PDAC Response to Modernizing the Navigable Waters Works Regulations and the Navigable Waters Bridges Regulations under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act

Transport Canada undertook efforts to modernize regulations under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act. PDAC supports many of Transport Canada’s proposed updates and provided additional recommendations to help reduce regulatory burdens and clarify existing processes, including: clearly defining activities and impacts, exclusion of smaller waterbodies, and coordinated federal processes.