For a vessel built in Canada, provide: Builder’s Certificate If the vessel was built for you (the applicant), you must provide the Builder’s Certificate. If you purchased the vessel, you must provide the builder’s certificate and any intervening Bill(s) of Sale demonstrating complete sequence of title. For a foreign-built vessel, provide: Either the notarized Bill of Sale from the last foreign owner to you; or if you are not the first Canadian owner, all Bills of Sale showing the sequence of title up to you; and Proof of closing the vessel’s foreign registry, free and clear of all encumbrances, with a “Deletion Certificate”.
Vessel Registration FAQs
HOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OR PORT OF REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?Which Vessels Have to Be Registered and Licenced?Where Can My Port of Registry Be? How Can I Send My Paperwork to You?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?What are the Requirements for Registration? 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)?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?WHAT CAN I DO IF I HAVE LOST OR MISPLACED MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?How Do I Know if My Vessel Belongs on the Small Vessel Register? What Vessels May Be Registered? What Makes a Boat a “Pleasure Craft?”WHAT IS A BARE-BOAT CHARTERED VESSEL?How Can I Learn More About a Vessel From Before 1904?IS THERE A FINE IF I DO NOT HAVE A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?Can I Request My Documentation is Prioritized?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDWHAT IS REGISTRY?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?