Marine navigation services fees

Marine navigation services fees allow the Canadian Coast Guard to recover some of the costs of providing aids to navigation and marine communications and traffic services to commercial ships.

Fee criteria

These fees apply to commercial vessels operating in Canadian waters where the Canadian Coast Guard provides aids to navigation and marine communications and traffic services.

The fee does not apply to:

barges operating in the western region
pleasure craft
fishing vessels
government vessels
vessels travelling non-stop through Canadian waters, without stopping at a Canadian port
vessels operating in, or re-supplying, communities listed in the prescribed northern zones
vessels providing a service for, or on behalf of, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Notice: New rates for 2026 are in effect as of January 1^st 2026, adjusted for inflation based on the consumer price index.

Rates (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026)

Eastern and western regions of Canada have different service rates. CCG adjusts these rates annually for inflation on the first day of January, based on the consumer price index.

Eastern region rates

The following rates apply to

Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba

Canadian flag vessels

CCG charges Canadian flag vessels per trip, adding up the fees and billing quarterly. The table below lists the fees by vessel type.

Vessel type

Fee

Bulk carriers and container ships

Vessel operators can choose to pay either:

$0.0086 x cargo in tonnes x distance in km / 100 (calculated up to 50,000 tonnes)
a ceiling rate of (calculated up to 50,000 tonnes)
- $0.183 per tonne of gypsum
- $0.060 per tonne of aggregates
- $0.196 per tonne of all other commodities

Ferries

$2.03 x vessel’s gross tonnage (to a maximum gross tonnage of 50,000)

All other vessels

$1.40 x vessel’s gross tonnage (to a maximum gross tonnage of 50,000)

Foreign flag vessels

Vessel type	Fee
Cargo	CCG invoices foreign flag cargo vessels per tonne of cargo (to a maximum of 50,000 tonnes) that they load or unload. Vessel operators can choose to pay either the posted rate or the ceiling rate. Posted rates: Bay of Fundy ports: $0.109 Northumberland Strait and PEI ports: $0.266 All other Nova Scotia ports: $0.131 Chaleur Bay ports: $0.197 Miramichi River ports: $0.266 All other ports: $0.187 Wheat - Per tonne loaded (to a maximum of 50,000 tonnes) Quebec City: $0.0823 Trois-Rivières: $0.0150 Montreal: $0.0366 Ceiling rate of (calculated up to 50,000 tonnes) $0.183 per tonne of gypsum $0.060 per tonne of aggregates
Bulk carriers and container in the Great Lakes	Vessel operators can choose to pay either the posted rate or the ceiling rate: Posted rate (calculated up to 50,000 tonnes): $0.0086 x cargo in tonnes x distance in km / 100 Ceiling rate of (calculated up to 50,000 tonnes): $0.183 per tonne of gypsum $0.060 per tonne of aggregates $0.196 per tonne of all other commodities
Cruise ships	Per arrival fee (to a maximum of 3 arrivals per 30-day period) of: $369.54 for vessels with gross tonnage of 150 or fewer $615.90 for vessels with gross tonnage greater than 150 and less than or equal to 22,500 $1,847.71 for vessels with gross tonnage greater than 22,500
Coasting trade	Monthly fee of $0.46 x vessel’s gross tonnage (to a maximum gross tonnage of 50,000)
All other vessels	Monthly fee of $0.46 x vessel’s gross tonnage(to a maximum gross tonnage of 50,000)

Western region rates

These rates apply to

British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan

Canadian flag vessels

CCG charges Canadian flag vessels an annual fee in the western region.

Vessel category	Fee
Gross tonnage greater than or equal to 1,000	$7,267.68 + [$0.54 x vessel’s gross tonnage]
Gross tonnage greater than or equal to 15 but less than 1,000	$369.54 + [$11.69 x vessel’s gross tonnage]
Tugs with a gross tonnage greater than or equal to 5 but less than 1,000	$369.54 + [$11.69 x vessel’s gross tonnage]
All other vessels - gross tonnage less than 15	$246.36

Foreign flag vessels

Vessel category	Fee
Coasting trade (excluding barges)	Monthly fee of $0.46 x vessel’s gross tonnage (to a maximum gross tonnage of 50,000)
Gross tonnage greater than or equal to 1,000	Per-entry fee of $788.35 + [$0.031 x vessel’s gross tonnage] (Vessels can be charged this fee a maximum of 12 times per year)
Gross tonnage less than 1,000	Either: Per-entry fee of $788.35 + [$0.031 x vessel’s gross tonnage] (Vessels can be charged this fee a maximum of 12 times per year) annual fee of $369.54 + [$11.69 x vessel’s gross tonnage]

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2026-01-28

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