Bulletins

What:
Pursuant to Section 7(1) of the National Parks General Regulations and pursuant to the Trespass to Property Act of Ontario, the following activities are prohibited by order of the Superintendent:

• Obstructing or impeding dock space by anchoring or mooring your vessel or belongings in the vicinity of any dock.
• Rafting, anchoring, impeding, or occupying space within 8 metres radius of any docking facility regardless if the dock is occupied or unoccupied.
• Mooring vessels to trees.
• Mooring vessels to park signs.
• Mooring to or infringing on swim lines. Vessels are not permitted in designated swimming areas at any time.
• Mooring to ‘Quiet Zone’ marker buoys.
• Leaving boat anchors, marker buoys, or anchor lines unattended within any water lot.
• Creating excessive noise and/or unreasonable behaviour at any time. Quiet hours are from 11:00 pm until 8:00 am.
• Consumption or use of alcohol/cannabis between the hours of 11:00 pm until 8:00 am.
• Igniting or possessing fireworks.
• Hunting, possessing, disturbing, touching or feeding wildlife.
• Littering of any material.
• Scuba diving or hookah diving of any kind without written approval from the Superintendent.
• Conducting any business without written approval from the Superintendent.
• Anchoring floating accommodations. Floating accommodation means a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings, structures or things, equipped or useable for overnight accommodation and not primarily designed to be used for navigation, and includes a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings, structures or things that,
1. is primarily designed for or able to be used for residential purposes,
2. is a raft, barge or floating platform that has on top of it a building, structure, vehicle, or thing that may be used for overnight accommodation, for camping purposes or as an outdoor accommodation,
3. would reasonably be expected to require towing to be placed on land or is placed on land by means of towing or any other type of assistance,
4. is equipped with jack-up technology or a similar mechanism used to anchor or rise above the surface of the water, with or without spud cans or
5. has a floating foundation or a floatation platform which may include floats constructed of polystyrene, plastic, concrete or logs and stringers.

Where: 
All water lots managed by Georgian Bay Islands National Park.

Why: 
To promote a quality visitor experience. 

Note:   
Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act and other applicable Provincial/ Federal legislation. Failure to comply may result in immediate eviction from Parks Canada property.

Start date:
2025-05-01

End date: 
Until further notice