The Toronto Port Authority's Practices and Procedures are made pursuant to the Canadian Marine Act and provide authority to the Toronto Police Service (TPS) to patrol the waters within the limits of the Port and Harbour of Toronto to ensure all ships/vessels/crafts comply with all the practices and procedures.

Contact Toronto Police Services (TPS) non-emergency line to report noise from ships, vessels and crafts in the Toronto Harbour.

The policies and procedures (Part 3 Commercial Vessels) of the Toronto Port Authority state the following;

  • no owner, operator, charterer or master of any vessel shall make, cause or permit to be made undue noise in excess of 85 Decibels when measured 15 metres from the source of the noise