A Certificate of Registry is valid for three (3) years. A Certificate of Registry will be issued to the owner or the authorized representative 30 days before it expires. To ensure that your Certificate of Registry remains valid, you must report any change(s) to the information shown on the Certificate of Registry, including a change of address, in writing, within 30 days of having made the changes. If you do not, your registration may be suspended or canceled. Anyone operating a vessel with an invalid document violates the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and is liable to prosecution.
Vessel Registration FAQs
HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE REGISTRY OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS?HOW DO I OBTAIN TITLE INFORMATION FOR A DOCUMENTED VESSEL?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONHOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDHOW CAN I SEND MY CREDIT CARD PAYMENT?HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT IS SMALL VESSEL REGISTRY?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)?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?WHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?WHAT IS REGISTRY?DO I NEED A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE?WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?