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CHS Official Products and CHS Licenced Manufacturers

1. Digital Products

a) CHS Official Chart Products

This is a list of electronic charts which meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act; 2001 and the Copyright Act.

Producer Products
Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Canadian Hydrographic Service digital charts (Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) in the BSB format) and Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) in the S-57 v3.1 format).
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK Admiralty Raster Chart Service (ARCS). Specific charts in raster format adopted by the UKHO by arrangement with CHS. Agreement # 2025-0210-1260-U.

b) Manufacturers Licenced to Use CHS Chart Data in Value-Added Digital Products

This is a list of manufacturers who have been licensed to use CHS chart data in their digital products. Digital products created by these manufacturers do not meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. However, digital products created by these manufacturers do comply with the Copyright Act, as CHS has issued them copyright licences to use CHS chart data in their products.

Aquaterra Designs, Bracebridge. Ontario, CANADA
Agreement # 2017-1205-1260-A

Beaverlabs Software Inc., Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada
Agreement # 2022-0428-1260-BS

Bist LLC, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Agreement # 2020-0630-1260-B

C-Map (Navico Holdings AS), Egersund, Norway
C-Map Italy, Massa, Italy
Cruise, St. Petersburg, Russia
C-Map USA, Mashpee, USA
C-Map Norway, Egersund, Norway
C-Map Poland, Gdansk, Poland
C-Map Australia, Lane Cove West, Australia
C-Map Germany, Berlin, Germany
C-Map Hellas, Athens, Greece
C-Map India, Pune, India
C-Map Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Agreement # 2020-0415-1260-C

ChartWorld International Ltd. - Cyprus
Agreement # 2021-0517-1260-C

Chyna Sea Ventures, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2019-0228-1260-C

Electric Pocket, Torfaen UK
Agreement # 2021-0430-1260-E

Flir Systems AB (SeaPilot), Sweden
Agreement # 2020-0924-1260-S

Garmin Switzerland GmbH, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, USA
Garmin Corporation, Taiwan
Agreement # 2018-0620-1260-G

GEC s.r.l. Viareggio, Italy
Agreement # 2020-0909-1260-G

Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd., Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND
Agreement # 2018-0614-1260-I

Johnson Outdoors Canada Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada ("Humminbird")
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics Inc., Eufala, Alabama, USA
Agreement # 2020-0417-1260-J

Magic Instinct Software, Nantes, France ("Marine GeoGarage")
Agreement # 2020-0430-1260-M

MapMedia (My TimeZero), France
Agreement # 2020-0203-1260-M

Maptattoo LLC, Los Gatos, California, USA
Agreement # 2022-0117-1260-M

Navionics S.r.l., Milano, Italy
Navionics Inc., Wareham, MA, USA
Agreement # 2020-0921-1260-N

NavX Studios LLC., Austin, Texas, United States of America
Agreement # 2022-0505-1260-NX

Renate Rosner (o-Charts) - España
Agreement # 2019-0304-1260-R

Rosepoint Navigation Systems, Redmond, Washington, USA
Agreement # 2020-1202-1260-R

Savvy Navvy Limited, St Albans, UK
Agreement # 2020-0310-1260-SNL

Shipmaster Publishing Inc, British Columbia, CANADA
Agreement # 2021-0427-1260-S

Sii Tech Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2021-1004-1260-STI

Tiny Octopus LLC, Seattle WA, USA
Agreement # 2020-0622-1260-T

TrakMaps, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Agreement # 2020-1214-1260-TD

Visual Life Stories
Agreement # 2018-0313-1260-V

Wärtsilä ("Transas Marine")
Transas Marine Ltd., Cork, Ireland
Transas Hellas, Greece
Transas India, India
Transas Black Sea, Turkey
Transas Marine UK Ltd., Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Transas Marine GmbH., Hamburg, Germany
Transas Technologies (ZAO), St. Petersburg, Russia
Transas Marine Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore
Transas Marine International AB, Askim, Sweden
Transas Americas Inc., Melbourne, Florida, USA
Transas Navigator, St. Petersburg,199178, Russia
Transas New Building Ltd., Cork, Ireland
Transas Benelux B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Transas Marine Poland sp.z.o.o, Gdynia, Poland
Transas Baltic SIA, Latvia
Transas Mediterranean SAS, Valbonne, France and Genoa, Italy
Transas Marine (Shanghai) Co Ltd., Shanghai, China
Transas Middle East, Dubai, UAE
Agreement # 2020-1214-1260-TD

Wavve Boating Inc., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Agreement # 2020-0916-1260-W

c) Manufacturers Licenced to Use CHS Tidal Data in Value-Added Digital Tide Products

This is a list of manufacturers who have been licensed to use CHS tidal data in their products. Products created by these manufacturers do not meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. However, products created by these manufacturers do comply with the Copyright Act, as CHS has issued them copyright licenses to use CHS tidal data in their products

Beaverlabs Software Inc., Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada
Agreement # 2022-0428-1260-BS

Garmin Switzerland GmbH, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, USA
Garmin Corporation, Taiwan
Agreement # 2018-0620-1260-G

Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd., Cambridgeshire, England
Agreement # 2018-0614-1260-I

Maptattoo LLC, Los Gatos, California, USA
Agreement # 2022-0117-1260-M

Navionics S.r.l., Milano, Italy
Navionics Inc., Wareham, MA, USA
Agreement # 2020-0921-1260-N

NavX Studios LLC., Austin, Texas, United States of America
Agreement # 2022-0505-1260-NX

Rosepoint Navigation Systems, Redmond, Washington, USA
Agreement # 2020-1202-1260-R

Sii Tech Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2021-1004-1260-STI

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK
Agreement # 2025-0210-1260-U

# Canadian Chart Name Canadian Chart Number UKHO Chart Number
1 Cap Éternité à/to Saint Fulgence 1202 4780
2 Tadoussac à/to Cap Éternité 1203 4779
3 Saint-Fulgence à/to Saguenay 1201 (Replacement for 1209) 4781
4 Baie des Sept-Îles 1220 4776
5 Pointe de Moisie à/to Île du Grand Caoui 1221 4775
6 Mouillages et Installations Portuaires/Anchorages and Harbour Installations - Haute Côte-Nord 1226 4778
7 Cap aux Oies à/to Sault-au-Cochon 1233 4784
8 Cap de la Tête au Chien au/to Cap aux Oies 1234 4783
9 Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins 1236 4782
10 Port de Montréal 1310 4777
11 Sorel-Tracy à/to Varennes 1311 4792
12 Lac Saint-Pierre 1312 4791
13 Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre 1313 4790
14 Donnacona à/to Batiscan 1314 4789
15 Québec à/to Donnacona 1315 4788
16 Port de Québec 1316 4787
17 Sault-au-Cochon à/to Québec 1317 4786
18 Île du Bic au/to Cap de la Tête au Chien 1320 4782
19 Montréal to/à Lake/Lac Ontario 1400 4793
20 Great Lakes/Grands Lacs 2400 4794
21 Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Dixon Entrance 3000 4920
22 Vancouver Island / Île de Vancouver, Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Queen Charlotte Sound 3001 4922
23 Queen Charlotte Sound to/à Dixon Entrance 3002 4921
24 Victoria Harbour 3412 4959
25 Race Rocks to/à D'Arcy Island 3440 4953
26 Haro Strait, Boundary Pass and/et Satellite Channel 3441 4954
27 North Pender Island to/à Thetis Island 3442 4955
28 Thetis Island to/à Nanaimo 3443 4956
29 Nanaimo Harbour and/et Departure Bay 3447 4958
30 Approaches to/Approches à Nanaimo Harbour 3458 4957
31 Juan de Fuca Strait, Eastern Portion/Partie Est 3461 4950
32 Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Strait of Georgia 3462 4951
33 Strait of Georgia, Southern Portion/Partie Sud 3463 4952
34 Approaches to/Approches à Vancouver Harbour 3496 (Replacement for 3481) 4962
35 Fraser River/Fleuve Fraser, Sand Heads to/à Douglas Island 3490 4961
36 Roberts Bank 3492 4960
37 Vancouver Harbour Western Portion/Partie Ouest 3493 4963
38 Vancouver Harbour Central Portion/Partie Centrale 3494 4964
39 Vancouver Harbour Eastern Portion/Partie Est 3495 4965
40 Approaches to/Approches à Juan de Fuca Strait 3602 4945
41 Ucluelet Inlet to/à Nootka Sound 3603 4944
42 Nootka Sound to/à Quatsino Sound 3604 4943
43 Quatsino Sound to/à Queen Charlotte Strait 3605 4942
44 Juan de Fuca Strait 3606 4947
45 Kitimat Harbour 3908 (Replacement for 3736) 4931
46 Otter Passage to/à McKay Reach 3742 (withdrawn) 4929
47 Douglas Channel 3977 (Replacement for 3743) 4930
48 Queen Charlotte Sound 3744 4923
49 Hecate Strait 3902 4928
50 Bonilla Island to/à Edye Passage
Browning Entrance
Kitkatla Channel and/et Porcher Inlet
3978
3986
3987
(Replacements for 3927)
4934
51 Grenville Channel 3946 4932
52 Grenville Channel to/à Chatham Sound 3947 4933
53 Plans - Prince Rupert Harbour 3955 4938
54 Malacca Passage to/à Bell Passage 3956 4935
55 Approaches to/Approches à Prince Rupert Harbour 3957 4936
56 Prince Rupert Harbour 3958 4937
57 Kitkatla Channel and/et Porcher Inlet 3987 4933
58 Golfe du Saint-Laurent / Gulf of St. Lawrence 4002 4762
59 Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy: Inner portion / partie intérieure 4010 4745
60 Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy 4011 4746
61 Yarmouth to / à Halifax 4012 4747
62 Halifax to / à Sydney 4013 4748
63 Sydney to / à Saint-Pierre 4015 4763
64 Saint-Pierre to / à St. John's 4016 4734
65 Cape Race to / à Cape Freels 4017 4733
66 Strait of Belle Isle / Détroit de Belle Isle 4020 4735
67 Pointe Amour à / to Cape Whittle et / and Cape George 4021 4731
68 Cabot Strait and approaches / Détroit de Cabot et les approches 4022 4764
69 Northumberland Strait / Détroit de Northumberland 4023 4765
70 Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay aux/to Îles de la Madeleine 4024 4766
71 Cap Whittle à/to Havre Saint-Pierre et/and Île d'Anticosti 4025 4767
72 Havre Saint-Pierre et/and Cap des Rosiers à/to Pointe des Monts 4026 4774
73 Approaches to / Approches à Saint John 4116 4749
74 Saint John Harbour and Approaches / et les approches 4117 4750
75 Halifax Harbour: Bedford Basin 4201 4755
76 Halifax Harbour: Point Pleasant to / à Bedford Basin 4202 4754
77 Halifax Harbour: Black Point to / à Point Pleasant 4203 4753
78 Approaches to / Approches de Halifax Harbour 4237 4752
79 Strait of Canso 4302 4758
80 Egg Island to / à West Ironbound Island 4320 4751
81 Strait of Canso and Approaches / et les approches 4335 4756
82 Tryon Shoals to / à Cape Egmont 4406 4770
83 Rivière Ristigouche / Restigouche River 4426 4769
84 St George's Bay 4462 4757
85 Baie des Chaleurs / Chaleur Bay 4486 4768
86 Red Island to / à Pinchgut Point 4617 4738
87 Cape St Mary's to / à Argentia Harbour and / et Jude Island 4622 4737
88 Humber Arm: Meadows Point to / à Humber River 4652 4741
89 Bay of Islands 4653 4740
90 Head of / Fond de Placentia Bay 4839 4739
91 Motion Bay to / à Cape St Francis 4846 4736
2. Paper Products

a) CHS Official Charts and Publications

This is a list of paper charts which meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and the Copyright Act.

Producer Products
Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Canadian Hydrographic Service paper charts; Atlas of Tidal Currents; Canadian Tidal Manual; Canadian Tide and Current Tables; Chart 1 Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms Used on Charts; Catalogue of Nautical Charts and Related Publications; Sailing Directions.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK Specific paper charts adopted by the UKHO by arrangement with CHS. Agreement # 2025-0210-1260-U.

b) Manufacturers Licenced to Use CHS Chart Data in Value-Added Paper Products

This is a list of manufacturers who have been licensed to use CHS chart data in their paper products. It should be noted that products created by these manufacturers do not meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. However, products created by these manufacturers do comply with the Copyright Act, as CHS has issued them copyright licences to use CHS chart data in their paper products.

Aquaterra Designs, Ontario Canada
Agreement # 2017-1205-1260--1260-A

Blue Latitude Press, British Colombia, Canada
Agreement # 2018-0612-1260-B

Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland
Agreement # 2018-0227-1260-B

Chyna Sea Ventures, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2020-0131-1260-C

Edgewater Marine Industries, LLC - Maptech
New Bedford, MA USA
Agreement # 2017-0822-1260-M

James Hoffman., Oregon City, Oregon, United States of America
Agreement # 2022-0414-1260-JH

Shipmaster Publishing Inc., British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2021-0427-1260-S

Tables de Marées FM, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada
Agreement # 2019-1120-1260-M

TrakMaps - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Agreement # 2020-1214-1260-TP

Visual Life Stories Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2018-0313-1260-V

Waterway Guide Media LLC, Deltaville, Virginia, USA
Agreement # 2021-1202-1260-W

c) Manufacturers Licenced to Use CHS Tidal Data in Value-Added Paper Tide Products

This is a list of manufacturers who have been licensed to use CHS tidal data in their products. Products created by these manufacturers do not meet the chart carriage requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. However, products created by these manufacturers do comply with the Copyright Act, as CHS has issued them copyright licences to use CHS tidal data in their products.

Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland
Agreement # 2018-0227-1260-B

Chyna Sea Ventures, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
Agreement # 2020-0131-1260-C

James Hoffman., Oregon City, Oregon, United States of America
Agreement # 2022-0414-1260-JH

Tables de Marées FM, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada
Agreement # 2019-1120-1260-M

Waterway Guide Media LLC, Deltaville, Virginia, USA
Agreement # 2021-1202-1260-W

# Canadian Chart Name Canadian Chart Number UKHO Chart Number
1 Cap Éternité à/to Saint Fulgence 1202 4780
2 Tadoussac à/to Cap Éternité 1203 4779
3 Saint-Fulgence à/to Saguenay 1201 (Replacement for 1209) 4781
4 Baie des Sept-Îles 1220 4776
5 Pointe de Moisie à/to Île du Grand Caoui 1221 4775
6 Mouillages et Installations Portuaires/Anchorages and Harbour Installations - Haute Côte-Nord 1226 4778
7 Cap aux Oies à/to Sault-au-Cochon 1233 4784
8 Cap de la Tête au Chien au/to Cap aux Oies 1234 4783
9 Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins 1236 4782
10 Port de Montréal 1310 4777
11 Sorel-Tracy à/to Varennes 1311 4792
12 Lac Saint-Pierre 1312 4791
13 Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre 1313 4790
14 Donnacona à/to Batiscan 1314 4789
15 Québec à/to Donnacona 1315 4788
16 Port de Québec 1316 4787
17 Sault-au-Cochon à/to Québec 1317 4786
18 Île du Bic au/to Cap de la Tête au Chien 1320 4782
19 Montréal to/à Lake/Lac Ontario 1400 4793
20 Great Lakes/Grands Lacs 2400 4794
21 Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Dixon Entrance 3000 4920
22 Vancouver Island / Île de Vancouver, Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Queen Charlotte Sound 3001 4922
23 Queen Charlotte Sound to/à Dixon Entrance 3002 4921
24 Victoria Harbour 3412 4959
25 Race Rocks to/à D'Arcy Island 3440 4953
26 Haro Strait, Boundary Pass and/et Satellite Channel 3441 4954
27 North Pender Island to/à Thetis Island 3442 4955
28 Thetis Island to/à Nanaimo 3443 4956
29 Nanaimo Harbour and/et Departure Bay 3447 4958
30 Approaches to/Approches à Nanaimo Harbour 3458 4957
31 Juan de Fuca Strait, Eastern Portion/Partie Est 3461 4950
32 Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Strait of Georgia 3462 4951
33 Strait of Georgia, Southern Portion/Partie Sud 3463 4952
34 Approaches to/Approches à Vancouver Harbour 3496 (Replacement for 3481) 4962
35 Fraser River/Fleuve Fraser, Sand Heads to/à Douglas Island 3490 4961
36 Roberts Bank 3492 4960
37 Vancouver Harbour Western Portion/Partie Ouest 3493 4963
38 Vancouver Harbour Central Portion/Partie Centrale 3494 4964
39 Vancouver Harbour Eastern Portion/Partie Est 3495 4965
40 Approaches to/Approches à Juan de Fuca Strait 3602 4945
41 Ucluelet Inlet to/à Nootka Sound 3603 4944
42 Nootka Sound to/à Quatsino Sound 3604 4943
43 Quatsino Sound to/à Queen Charlotte Strait 3605 4942
44 Juan de Fuca Strait 3606 4947
45 Kitimat Harbour 3908 (Replacement for 3736) 4931
46 Otter Passage to/à McKay Reach 3742 (withdrawn) 4929
47 Douglas Channel 3977 (Replacement for 3743) 4930
48 Queen Charlotte Sound 3744 4923
49 Hecate Strait 3902 4928
50 Bonilla Island to/à Edye Passage
Browning Entrance
Kitkatla Channel and/et Porcher Inlet
3978
3986
3987
(Replacements for 3927)
4934
51 Grenville Channel 3946 4932
52 Grenville Channel to/à Chatham Sound 3947 4933
53 Plans - Prince Rupert Harbour 3955 4938
54 Malacca Passage to/à Bell Passage 3956 4935
55 Approaches to/Approches à Prince Rupert Harbour 3957 4936
56 Prince Rupert Harbour 3958 4937
57 Kitkatla Channel and/et Porcher Inlet 3987 4933
58 Golfe du Saint-Laurent / Gulf of St. Lawrence 4002 4762
59 Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy: Inner portion / partie intérieure 4010 4745
60 Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy 4011 4746
61 Yarmouth to / à Halifax 4012 4747
62 Halifax to / à Sydney 4013 4748
63 Sydney to / à Saint-Pierre 4015 4763
64 Saint-Pierre to / à St. John's 4016 4734
65 Cape Race to / à Cape Freels 4017 4733
66 Strait of Belle Isle / Détroit de Belle Isle 4020 4735
67 Pointe Amour à / to Cape Whittle et / and Cape George 4021 4731
68 Cabot Strait and approaches / Détroit de Cabot et les approches 4022 4764
69 Northumberland Strait / Détroit de Northumberland 4023 4765
70 Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay aux/to Îles de la Madeleine 4024 4766
71 Cap Whittle à/to Havre Saint-Pierre et/and Île d'Anticosti 4025 4767
72 Havre Saint-Pierre et/and Cap des Rosiers à/to Pointe des Monts 4026 4774
73 Approaches to / Approches à Saint John 4116 4749
74 Saint John Harbour and Approaches / et les approches 4117 4750
75 Halifax Harbour: Bedford Basin 4201 4755
76 Halifax Harbour: Point Pleasant to / à Bedford Basin 4202 4754
77 Halifax Harbour: Black Point to / à Point Pleasant 4203 4753
78 Approaches to / Approches de Halifax Harbour 4237 4752
79 Strait of Canso 4302 4758
80 Egg Island to / à West Ironbound Island 4320 4751
81 Strait of Canso and Approaches / et les approches 4335 4756
82 Tryon Shoals to / à Cape Egmont 4406 4770
83 Rivière Ristigouche / Restigouche River 4426 4769
84 St George's Bay 4462 4757
85 Baie des Chaleurs / Chaleur Bay 4486 4768
86 Red Island to / à Pinchgut Point 4617 4738
87 Cape St Mary's to / à Argentia Harbour and / et Jude Island 4622 4737
88 Humber Arm: Meadows Point to / à Humber River 4652 4741
89 Bay of Islands 4653 4740
90 Head of / Fond de Placentia Bay 4839 4739
91 Motion Bay to / à Cape St Francis 4846 4736
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