Your Pleasure Craft Licence number must be displayed on each side of the bow of your vessel, above the waterline, in block characters that are at least 7.5 centimetres (3 inches) high and in a colour that contrasts with the colour of the bow.
Vessel Registration FAQs
What Vessels May Be Registered? Which Vessels Have to Be Registered and Licenced?Can I Request My Documentation is Prioritized?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?What is a Port of Registry? MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?MAY I RENEW MY DOCUMENT EARLY?MUST I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION BY MAIL?HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?How Do I Establish Canadian Citizenship? HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDWhere Can My Port of Registry Be? WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT IS FIRST TIME REGISTRY?How Do I Prove Ownership of My Vessel? WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?WHAT IS A MORTGAGE?HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?