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Nunavut Waters Regulations (SOR/2013-69)

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30

SCHEDULE 2(Paragraph 4(1)(a), subparagraph 7(1)(a)(i) and paragraph 7(1)(b))

Licensing Criteria for Use of Waters

ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
Type of UndertakingType of Water UseWater Use Authorized Without LicenceWater Use Requiring Type B LicenceWater Use Requiring Type A Licence
1Power undertakingUse of waters for authorized hydro, geothermal or nuclear electrical generationNoneClass 0Classes 1 to 6
2Any undertaking other than a power undertaking

  • (1) Any use of water related to the construction of watercourse crossings

Any use of waters related to the construction of a structure across a watercourse that is less than 5 m wide at the ordinary high water mark at the point of constructionAny use of waters related to the construction of a structure across a watercourse that is 5 m or more wide at the ordinary high water mark at the point of constructionNone

  • (2) Any use of waters related to watercourse training

  • (a) any use of waters related to the training of an intermittent watercourse

  • (b) any use of water related to the training of a watercourse that is less than 5 m wide at the ordinary high water mark at the point of training

  • (c) any use of water related to the training of a watercourse that involves the infilling of the watercourse, if the watercourse has no inflow or outflow and a surface area of less than 0.5 hectares

  • (d) any use of water related to the training of a watercourse that involves removal or placement of less than 100 m3 of material

Any use of waters related to any other watercourse trainingNone

  • (3) Any use of waters related to the alteration of flow of waters, or storage of waters, by means of dams or dikes

  • (a) any use of waters related to the construction of a temporary structure in a watercourse for the purpose of flood control

  • (b) any use of water related to the storage of less than 2 500 m3

  • (a) any use of waters related to the storage of 2 500 m3 or more but less than 60 000 m3

  • (b) any use of waters related to a temporary alteration of the flow of waters

  • (c) any use of waters related to the construction of a permanent structure in a watercourse for the purpose of flood control

  • (a) any use of waters related to the storage of 60 000 m3 or more

  • (b) any use of waters related to a permanent alteration of the flow of waters

  • (4) Any other use of waters

Use of less than 50 m3 per dayUse of 50 m3 or more but less than 300 m3 per dayUse of 300 m3 or more per day

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