Once you purchase a boat, whether it is new from the manufacturer or used from a previous owner or broker, you will have to follow some steps to make sure it is appropriately licensed or registered. When you reside in Canada, the government agency that handles this process is Transport Canada. There is a difference…
Have you just purchased a boat and aren’t sure what the next step is? Do you know that you’re supposed to get some kind of documentation for your vessel, but don’t know if it’s registration, a Transport Canada Pleasure Craft License, or something else? That’s where we come in. Yes, you can come to our…
Congratulations! You acquired that boat you have wanted all your life. The only thing you are looking forward to now is getting out on the water with friends and family, traveling, fishing, and enjoying each moment. Owning a boat is a fantastic thing, but you also need to know that there are requirements of boat…
A Bareboat Charter, which is an agreement wherein the charterer has complete control and possession of the vessel (including the ability to appoint a master and crew), is a series of rights that can be granted by Transport Canada. If you’re interested in filing a Form 18 – Application for Bareboat Charter Registry, you’ll need…
You scrimped and saved and did all you could to get the money together so that you can purchase that boat you saw for sale. It looks to be in fantastic shape, has everything you want, and its price is right, so you have made the leap and bought it. Now that you have the…
Sometimes you need to make a change. If you’re thinking about renaming your vessel or transferring its port of registry, you should be aware that there are steps to be taken in the event that it’s registered with Transport Canada. You’ll need to file a form that’s known as Form 13 – Application for Change…
We live in a world where more of us are moving around often. In the past, you may have been likely to stay at the same home address or business address for many years. Now, with people looking to upgrade homes and facilities, with rents and mortgages changing, you may find that you move to…
When you think about how you have to do your Transport Canada boat registration, do you feel like you want to do literally anything else? Have you been putting off taking care of your registration or boat licensing? That is completely understandable. Filling out these forms is no one’s idea of a good time. Those…
Should you get your vessel registered, or should you get a license? Is your vessel a pleasure craft or something else? It’s absolutely understandable if you don’t know the answers to these questions. So many of these words sound very similar to each other, which can make it all that much more difficult to parse.…
Boat ownership is truly a wonderful thing. When you possess a recreational boat, you can head out onto the lakes and rivers when you want to enjoy the surroundings, go fishing, explore new areas, or just relax on the water. Of course, with boat ownership comes responsibility, and that responsibility does go beyond maintaining your…