Application
Subsections (2) and (3) apply to the following minor works:
erosion-protection works referred to in subsection 12(1);
aerial cables referred to in subsection 16(1);
submarine cables referred to in section 17;
buried pipelines referred to in section 19;
outfalls and water intakes referred to in section 26;
dredging referred to in section 28; and
watercourse crossings referred to in section 34.
Before beginning the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work, the owner must deposit information in the registry established under section 27.2 of the Act describing the proposed activity and the minor works location.
Before beginning the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work, the owner must publish a notice in accordance with the requirements set out on the Internet site maintained by the Government of Canada entitled Navigation Protection Program External Submission Site under the heading Create a Notification of a Minor Work, as amended from time to time, unless the proposed minor work has gone through a federal or provincial review process.
Designation - erosion-protection works
An erosion-protection work that meets the following criteria is designated as a minor work:
the erosion-protection work is integrated with and follows the bank of the navigable water;
if the submerged part of the erosion-protection work extends horizontally into the navigable water further than the non-submerged part of the erosion-protection work, the submerged part is integrated with and follows the slope of the bed of the navigable water;
the erosion-protection work does not extend horizontally more than 5 m into the navigable water;
the erosion-protection work does not occupy more than one-third of the width of the navigable water;
the erosion-protection work is not associated with an existing or proposed work, unless the existing or proposed work is a minor work; and
the erosion-protection work does not include groynes or other structures to deflect the current.
Designation - aerial cables
An aerial cable that meets the following criteria is designated as a minor work:
the cable is used exclusively for power or telecommunication purposes;
the cable is not over or across a charted navigable water or a navigation channel;
the cable is not over or across a Canadian heritage river or a river, harbour or historic canal, as defined in section 2 of the Historic Canals Regulations, that is maintained by the Government of Canada;
the towers and poles are not in the area between the ordinary high water marks on each side of the navigable water; and
the cable meets the requirements of section 5.3.3 of Overhead Systems, CAN/CSA C22.3 No. 1, as amended from time to time.