Establishing ownership of a vessel is not a difficult task, but it does call for some attention to detail in regards to getting the right documents in order. You can either establish ownership with the bill of sale made to your name or, in the case of custom-made vessels, a letter from the manufacturer. Either one of these should be enough to prove ownership when submitting registration to Transport Canada.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?MUST I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION BY MAIL?WHAT IS A MORTGAGE?RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?HOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OR HAILING PORT OF MY VESSEL?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 IS VESSEL TONNAGE?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?SHOULD I RETURN THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION WITH THE RENEWAL NOTICE?MAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?HOW CAN I SEND MY PAPERWORK TO YOUR OFFICE?DO I NEED A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT IS SMALL VESSEL REGISTRY?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?