Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

electrical propulsion

electrical propulsion means a mode of propulsion provided by a main propelling machinery that is an electric motor powered by electric cells. (propulsion électrique)

engine power

engine power means the engine power, in kilowatts, calculated in accordance with International Standard ISO 8665, Small Craft — Marine Propulsion Engines and Systems — Power Measurements and Declarations, second edition, August 1, 1994. (puissance motrice)

local authority

local authority means a government of a municipality, township, parish, county or regional district, any other government constituted under the laws of a province or territory, or a department of a provincial or territorial government or of the federal government. (administration locale)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre)

personal watercraft

personal watercraft means a water-jet driven vessel with an enclosed hull and no cockpit that is designed to be used by one or more persons who are straddling, sitting, standing or kneeling. (motomarine)

power-driven

power-driven, in respect of a vessel, means that the vessel is propelled by a mode of propulsion provided by a main propelling machinery that is an internal combustion engine or a steam engine. (propulsion mécanique)

provincial authority

provincial authority[Repealed, SOR/2025-158, s. 1]

rivers and lakes

rivers and lakes includes all those waters of any river upstream of a line between the most seaward extremities of the shore of the river at high tide but does not include the waters of the St. Lawrence River east of 70°53′ W longitude. (fleuves, rivières et lacs)

TP 15587

TP 15587 means TP 15587E, Schedules of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations, published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. (TP 15587)