Yes, if your vessel is over 10 hp and it has not been registered in the Canadian Register of Vessels. A pleasure craft licence provides a unique identification number – commonly referred to as the “licence number” – that you must display on your recreational vessel, as required under the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. This licence number helps law-enforcement and search and rescue officials trace a pleasure craft to its owner.
Vessel Registration FAQs
CAN I LAMINATE MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT VESSELS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?HOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OR HAILING PORT OF MY VESSEL?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?CAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?WHAT VESSELS MAY BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?MUST I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION BY MAIL?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?HOW DO I OBTAIN TITLE INFORMATION FOR A DOCUMENTED VESSEL?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?HOW DO I MARK MY VESSEL?WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE?WHAT IS FIRST TIME REGISTRY?WHAT IS REGISTRY?