theshydow wrote on Aug 17^th, 2009 at 7:07pm:

I notice a lot of people at portages dont seem to have a rescue rope at hand in their canoe,canoe rules in Canada are you must have one 15 meter heaving line.One bailing device ,we carry a large sponge and a sounding device, we carry a whistle, one life jacket per person these things could save your life .On a different note while on the road between Atikokan and Fort Frances my trailer had a blow-out three people stopped to offer help within ten minutes and one police officer ,Thank You to the friendly people who stopped to help.Wolf

I'm not sure, but I think these rules, except for the PFD requirement, apply to canoes registered in Canada...