Citizenship is established by verifying the applicant’s national identification. This applies to individuals, but also to corporations, partnerships, and other entities capable of holding legal title may be deemed citizens for documentation purposes. Corporations must be registered in a province or Canada in order for their vessels to be registered here.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH THE LETTER ‘C’ (e.g., C00000BC) AS OPPOSED TO A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH A NUMBER, AND/OR A LETTER AND NUMBERS (e.g., 32E 00000 OR BC 00000)?WHAT ARE THE REGISTRY OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS?WHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?HOW DO I NOTIFY YOU OF MY CHANGE OF ADDRESS?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?CAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I ESTABLISH CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT IS REGISTRY?WHAT IS FIRST TIME REGISTRY?WHAT IS A MORTGAGE?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?WHAT VESSELS MAY BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I MARK MY VESSEL?MAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?HOW CAN I SEND MY PAPERWORK TO YOUR OFFICE?