List of Regulations
The following acts, regulations and orders govern Canada’s inland and marine fisheries, aquatic species, oceans, habitat, fishing and recreational harbours, and marine services fees.
For a complete list of acts, orders and regulations, refer to Justice Canada.
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Acts
Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act
- Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995
- Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations
- Eastern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone Regulations
- Pleasure Craft Sewage Pollution Prevention Regulations
- Private Buoy Regulations
- Sable Island Regulations
- Small Vessel Regulations
- Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations
Coastal Fisheries Protection Act
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act
- Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations
- Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998
- Applications for Authorization under Paragraph 35(2)(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations
- Aquaculture Activities Regulations
- Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations
- Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985
- British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996
- Fish Health Protection Regulations
- Fish Toxicant Regulations
- Fishery (General) Regulations
- Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations
- Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations
- Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987
- Marine Mammal Regulations
- Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations
- Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
- Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations
- Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989
- Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007
- Pacific Aquaculture Regulations
- Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations
- Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993
- Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990
- Regulations Establishing Conditions for making Regulations under subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act
- Saskatchewan Fishery Regulations, 1995
- Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations
Fisheries Improvements Loan Act
Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act
Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act
- Basin Head Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Eastport Marine Protected Areas Regulations
- Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Gilbert Bay Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Gully Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Musquash Estuary Marine Protected Area Regulations
- Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Areas Regulations
Orders
- Bait Services Fee Order (Financial Administration Act)
- Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2 and 3) Order (Oceans Act)
- Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order (Oceans Act)
- Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order (Oceans Act)
- Marine Services Fees
- Nautical Charts and Related Publications Fees Order (Financial Administration Act)
- Ocean Data and Services Fees Order, 1993 (Financial Administration Act)
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (Species at Risk Act)
- Order Designating the Minister of the Environment as the Minister Responsible for the Administration and Enforcement of Subsections 36(3) to (6) of the Fisheries Act
- Order Extending the Time for the Assessment of the Status of Wildlife Species (Species at Risk Act)
- Territorial Sea Geographical Coordinates Order (Oceans Act)
Planning
- Canada's Oceans Strategy (2002)
- Canada’s Oceans Action Plan (2005)
Reports
- The Role of the Canadian Government in the Oceans Sector (2009)
- The Role of the Provincial and Territorial Governments in the Oceans Sector (2009)
Disclaimer
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any of the legal materials found on this site, which have been prepared for convenience only and have no official sanction. For purposes of interpreting and applying the law, users should consult:
- the Acts as passed by Parliament, which are published in the "Assented to" Acts service, Part III of the Canada Gazette and the annual Statutes of Canada
- the regulations, as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council and published in Part II of the Canada Gazette
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