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
How Do I Establish Canadian Citizenship? HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?What Makes a Boat a “Pleasure Craft?”WHAT ARE THE REGISTRY OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS?How Do I Prove Ownership of My Vessel? CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONWHAT 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 Belongs on the Small Vessel Register? MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT IS REGISTRY?What is a Port of Registry? IS THERE A FINE IF I DO NOT HAVE A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?What Do I Do If I Import a Boat Into Canada?