Buttons available) |
XMLFull Document: Contraventions Regulations [1236 KB] |
PDFFull Document: Contraventions Regulations [1261 KB]

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2024-05-03. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE II(Sections 1 to 4)Department of Transport Act

Historic Canals Regulations

Item	Provision of Historic Canals Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
	Column I	Column II	Column III
1	6(1)(a)	(a) Failure to carry permit on person while engaged in designated activities	75
1	6(1)(a)	(b) Failure to carry permit on board while engaged in designated activities	75
2	6(1)(b)	Failure to produce permit on request	75
3	6(1)(c)	Failure to comply with the terms and conditions specified in permit	75
4	6(1)(d)	Failure to notify Superintendent of any corrections to information on application for permit	75
5	7(a)	(a) Disturbing person’s use or enjoyment	75
5	7(a)	(b) Interfering with person’s use or enjoyment	75
6	7(b)	Behaviour that endangers the safety of any person	75
7	7(c)	Causing excessive noise between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.	75
8	7(d)	(a) Unauthorized operation of a lock or its gates or sluices	150
		(b) Unauthorized operation of a lift or swing bridge or its gates or sluices	150
		(c) Unauthorized operation of a dam or its gates or sluices	150
		(d) Unauthorized operation of a wasteweir	150
9	7(e)	(a) Fishing within 10 m of a lock	75
		(b) Fishing within 10 m of an approach wharf	75
		(c) Fishing from a bridge over a navigation channel	75
10	8	Failure to comply with a posted sign	100
11	9	(a) Engaging in a restricted activity	75
11	9	(b) Entering a closed area	75
12	10(a)	(a) Water-skiing in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(b) Riding a tube in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(c) Riding a kneeboard in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(d) Being towed behind a vessel in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(e) Towing a water-skier in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(f) Towing a person riding a tube in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(g) Towing a person riding a kneeboard in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(h) Water-skiing within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(i) Riding a tube within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(j) Riding a kneeboard within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(k) Being towed behind a vessel within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(l) Towing a water-skier within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(m) Towing a person riding a tube within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
		(n) Towing a person riding a kneeboard within 100 m of a structure outside designated hours or areas	75
13	10(b)	(a) Diving in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(b) Jumping in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(c) Scuba-diving in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(d) Swimming in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(e) Bathing in a navigation channel outside designated hours or areas	75
		(f) Diving within 40 m of a lock gate or dam outside designated hours or areas	75
		(g) Jumping within 40 m of a lock gate or dam outside designated hours or areas	75
		(h) Scuba-diving within 40 m of a lock gate or dam outside designated hours or areas	75
		(i) Swimming within 40 m of a lock gate or dam outside designated hours or areas	75
		(j) Bathing within 40 m of a lock gate or dam outside designated hours or areas	75
14	10(c)	(a) Diving from a bridge over a historic canal or from its abutments	75
14	10(c)	(b) Jumping from a bridge over a historic canal or from its abutments	75
15	10(d)	Operating a vessel within 40 m of a dam when not in the navigation channel	75
16	11(1)(a)	Depositing snow collected during snow removal	200
17	11(1)(b)	Discarding waste except in a designated receptacle	200
18	11(1)(c)	Discharging contents of a holding tank except at a designated pumpout station	200
19	11(2)	(a) Removing a cultural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(b) Removing a natural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(c) Removing a structure other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(d) Removing equipment other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(e) Removing an object other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(f) Altering a cultural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(g) Altering a natural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(h) Altering a structure other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(i) Altering equipment other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(j) Altering an object other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(k) Destroying a cultural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(l) Destroying a natural resource other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(m) Destroying a structure other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(n) Destroying equipment other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(o) Destroying an object other than in accordance with a permit	200
20	12	(a) Vacating property in unkept condition	100
20	12	(b) Vacating a facility in unkept condition	100
21	14(1)	(a) Dredging other than in accordance with a permit	275
21	14(1)	(b) Filling other than in accordance with a permit	275
22	14(5)	Failure to comply with a stop work order	300
23	14(6)	Failure to comply with a restore order	300
24	15(1)	(a) Erecting a sign over or in a historic canal other than in accordance with a permit	100
		(b) Erecting a structure over or in a historic canal other than in accordance with a permit	100
		(c) Erecting an object over or in a historic canal other than in accordance with a permit	100
25	17(1)(a)	(a) Taking off an aircraft on a navigation channel	200
		(b) Landing an aircraft on a navigation channel	200
		(c) Mooring an aircraft on a navigation channel	200
26	17(1)(b)	(a) Taking off an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a lock	200
		(b) Landing an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a lock	200
		(c) Mooring an aircraft within 100 m of a lock	200
		(d) Taking off an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a bridge	200
		(e) Landing an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a bridge	200
		(f) Mooring an aircraft within 100 m of a bridge	200
		(g) Taking off an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a dam	200
		(h) Landing an aircraft on waters within 100 m of a dam	200
		(i) Mooring an aircraft within 100 m of a dam	200
27	17(1)(c)	(a) Taking off an aircraft on waters at point where waters are 150 m wide or less other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(b) Landing an aircraft on waters at point where waters are 150 m wide or less other than in accordance with a permit	200
		(c) Mooring an aircraft at point where waters are 150 m wide or less other than in accordance with a permit	200
28	18	Camping outside campground	75
29	19	Camping at a campground other than in accordance with a permit	75
30	22(1)	Discharging fireworks	150
31	23(1)	(a) Lighting a fire in a prohibited place	75
31	23(1)	(b) Maintaining a fire in a prohibited place	75
32	23(2)	Leaving a fire unattended	75
33	23(3)	Failure to extinguish a fire	75
34	24(1)	Failure to restrain pet by a harness or leash or confine pet in enclosure	100
35	24(2)	Failure to remove or dispose of pet excrement	100
36	25(1)	Bringing livestock	75
37	27(a)	Failure by owner to ensure that vessel is fitted with proper mooring lines	75
38	27(b)	Failure by owner to ensure that vessel fender is securely fastened and made of material that will float	75
39	28(a)	Operating a vessel that may damage historic canal	150
40	28(b)	Operating a vessel that may endanger the safety of persons using a historic canal	150
41	28(c)	(a) Operating a vessel that may delay navigation	150
41	28(c)	(b) Operating a vessel that may obstruct navigation	150
42	29(a)	Failure to obey traffic control devices	150
43	29(b)	Failure to obey instructions respecting the use of locks and channels	250
44	30	(a) Failure to operate a vessel in a manner that ensures that its wake is minimized	200
44	30	(b) Failure to operate a vessel in a manner that ensures that the vessel and its wake do not compromise the safety of persons or vessels or cause damage	200
45	31(1)	Failure of person in charge to give way when approaching a bridge	100
46	31(2)	Failure of person in charge to give way when approaching bend	100
47	31(3)	(a) Overtaking of another vessel within 300 m of lock	100
		(b) Overtaking of another vessel within 300 m of guard gate	100
		(c) Overtaking of another vessel within 300 m of bridge	100
48	31(4)	Failure to reduce speed in work zones	150
49	33(1)(a)	(a) Unlawful attempt to pass vessel through swing bridge	150
49	33(1)(a)	(b) Unlawful attempt to pass vessel through lift bridge	150
50	34(1)	Attempting to pass through Brighton Road Swing Bridge other than in accordance with a permit	100
51	35(1)	Unlawfully allowing vessel to leave an approach wharf to enter or leave a lock	150
52	35(2)	Failure to give way to another vessel leaving lock	150
53	35(3)	Allowing improperly equipped vessel to pass through a lock	150
54	36(a)	Failure to properly secure vessel in lock	150
55	36(b)	Failure to ensure that each mooring line is attended by crew while passing through a lock	150
56	36(c)	Failure to ensure that the engine compartment blower or exhaust fan is operating while passing through a lock	150
57	37	(a) Smoking or having an open flame on coping wall while passing through a lock	150
57	37	(b) Smoking or having an open flame on lock gate while passing through a lock	150
58	38(a)	Smoking or having an open flame onboard while passing through a lock	150
59	38(b)	Turning on or off any appliance while passing through a lock	150
60	38(c)	Operating an engine while passing through a lock	150
61	40(1)	Mooring a vessel in a manner that obstructs navigation	150
62	40(2)	Mooring a vessel along an approach wharf for a reason other than waiting to enter the lock	75
63	40(3)	Unlawfully affixing mooring line	75
64	40(4)	Mooring a vessel other than in accordance with a permit	75
65	40(6)	Unlawfully mooring a vessel not of particular type or class	75
66	40(7)	Mooring a vessel at a wharf for longer than designated period	75
67	41	Mooring a vessel in a navigation channel	150
68	42	Wintering a vessel other than in accordance with a permit	75
69	43	Lying up a vessel other than in accordance with a permit	50
70	44(1)(a)	(a) Moving an aid to navigation	250
		(b) Altering an aid to navigation	250
		(c) Destroying an aid to navigation	250
71	44(1)(b)	Mooring a vessel to an aid to navigation	250
72	44(1)(c)	Setting out navigation markers other than buoys	250
73	44(1)(d)	Setting out a buoy other than in accordance with a permit	250
74	45(1)(a)	Operating a vehicle with treads that may damage bridge surface, other than in accordance with a permit	150
75	45(1)(b)	Operating on a bridge a vehicle whose gross weight exceeds the posted load capacity of the bridge, other than in accordance with a permit	150
76	45(4)	Proceeding over a bridge prior to closure device being fully open	150
77	[Repealed, SOR/2016-200, s. 38]

SOR/97-161, s. 3(F)
SOR/98-255, s. 2
SOR/2016-200, ss. 34(F), 35(F), 36 to 38
SOR/2016-299, s. 7
SOR/2018-286, s. 14
SOR/2020-86, s. 3

Previous Version

Date modified:: 2024-11-13