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

Manitoba Contact(s):
Central and Arctic Region:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
501 University Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3T 2N6
Telephone: 204-983-5000
Fax: 204-984-2401
Web site: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/CENTRAL/index_e.htm
 

 

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National Contact(s):
Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
13th Floor, Station 13E228
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. (Eastern Time), Monday to Friday.
Library: Please call for hours.