Registration is a title system for vessel ownership. It is similar to land title registry. Registration allows for name approval and mortgage registration except in the case of a vessel registered in the Small Vessel Register. Vessels under construction: A vessel that is about to be built or that is under construction in Canada may be temporarily recorded in the Register as a vessel being built in Canada. While not required by law, pleasure craft owners may choose to register their vessels.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHAT IS A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?What Do I Do If I Import a Boat Into Canada? How Do I Establish Canadian Citizenship? ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?Where Can My Port of Registry Be? WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?WHAT IS A BARE-BOAT CHARTERED VESSEL?Can I Request My Documentation is Prioritized?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?How Can I Learn the History of a Vessel?Anyone Over 16 Can Apply for a Pleasure Craft LicenceCAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?What is a Bareboat Charter?IS THERE A FINE IF I DO NOT HAVE A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDMAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?CAN I LAMINATE MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?