If you recently purchased your first pleasure craft and are anxious to get it out on the water, there are some steps that you need to take first before your boat can be out there legally. For pleasure craft in Canada, you get the option of licensing a craft or registering it. Boats that are…
When everything is in place such as the agreed price, your Canadian Vessel Documentation will be needed. A Canadian official number is provided to a vessel once you apply for documentation. The boat will be marked with its official number, name, and hailing port when the ship documentation is issued. The official number remains with the…
You are the new owner of a boat, and want to take it out in the water as soon as possible. While you could sail it around Canadian waters without any problem, you may find that you want to move between Canadian and International waters. You might even want to go to foreign shores, enjoying…
After purchasing a vessel in Canada, it is important to understand whether you should license your boat, or seek to have a registration certificate. Transport Canada requires that you have either one or other of these types of Documentation for a Canadian vessel operating in their waters, and so it is important to understand the…
When you first invest in a brand new vessel, you may have a certain idea in mind of what it will be used for. You may have purchased a yacht or luxury vessel in order to take your friends and family to the Islands or even further afield. You might have bought a small tug…
When you register a vessel with Transport Canada in order to obtain a registry certificate, you will have to pay a certain fee in order to obtain the documentation you require. This registration form may be valid for as long as you own the vessel, or at least as long as the information on it…
When you first buy your vessel, you will have set in motion the wheels of applying for a certificate of registry with the Canadian Coast Guard. The process of receiving this certification can be very drawn-out, and it is important that you take the time to make sure that your boat is correctly registered in…
The wheels of government move incredibly slow, and this seems to be particularly true of the government agency dealing with vessel registration. Transport Canada has a large number of forms to deal with, and many pieces of paperwork are not submitted correctly, making the whole process take much longer than necessary. If you are submitting…
Registering your vessel to travel through Canadian waters is essential, regardless of whether you intend to use it as a pleasure vessel or as a commercial ship. Most people who purchase yachts and boats in Canada will need this documentation when they are travelling in international waters, or moving the boat from its original port…
You have just purchased a new vessel for your collection, and are uncertain whether you will need to use a license on your new boat. Understanding what licensing a vessel requires, and how it may affect the ability to operate your boat can be very important. If you have been told that you will be…