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Kelp forests, freshwater wrecks and wild northern seas
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41 sources • Updated Nov 8, 2026
Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Nov 8, 2026.
- DiveJourney public Canada destinations directory - Public destination catalog lookup on 2026-11-08 resolved 13 Canada country-code guide slugs; independent browser fetch of the filtered landing page was unavailable in the research environment.
- DiveJourney: Barkley Sound - Canadian public destination catalog and October 2026 English experience guide; remote lodge and boat circuit.
- DiveJourney: Brockville and the Thousand Islands - Canadian public destination guide; St. Lawrence wreck charters and river navigation.
- DiveJourney: Campbell River and the Discovery Islands - Canadian public guide; tide-timed scuba and salmon snorkeling.
- DiveJourney: Gaspe and Forillon - Canadian public guide; park shore activities and visitor logistics.
- DiveJourney: Halifax and the Chebucto Coast - Canadian public guide; Atlantic shore diving and conditional wreck access.
- DiveJourney: Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Marine Park - Canadian public guide; park dive base and Nordic snorkeling.
- DiveJourney: Nanaimo - Canadian public guide; artificial wreck reefs and shore diving.
- DiveJourney: Port Hardy and Browning Pass - Canadian public guide; North Island current-fed reefs.
- DiveJourney: Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast - Canadian public guide; ferry-based coastal visitor circuit.
- DiveJourney: St Johns, Conception Bay and Bell Island - Canadian public guide; deep specialist wreck and non-diver travel.
- DiveJourney: Tobermory and Fathom Five - Canadian public guide; registered lake wreck diving.
- DiveJourney: Vancouver and Howe Sound - Canadian public guide; Porteau Cove and Howe Sound.
- DiveJourney: Victoria and Saanich Inlet - Canadian public guide; shore entries and conservation boundaries.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: eTA application - Official air-travel document eligibility, CAD $7 eTA and application process.
- IRCC: visitor visa - Official traveler visa pathway and starting fee.
- Parks Canada: Fathom Five dive safety - Registration, flags, no anchoring on shipwrecks and permitted harbour areas.
- Parks Canada: Fathom Five diver registration - Registration procedure and annual vs daily diver tags.
- Parks Canada: Fathom Five fees - Published CAD daily/annual dive registration and admission charges.
- Parks Canada: Saguenay-St. Lawrence diving activities - Official Nordic snorkeling and scuba operation, tide and age conditions.
- Parks Canada: Saguenay-St. Lawrence seasonal hours - Official 2026 visitor-facility calendar.
- Parks Canada: Saguenay-St. Lawrence fee page - Published marine-park and diver fees; verify actual current charge before purchase.
- Government of Quebec: recreational scuba qualifications - Quebec certification and temporary equivalency obligations.
- Parks Canada: Forillon National Park fees - Official posted 2026 peak and shoulder season park admission.
- Parks Canada: Pacific Rim Broken Group Islands - Boat entry, overnight permit season, Indigenous access restrictions and closures.
- Parks Canada: HMCS Thiepval prohibited dive notice, September 2026 - Diving, snorkeling and anchoring are forbidden in the mapped wreck area.
- BC Parks: Porteau Cove - Shore diving, ban on boat diving and guide permit requirements.
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada: 2026 killer whale protections - Southern Resident killer whale interim order and BC approach zones.
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada: national marine mammal viewing rules - Species- and location-specific lawful marine mammal distances.
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Pacific glass sponge refuge fishing rules - Protected BC glass sponge areas and bottom-contact fishing prohibitions.
- Department of National Defence: Bell Island wrecks - Four wrecks, estimated depth and wartime munitions clearance history.
- Canadian Coast Guard: contact Marine Communications and Traffic Services - VHF channel 16 and region-limited *16 emergency contact.
- Divers Alert Network: emergency assistance - 24-hour dive medical consultation after contacting emergency services.
- Parks Canada: pass information and Canada Strong Pass end - Parks Canada regular admission resumed September 8, 2026 after special free entry.
- Transport Canada: Port Hardy Airport - Pacific Coastal Airlines and Port Hardy transport information.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada: marine forecast hub - Marine forecasts and warnings for coast-specific voyage planning.
- Canadian Hydrographic Service tides and water levels - Tides and current-planning reference for Canadian coasts.
- Nanaimo Airport: weekly flight schedule, November 2026 - Airport-published Air Canada, WestJet and Pacific Coastal Airlines service, effective November 1, 2026.
- Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport: departures - Airport-published PAL Airlines and Pascan Aviation departure listings, including Gaspe.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada: Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 - Official location-specific historical climate means; country-scale month labels are planning generalizations.
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