For registration purposes, the property in a vessel is made up of 64 indivisible shares. Up to five people may register as joint owners of all 64 shares; and are considered as one unit, although all of their names are listed in the Canadian Register of Vessels.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHAT IS A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?WHAT IS SMALL VESSEL REGISTRY?WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTATION?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?HOW DO I NOTIFY YOU OF MY CHANGE OF ADDRESS?HOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OR HAILING PORT OF MY VESSEL?WHAT IS A MORTGAGE?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?HOW DO I OBTAIN TITLE INFORMATION FOR A DOCUMENTED VESSEL?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?WHAT IS REGISTRY?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?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 HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?MAY I RENEW MY DOCUMENT EARLY?