Canadian Hydrographic Service Announcements

Days 40 – 41 of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400

We are presently at 68 degrees north. We have been passing through Amundsen Gulfand Coronation Gulf on our way to Cambridge Bay...

Day Thirteen of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400

We have reached 86 degrees north this morning and ice conditions are 9+/10...

Days Eight - Twelve of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Day Seven of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

This morning we are cruising just behind the Healy and it's another beautiful Arctic day with lots of blue sky...

Day Six of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Our deck crew was up early this morning preparing for the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, which appeared off the bow of CCGS Louis St-Laurent around 9:30...

Day Five of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

It was announced on the ship's PA this morning that caution on the outside decks is advisable because the decks are slippery with ice...

Day Four of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

By early this morning we had travelled roughly a hundred miles north from Tuktoyaktuk into the Beaufort Sea...

Day Three of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

This morning we left the Amundsen Gulf and entered the Beaufort Sea...

Day Two of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

After a muster drill last evening which established the stations where everyone aboard CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent should go in an emergency, the anchor was hauled up and we began the first transit phase of the expedition...

Day One of the Canadian High Arctic Seismic Expedition 2011

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Scientists and ship's crew arrived from all over Canada this morning and converged in Kugluktuk Airport for the beginning of a six-week scientific expedition in the High Arctic.

Chart 1, 2011, is available online, in HTML and PDF format.

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400

Chart 1, 2011, is available online, in HTML and PDF format.

Arctic Coastal States Committed to Safety at Sea in the Arctic: Dominion Hydrographer of Canada – First Chair of the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:04:45 -0400

The five Arctic coastal states: Canada, Denmark, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States, under the leadership of Canada established the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) in Ottawa on October 6, 2010.

Multibeam Data for Fairy and Peninsula Lakes, Huntsville, Ontario Now Available

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:40:31 -0400

Fairy Lake and Peninsula Lake, located at Huntsville, Ontario, were surveyed by the Canadian Hydrographic Service between 18-Jun-2009 and 8-Jul-2009 using state of the art multibeam survey technologies. Extensive multibeam data for these two lakes is now available under licence.

Navionics and CHS Sign Value-Added Reseller Licence

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:22 -0400

30-Jul-2010 - The Canadian Hydrographic Service (www.charts.gc.ca) and Navionics S.p.A. (www.navionics.com) have signed a CHS Value-Added Reseller (VAR) licence. As a CHS VAR, Navionics is licenced to reproduce CHS digital charts and updates for the purpose of integrating them into Navionics digital value-added products.

Brown's Nautical Almanac Licenced for CHS Tide Predictions

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:03:40 -0400

The Canadian Hydrographic Service is pleased to announce that Brown, Son & Ferguson of Glasgow, Scotland has signed a Value Added Reseller licence agreement with CHS, effective March 12, 2010.

Shipmaster Publishing Inc. a CHS Value Added Reseller

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:03:38 -0400

The Canadian Hydrographic Service is pleased to announce that Shipmaster Publishing Inc. of North Vancouver, British Columbia has signed a new Value Added Reseller licence agreement with CHS, effective April 20, 2010.

CHS Digital Charts Now Available on the iPad

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:11:17 -0400

CHS and Northport Systems are pleased to announce Canadian Hydrographic Service Digital Charts are now available on the Apple iPad. For more information please refer to www.fugawi.com/web/x-traverse/ad_landing_x-traverse.htm.

The Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2010 will take place in June, in Québec City

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:09:32 -0400

CHS Launches the Sailing Directions' new look!

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:08:49 -0400

Come meet us at the Montreal Boat and Water Sports Show

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:40:09 -0500

The Canadian Hydrographic Service invites you to come visit its stand at the Montreal Boat and Water Sports Show that will be held at Place Bonaventure from Thursday, January 28 to Monday, February 2, 2010.

2010 BSB Raster Charts and S-57 Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) now available

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:22:11 -0500

The 2010 Digital Charts are now available through our authorized digital chart dealers

2010 Canadian Tide and Current Tables now available

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:40:48 -0500

The 2010 Canadian Tide and Current Tables, Volumes 1 to 7, are now available through our authorized chart dealers.

CHS is recommended to be certified to ISO9001:2008

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:11:43 -0500

The Canadian Hydrographic Service operates a Quality Management System certified ISO9001:2000 to ensure the provision of hydrographic information necessary to ensure safe and efficient navigation in Canadian waters while increasing knowledge of these waters for scientific research, security and sovereignty. These services are provided in a cost-effective, efficient and responsible manner. Over the past three weeks, SGS Inc. audited the CHS Quality Management System in relation to the newest Standard ISO9001:2008. At the end of the audit, on December 3, 2009, SGS Inc. recommended CHS to be certified to ISO9001:2008.

CHS and Northport Systems Sign License Agreement to Deliver CHS Charts on iPhone

Mon, 4 May 2009 11:37:58 -0400

The Canadian Hydrographic Service and Canadian software manufacturer Northport Systems Inc. have signed a licence agreement to make Canadian Hydrographic Service Digital Charts available via direct download for use with the Apple iPhone™, PCs and Mac computers. CHS charts will be available in the same collections as the shrink-wrapped CDs issued by CHS.

Jeppesen and CHS Sign Two Licence Agreements

Fri, 1 May 2009 13:34:04 -0400

The Canadian Hydrographic Service and Jeppesen Marine Inc. have signed a CHS Value-Added Reseller (VAR) licence as well as a CHS Digital Dealer licence.

2009 Canadian Tide and Current Tables now available

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:07:24 -0500

The 2009 Canadian Tide and Current Tables, Volumes 1 to 7, are now available through our authorized chart dealers.

CHS - UKHO Memorandum of Understanding

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:27:13 -0500

The Canadian Hydrographic Service and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with regard to Cooperation in the Exchange of Paper and Digital Nautical Charts and Publications in Support of International Maritime Safety. This agreement is effective immediately.

Garmin - CHS Value Added Reseller licence agreement

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:42:03 -0500

The Canadian Hydrographic Service is pleased to announce that Garmin Ltd. and Garmin Corporation ("Garmin") have entered into a Value Added Reseller licence agreement with CHS effective 18-Jul-2008. Under this agreement Garmin will produce value-added digital products for Canadian waters from CHS navigational charts and related data.