A pleasure craft is a vessel that is used for recreation and does not carry passengers. It is a vessel of a prescribed class under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. NOTE: For the purposes of this definition, a “passenger” is a person who has paid a fee to be transported in a commercial vessel. A “guest” does not need to pay a fee.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHAT IS SMALL VESSEL REGISTRY?CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?WHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?WHAT CAN I DO IF I HAVE LOST OR MISPLACED MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?HOW DO I ESTABLISH CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP?HOW CAN I SEND MY CREDIT CARD PAYMENT?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?MUST I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION BY MAIL?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHAT 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 A MORTGAGE?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?