This page offers forms for Northwest Territories boat registration and licensing. That includes documentation for the Canada Registry of Vessels, the Small Vessel Register, and Pleasure Craft Licensing. The National Vessel Registry Center Corp. expedites the vessel documentation and licensing processes.
Northwest Territories Boat Registration
A vessel can be registered if it will be used commercially, has a gross tonnage of 15 or more, and an engine of 10 horsepower/7.5kW or more. Through Transport Canada vessel registration, vessel owners can pick a reserved name for their vessel, apply for a marine mortgage, and take it outside of Canadian waters.
While this page involves “Northwest Territories Boat Registration,” this documentation is federal, and thus valid for vessels all through Canada.
Initial Boat Registration in Northwest Territories
Should this be the first time you’ve applied for Canada boat registration for this vessel, use this form. Remember: boat registration in Northwest Territories is valid throughout the rest of the country.
Registration of a Government Vessel
Form 17 – Application for the Registration of a Government Ship, Under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, Subsection 46 is for the registration of a government vessel. Provincial and federal entities in Northwest Territories and throughout the country are encouraged to use this form for that purpose.
Provisional Certificate
Non-mandatory, Form 9 – Application for Provisional Certificate of Registry is often utilized by vessel owners who have already sent in vessel documentation yet are continuing to wait for tonnage measurements from a tonnage measurer. Boat builders in Canada wishing to perform sea trials can also apply for a provisional certificate of registry.
Transfer of Ownership
This is the form to transfer boat ownership in Northwest Territories, and anywhere else throughout Canada. Remember: this boat title transfer is for registered vessels, for changing ownership of a boat in Northwest Territories that has been registered, not licensed.
Deletion
A Deletion Certificate is for when a vessel has been lost, removed from service, or wrecked. If you have sold your boat to a foreign citizen or applied for a pleasure craft license, you can apply for a Certificate of Deletion Vessel.
Change of Vessel Name and/or Transfer of Port of Registry
This application for change of name of ship and/or transfer of port of registry is the form for how to rename a boat.
Historical Research
Consisting of vessels dating back to 1787, this form can serve as a Canadian boat registry search. Whether through a vessel documentation search by name or number, users can discover more about given vessels. A boat history search on vessels from 1904 to 1984 will be sent on microfilm.
Bare-Boat Chartered Vessel
To give a charterer control and possession of your vessel legally through bareboat charters in Canada, use Form 18 – Application for Bareboat Charter Registry.
Transcripts
The vessel’s name, the owner’s contact info/identify, previous owners (if there are anyway), a vessel’s certificate of registration expiry date, mortgages/encumbrances against a vessel (be they current or satisfied), builder/build information, and a boat’s Port of Registry are just some of the information that can be included in a Certified Transcript of Vessel. More than just a vessel transcript for Northwest Territories vessels, this form can include information on vessels from all across Canada.
Mortgage
Registered vessels are eligible for a boat mortgage in Northwest Territories, and all of the rest of Canada. To apply, fill out Form 7 – Mortgage here.
Discharge of Mortgage
After a mortgage has been paid off, it must be removed from the Canada Vessel Registry through a Discharge of Mortgage form. When submitting this form, include your Form 7 – Mortgage as well.
Transmission on Death/Bankruptcy
Form 8 – Declaration of Transmission can help you to choose who your vessel will go to in the event of death and bankruptcy. As the Declaration of Transmission describes, only certain parties can receive a vessel.
Alterations
To stay in compliance after making changes to a registered vessel’s tonnage measurements, breadth, length, depth, and/or engine size/horsepower, utilize this form.
Small Vessel Registry
Commercial vessels with an engine larger than 10 horsepower/7.5kW and a gross tonnage of 15 or less are eligible for the small vessel registry. With this small boat registration, a vessel will not be eligible for a reserved name or a marine mortgage.
First Time Small Vessel Registration
Small vessel registration in Northwest Territories is open to commercial vessels with a gross tonnage of 15 or smaller as well as an engine that’s 10 horsepower/7.5kW or greater. Remember: this is valid for vessels beyond Northwest Territories, indeed, all of Canada is included. Additionally: this form is for small vessel first time registration, not those whose registration must be renewed. Also: barges and commercial river rafts can be eligible for this registration as well.
Small Vessel Renewal
When the time comes, this small vessel renewal documentation can keep you in compliance. Five years is how long small vessel registration lasts. Do not use this form to renew a small vessel license.
Small Vessel Transfer of Ownership
For the successful boat transfer of ownership in Northwest Territories or elsewhere for a vessel on the Small Vessel Registry, use this Small Vessel Transfer of Ownership form. Do not use this form to transfer a small boat licence.
First Registration of Government Vessel
This is the Northwest Territories vessel registration form for the First Registration of a Government-Owned Vessel. Use this for the registration of small government vessels if the vessel has an engine of 7.5kW/10 horsepower or more and a gross tonnage of 15 or less.
Government Vessel Renewal
Renew government-owned vessels in Northwest Territories, elsewhere in Northwest Territories and all across Canada with this form. Renewal of a Government-Owned Vessel can be completed from anywhere.
Transfer of Government Vessel
Should you sell/transfer a registered small vessel in Northwest Territories, use this Small Vessel Transfer of Ownership form. Do not attempt to transfer a small boat license with this documentation.
Pleasure Craft Licensing
These are the forms for Pleasure Craft licensing a boat in Northwest Territories, and throughout the rest of the country. These are not for registering a vessel, they’re forms for licensing a vessel.
A vessel is eligible for a pleasure craft license if the owner plans on not using it for commerce (just recreation/pleasure) and the vessel has an engine of 7.5kW/10 horsepower.
You are not required to apply for pleasure craft licensing if you want to use your vessel for pleasure and it has an engine that’s smaller than 7.5kW/10 horsepower. However, you can still apply for a pleasure craft licence. You have 90 days to obtain pleasure craft licensing.
Initial Pleasure Craft License
For a pleasure boat license in Northwest Territories, and throughout Canada, use this form.
Duplicate of Pleasure Craft License
If your address or other information on your boat license in Northwest Territories has changed, use this form. You cannot use this “update PCL application” to change ownership.
Pleasure Craft License Renewal
For Transport Canada pleasure craft license renewal, use this form. Pleasure craft license renewal is necessary every ten years.
Pleasure Craft License Transfer
For a pleasure boat license transfer in Northwest Territories, or throughout Canada, utilize this Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Transfer of Ownership form.
Better Northwest Territories Boat Registration Process
All of these forms can be completed on your phone, tablet, laptop, or other kind of device. To expedite the process further, you can opt for rush processing/priority request services. That way, we put your documentation at the very top of our queue for even faster service. Safe journeys wherever the water may take you.