Rideau Canal  Fees & Schedules

In this section you can check Parks Canada's 2009 Hours of Operation for the locks, its Locking and Mooring Fees, its Boat Launching and Parking Fees and the Rideau Canal office Contact Information.

• Times of the first and last lockages of the day, particularly at lockstations with multiple locks, are not guaranteed. They are often affected by heavy boat traffic, water management and other station opening and closing duties of the lock staff.
• To maximize chances of being locked through late in the day during regular hours, arrive early enough to allow for complete lockages in both directions.

• At a lockstation with one lock chamber, boaters must arrive at least 30 minutes before closing.
• At lockstations with two lock chambers, boaters must arrive at least one hour before closing.
• At lockstations with three lock chambers, boaters must arrive at least 1.5 hours before closing.
• At lockstations with four lock chambers, boaters must arrive at least two hours before closing.
• At Ottawa Locks, boaters must arrive at least 3.5 hours before closing.
• At swing bridges, boaters must arrive 10 minutes before closing.

• Ottawa: swing/lift bridges remain closed during rush hour traffic from Monday to Friday; 8:30-9:00 am, 12:30-1:15 pm, and 3:30-5:30 pm.
  
• Smiths Falls Bridge, operated on-demand except from June 17 to July 30, when it opens at 8:45, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, and 11:45 am. It operates on-demand after 1:00 pm.
  
• Old Slys Bridge, remains closed during weekdays from 11:55 am to 12:15 pm and 12:45 to 1:00 pm.
  
• Perth's Beckwith Street Bridge swings open at 11:00 am and 3:30 pm during the summer and 11:00h and 2:30 pm in the fall.
  
• Kingston's Bascule Bridge open from 6 am to 10 pm and swings hour on the hour except for 8, 12, 4, 5 o'clock on weekdays.
  
• Brass Point: this is operated by Parks Canada on exactly the same schedule as the locks (see "Hours of Operation" above).
  

** Power is only available at selected lockstations, see the lockstation services chart.

Note: these fees apply to the Rideau Waterway, Trent-Severn Waterway and Sault Ste. Marie Canals. In addition, the six day permits and seasonal lockage and mooring permits are valid for all the canals run by Parks Canada in Ontario and Quebec (i.e. with a single season permit you could traverse all those canals).

A minimum 12 foot vessel length charge will be made for boats 12 feet and under.

Purchase of a mooring permit includes one free camping site.

Permits are valid only during the year of issue and are not transferable or refundable.

Boaters are limited to 2 nights (48hrs) mooring at a lockstation - extensions are available at the discretion of the lockmaster. Vessels having reached the maximum stay cannot return to the same wharf or wall for 24 hours, unless otherwise directed by the lock staff.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT (up to March 31, 2009) - Purchase a six day or transit permit at the 2008 price and get a free night of mooring. Purchase a Seasonal Pleasure Craft Lockage Permit at the 2008 price and get 10% off the price of a Seasonal Overnight Mooring Permit. Contact the Rideau Canal Office for full details (see below).

Payment can be made by VISA, Mastercard, personal cheque or cash at any lockstation. Advance purchases can be made by contacting the Rideau Canal Office (see below)

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