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CHS Official Products and CHS Licensed Manufacturers

DIGITAL PRODUCTS

CHS Official Chart Products

This is a list of electronic charts which meet the chart carriage requirements of the Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act; and the Copyright Act.

  Producer Product
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service
Canadian Hydrographic Service Digital Charts (Raster Navigational Charts in BSB v4 format)
Canadian Hydrographic Service Digital Charts (Vector Electronic Navigational Charts in the S-57 v3.1 format)

Manufacturers Licenced to Use CHS Chart Data in Value-Added Digital Chart 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 Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act.

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.

Garmin
  • Garmin Limited, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
  • Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, USA
  • Garmin Corporation, Taiwan
Jeppesen
  • Jeppesen Marine, Inc., Englewood, USA
  • Jeppesen Italia, S.r.l., Marina di Carrara, Italy
  • Jeppesen Marine Australia (Pty) Ltd., Gladesville, Australia
  • Jeppesen Marine Norway AS, Egersund, Norway
  • Jeppesen Marine Poland Sp. z o.o., Gdansk, Poland
  • Jeppesen Marine UK Ltd., Fareham, UK
  • Jeppesen Marine Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine Cruise, LLC, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Magic Instinct
  • Magic Instinct Software, Nantes, France
Navionics
  • Navionics S.p.A., Milano, Italy
UKHO
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK
Trak
  • Trak Concept de cartes inc., Saint-Donat, Quebec, Canada
Province of Nova Scotia as represented by:
  • Nova Scotia Department of Housing and Municipal Affairs Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre Amherst, NS, Canada

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 Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act.

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

Garmin
  • Garmin Limited, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
  • Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, USA
  • Garmin Corporation, Taiwan
Navionics
  • Navionics S.p.A., Milano, Italy
UKHO
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK
Tucabo
  • Tucabo Ltd., Reading, Berkshire RG6 7RS, UK

PAPER PRODUCTS

CHS Official Charts and Publications

This is a list of paper charts which meet the chart carriage requirements of the Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act; and the Copyright Act.

  Producer Product
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service
Canadian Hydrographic Service paper charts; Atlas of Tidal Currents; Canadian Tidal Manual; Canadian Tide and Current Tables; Chart 1 – Symbols, Terms and Abbreviations; Catalogue of Nautical Charts and Related Publications; Sailing Directions

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 Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act.

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.

Federal Publications Inc.
  • Federal Publications Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richardsons’ Publishing
  • Edgewater Marine Industries, LLC doing business as Richardsons' Publishing, and Richardsons' Maptech, New Bedford, MA 02745 USA
UKHO
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK
Trak
  • Trak Concept de cartes inc., Saint-Donat, Quebec, Canada

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 Charts & Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 under the Canada Shipping Act.

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's Nautical Almanac
  • Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland
Shipmaster
  • Shipmaster Publishing, Inc., North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada