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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70 Elizabeth II, 2021

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-214
An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (lakes and rivers in British Columbia)

FIRST READING, December 14, 2021

Mr. Cannings

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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canadian Navigable Waters Act in order to add certain lakes and rivers in British Columbia to the navigable waters listed in the schedule to that Act.

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1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70 Elizabeth II, 2021

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-214

An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (lakes and rivers in British Columbia)

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. N-22; 2012, c. 31, s. 316; 2019, c. 28, s. 46

Canadian Navigable Waters Act

1Part 1 of the schedule to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act is amended by adding the following after item 10:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Name
Approximate
Location
Description
10.‍1
Skaha Lake
49°25′21″ N, 119°35′16″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways
10.‍2
Tugulnuit Lake
49°11′55″ N, 119°32′25″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways
10.‍3
Vaseux Lake
49°16′16″ N, 119°31′59″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways
10.‍4
Osoyoos Lake
49°02′40″ N, 119°27′30″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways

2Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 14:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Name
Approximate
Location
Description
14.‍1
Christina Lake
49°07′46″ N, 118°15′18″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways

3Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 16:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Name
Approximate
Location
Description
16.‍1
Box Lake
50°12′35″ N, 117°43′00″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways
16.‍2
Summit Lake
50°09′11″ N, 117°38′19″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways
16.‍3
Slocan Lake
49°53′15″ N, 117°25′25″ W
The lake’s water boundary includes the mouths of all connecting waterways

4Part 2 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 8:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Item
Name
Approximate
Downstream
Point
Approximate
Upstream
Point
Description
8.‍1
Okanagan River
49°05′00″ N, 119°31′00″ W
50°20′56″ N, 119°18′51″ W
From Okanagan Lake to the Canada–U.‍S. border
8.‍2
Granby River
49°01′52″ N, 118°25′58″ W
49°54′08″ N, 118°22′12″ W
From its headwaters in Granby Provincial Park to the Kettle River
8.‍3
Christina Creek
49°01′48″ N, 118°12′06″ W
49°02′38″ N, 118°12′38″ W
From Christina Lake to the Kettle River
8.‍4
Kettle River
49°00′00″ N, 118°12′00″ W
50°06′37″ N, 118°17′56″ W
From Holmes Lake to the Canada–U.‍S. border

5The portion of item 10 of Part 2 of the schedule to the Act in columns 3 and 4 is replaced by the following:

Column 3
Column 4
Item
Approximate
Upstream
Point
Description
10
50°18′11″ N, 115°51′08″ W
From Columbia Lake to the Canada–U.‍S. border

6Part 2 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 10:

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Item
Name
Approximate
Downstream
Point
Approximate
Upstream
Point
Description
10.‍1
Pend d’Oreille River
49°00′14″ N, 117°37′06″ W
49°00′00″ N, 117°21′12″ W
From the Canada–U.‍S. border to the Columbia River
10.‍2
Slocan River
49°25′08″ N, 117°31′28″ W
49°46′03″ N, 117°28′28″ W
From Slocan Lake to the Kootenay River
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons

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