Are you a boat owner in Canada or looking to become one? If so, then you need to be aware of the importance of obtaining a pleasure craft license for your vessel. This license acts as a registration for your boat and is required by Transport Canada in order to legally operate it on Canadian…
How to Obtain a Pleasure Craft License to Boat in Ontario
Boating can give you an unmatched sense of freedom. Ontario, which is home to hundreds of thousands of lakes and waterways, is in many ways a boater’s paradise, and an ideal setting for you to explore and fish. Before you load up your vessel, however, you will want to make sure that you have secured…
Getting a Pleasure Craft License: The Pleasure of Peace of Mind
There are few words that are perhaps more satisfying to say than “pleasure craft.” To hear those words together evokes images of wonderful, lazy days in the sun, on the water, with those you care about most. However, if you’re worried about your documentation, licensing, and being stopped by the authorities, then it’s hard to…
Every Form You Might Need to Get Your BC Pleasure Craft License in Order
When you own a pleasure craft, you have two options: you can either register it with Transport Canada, something that is mandatory for commercial vessels, or you can get a BC pleasure craft license, which most owners consider easier and more convenient. Whether you already have your license and need to alter it some way…
Registered Pleasure Craft Licenses in Canada Explained
Summer isn’t just around the corner – summer is just about here. That means it’s time to take out your pleasure craft and get on the water. A pleasure craft is exactly that: a craft that you can have a truly great time on the water. However, to enjoy it as much as possible, you…
Update PCL Application and Other Procedures Simply
A pleasure craft license is, quite literally, a license to have fun. There are so many wonderful activities you can do on a pleasure craft. You can have the entire family out for fun on the water. You could bring out some friends for a party everyone will remember. Taking your kids out on a…
Do You Need a Transport Canada Pleasure Craft License?
Boating is an activity that almost anybody can enjoy, which is one of its most appealing features. If you have the money to buy your own boat, you can go sailing whenever you want with your friends and family. Everyone can enjoy going out on the boat, whether they are young children or elderly people.…
Does Your Vessel Qualify for a Pleasure Craft License?
In very simple terms, a vessel used specifically for recreational activities and personal enjoyment is referred to as a pleasure craft. A vessel used for any other purpose is referred to as a commercial or non-pleasure vessel. Owning a recreational or pleasure craft vessel is a fun and wonderful way to spend time with loved…
Pleasure Craft License Information: What You Need to Know
Should you get your vessel registered, or should you get a license? Is your vessel a pleasure craft or something else? It’s absolutely understandable if you don’t know the answers to these questions. So many of these words sound very similar to each other, which can make it all that much more difficult to parse.…
The Pleasure of Applying for a Pleasure Craft License from Anywhere
Whether you’re applying for Canadian vessel registration, Bare-Boat Charter registration, a Pleasure Craft License, or anything else, it may not exactly be fun. After all, it’s paperwork. It’s the kind of important chore that’s still, well, a chore. Most vessel owners, naturally, tend to put it off in favor of doing practically anything else. There’s…