Canada offers a great opportunity to own a pleasure craft for sailing or for commercial purposes. However, you just cannot buy a boat without knowing some of the rules. While you don’t necessarily have to know how to register a boat used for pleasure, it is necessary to know how to register a boat for…
Did you recently purchase a pleasure craft in Canada and aren’t sure what to do next? Do you have your “Pleasure Craft Operator Card” and don’t know the next step? That card makes you eligible to operate a pleasure craft, but it’s not the same as a vessel license in Canada. For one, the latter…
Are you on the fence about getting a pleasure craft licence? Do you know if it’s the right thing to register your vessel or to get a license for it? This is a very important, critical decision that can only be determined by how you plan on using your vessel. It’s your vessel, you worked…
Did you recently purchase a Canadian vessel and aren’t sure whether to get a pleasure craft license or not? Do you know if you should license your vessel, get it registered, or both? It’s important to do the right thing for yourself as well as your vessel, but it can also be a bit confusing…
Have you been looking for how to transfer a boat registration in Canada? Have you found an eligible buyer for your vessel and want to make sure that you’ve taken care of everything? The day that you sell your boat is a red-letter day indeed. However, if you haven’t completed all of the paperwork properly,…
Are you buying a boat in Canada and aren’t sure what the next step is? Did you recently purchase a vessel and are in the process of figuring out what to do? There’s an old saying that the best days of vessel ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.…
Regulation on maritime activities all along Canada is important to look after so as to improve safety and security. Transport Canada is the superior authority in the territory that keeps track of all the vessels registered within Canada as well as the information of their owners and the current status of their documentation. There are…
What happens right after you buy a previously owned ship from someone else? To operate it correctly, you need to apply for a pleasure craft transfer of license. That way, the numbers shown on the boat will figure under your name and you will comply with the requirements of Canadian authorities. Buying and selling boats…
Is it your first time as the owner of a ship and you are not sure what’s next after buying a boat? Then you want to do the right thing. It’s important you learn how to register a boat in Canada if you are looking forward to getting waterborne for the upcoming year. The maritime…
All documentation registered in Canada has an expiration date. The pleasure craft license is by no means an exemption. It’s important you know what to do before the time comes. You should check the expiration date on the license once in a while to be aware when the time limit is close at hand. Transport…