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…
Having a commercial boat can be an important part of your business, especially if it is a centrepiece to what you do for a living. Commercial fishing boats, transportation vessels, river rafts, charter boats, cargo ships, and others all rely heavily on the operation of their vehicles to make their companies run. Whenever you are…
Boat safety and boat registration have one important thing in common: they’re both the responsibility of the person who owns the boat. When you’re behind the helm, it’s your duty to be as safe as possible, for yourself, the people on your boat, as well as other boaters on the water. When you’re filling out…
Every boat owner must complete the necessary paperwork in order to operate and sail legally in Canada, the same applies when transferring ownership of a boat. Transferring boat ownership requires both parties to be familiar with and fill out some paperwork. Having the appropriate documentation will help both the buyer and the seller, as well…
As a new boat owner, you may not be familiar with all the rules and regulations that go along with ownership. There are regulations you must follow that go beyond what you can and cannot do when you are on the water in addition to safety regulations you are expected to follow. In Canada, there…
Have you been wondering if it’s time to “knuckle down” and get a watercraft license in Canada? Were you about to purchase that pleasure craft you’ve had your eye on for so long and want to know what to do to “make it official?” Getting a Pleasure Craft License is important for many reasons, not…
As of this writing, it’s July. If you grew up on the water, this is around the time of year when your parents might have said something like: “well, looks like summer’s over.” That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it can certainly feel that way. After all, early July does tend to represent a…
“Can you help me get my Alberta boat licence?” is one version of a question that we get quite often. Sure, maybe they don’t always specify “Alberta,” but the sentiment is the same. They want us to be able to help them to get the right licensing for their vessels. Sometimes we even answer that…