Yes, if your vessel is over 10 hp and it has not been registered in the Canadian Register of Vessels. A pleasure craft licence provides a unique identification number – commonly referred to as the “licence number” – that you must display on your recreational vessel, as required under the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. This licence number helps law-enforcement and search and rescue officials trace a pleasure craft to its owner.
Vessel Registration FAQs
HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?I Have a Pleasure Craft But a Friend Paid for Gas. Do I Have to Register My Vessel?CAN I LAMINATE MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?HOW CAN I SEND MY CREDIT CARD PAYMENT?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?WHAT IS A BARE-BOAT CHARTERED VESSEL?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?How Do I Know if My Vessel Belongs on the Small Vessel Register? How Can I Learn the History of a Vessel?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?MAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDHOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?WHAT VESSELS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?What is a Bareboat Charter?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?How Can I Send My Paperwork to You?