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
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE?HOW DO I MARK MY VESSEL?What Do I Do If I Import a Boat Into Canada? How Many Owners Can a Vessel Have? CAN I LAMINATE MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?What Vessels May Be Registered? HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONHow Do I Prove Ownership of My Vessel? MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?WHAT CAN I DO IF I HAVE LOST OR MISPLACED MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?DO YOU HAVE WALK-IN SERVICE?DO I NEED A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?Can I Request My Documentation is Prioritized?