If you lost your certificate of documentation, then you will need to request an official replacement from Transport Canada. This is very important, since without an official copy of your registration, you can’t operate your vessel in Canadian waters. If you’d like to avoid this, use the replacement form here on our website to request your replacement. Within a few weeks, you should receive a new certificate that gets you on your way. However, if what you need to do is renew a certificate that has expired, then you won’t need a replacement but rather a renewal, which is a different process altogether.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?HOW DO I NOTIFY YOU OF MY CHANGE OF ADDRESS?HOW DO I MARK MY VESSEL?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?CAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?HOW DO I ESTABLISH CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP?CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?MAY I RENEW MY DOCUMENT EARLY?WHAT VESSELS MAY BE DOCUMENTED?HOW CAN I SEND MY PAPERWORK TO YOUR OFFICE?MAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT IS REGISTRY?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?