Canada CHS update

December 2020

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42 nautical raster charts have been updated (December 31st, 2020) :

  • 1311 SOREL-TRACY À / TO VARENNES
  • 1316 PORT DE QUÉBEC
  • 2207A BAY OF ISLANDS TO/À BENJAMIN ISLANDS
  • 2257 CLAPPERTON ISLAND TO/À JOHN ISLAND
  • 2259 JOHN ISLAND TO / À BLIND RIVER
  • 2301 PASSAGE ISLAND TO/À THUNDER BAY
  • 3002 QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND TO/À DIXON ENTRANCE
  • 3443 THETIS ISLAND TO/À NANAIMO
  • 3447 NANAIMO HARBOUR AND/ET DEPARTURE BAY
  • 3456 HALIBUT BANK TO/À BALLENAS CHANNEL
  • 3458 APPROACHES TO/APPROCHES À NANAIMO HARBOUR
  • 3673 CLAYOQUOT SOUND - TOFINO INLET TO/À MILLAR CHANNEL
  • 3674 CLAYOQUOT SOUND - MILLAR CHANNEL TO / À ESTEVAN POINT
  • 3800 DIXON ENTRANCE
  • 3955 PLANS PRINCE RUPERT HARBOUR
  • 3956 MALACCA PASSAGE TO/À BELL PASSAGE
  • 3957 APPROACHES TO / APPROCHES À PRINCE RUPERT HARBOUR
  • 3958 PRINCE RUPERT HARBOUR
  • 3959 HUDSON BAY PASSAGE
  • 3960 APPROACHES TO/APPROCHES À PORTLAND INLET
  • 3963 WORK CHANNEL
  • 3984 PRINCIPE CHANNEL SOUTHERN PORTION/PARTIE SUD
  • 4012 YARMOUTH TO / À HALIFAX
  • 4049 (ver1.1)GRAND BANK NORTHERN PORTION/GRAND BANC PARTIE NORD TO/À FLEMISH PASS
  • 4227 COUNTRY HARBOUR TO / AU SHIP HARBOUR
  • 4234 COUNTRY ISLAND TO / À BARREN ISLAND
  • 4235 BARREN ISLAND TO / À TAYLORS HEAD
  • 4236 TAYLORS HEAD TO / À SHUT-IN ISLAND
  • 4279 BRAS D'OR LAKE
  • 4320 EGG ISLAND TO / À WEST IRONBOUND ISLAND
  • 4384 PEARL ISLAND TO / À CAPE LA HAVE
  • 4385 CHEBUCTO HEAD TO / À BETTY ISLAND
  • 4386 ST MARGARET'S BAY
  • 4394 LAHAVE RIVER: WEST IRONBOUND ISLAND TO / À RIVERPORT
  • 4395 LAHAVE RIVER: RIVERPORT TO / À CONQUERALL BANK
  • 4483 CARIBOU HARBOUR
  • 4486 BAIE DES CHALEURS / CHALEUR BAY
  • 4839 HEAD OF / FOND DE PLACENTIA BAY
  • 4850 CAPE ST FRANCIS TO / À BACCALIEU ISLAND AND / ET HEART'S CONTENT
  • 4955 HAVRE-AUX-MAISONS
  • 4956 CAP-AUX-MEULES
  • 5138 SANDWICH BAY

So 813 charts (1752 including sub-charts) are available in the Canada CHS layer. (see coverage)

Note : CHS has some charts only available in paper but unavailable in digital form, especially in the Arctic part : this concerns a number of old charts in which the horizontal datum is either unknown or is so poorly positioned that these charts are unusable with modern precise positioning technology. A mere one per cent of the Canadian Arctic is charted to 'modern standards.

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This essential publication provides the latest information on changes to the aids to navigation system, as well as updates from CHS regarding CHS charts and publications.
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