If you’re considering purchasing a vessel, then you’ve probably heard it will be important for you to get a vessel certificate of registry for it. This will arguably be the most important document you get in relation to it, so it’s good to know what you’re getting into. What is Your Vessel Certificate of Registry?…
If you’re reading this site, you’ve probably heard of the Canada Shipping Act. It may sound like something that comes from centuries ago, but actually, it was ratified in 2001. This Act greatly impacted and changed how vessel registration works in Canada. If you haven’t registered a vessel in a long time, then the landscape…
Whether you are buying or selling a boat for the first time, you will see that there are steps that you need to follow to make the transaction is completed legally. Naturally, money is going to change hands at some point, but having the appropriate paperwork in place to certify the sale is just as…
Transport Canada Documentation does quite a lot. If you go to their site, they say that the group is “responsible for transportation policies and programs. It promotes safe, secure, efficient and environmentally-responsible transportation and they report to Parliament and Canadians through the minister of Transport.” That’s what they say on their site. We found, over the…
It shouldn’t be difficult or time-consuming to get a Transport Canada ship registration. That’s the founding principle of our company. We wanted to make it possible to get your registration without having to jump through a bunch of hoops or deal with bureaucratic nonsense. At our site, you can fill out your documentation, and get…
The point of an online vessel documentation site is that you’re able to get all of the forms you need no matter where you might be. It shouldn’t matter if you’re in Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, or anywhere else. Our online site makes it so that you don’t have to worry about the mail or other…
There are so many different functions and actions that are part of owning a vessel, many of which are fun and exciting: taking the boat out on the water, washing the boat, going through a day of work on it (if it’s non-commercial), or using it for recreation with friends and family. Filling out vessel…
Transport Canada does so much for Canada. Most Canadians, even those whose livelihoods and lives revolve around the water, don’t realize exactly how much the department does for the country. This governmental department develops regulations and policies, as well as services beyond marine transportation, such as road, rail, and even air transportation too. With so…
The commercial ship you have purchased is going to be a vital piece of your new business. You need to make sure it not only meets the needs you have for the services you plan to provide, but you also want to be sure that you are in complete compliance with the current laws so…
Change in life is inevitable. We all make plans on what we think or hope will happen, but sometimes, life throws us a proverbial curveball. Maybe you had planned on staying at your home for the rest of your life, but when an opportunity came up, you couldn’t pass it by. Or, perhaps you were…