Canadian Register of Vessels, Small Vessel Register, pleasure craft licensing, coasting trade licence.
Services and information
Find out if you need to license or register your vessel
Quick questionnaire, license pleasure craft, Small Vessel Register, Canadian Register of Vessels, exemptions.
About licensing and registration
Requirements, exemptions, qualified owners, individual or joint ownership.
Pleasure craft licensing
License a pleasure craft, manage pleasure craft licence, updates and changes to licence, boat dealer demonstration licence.
Canadian Register of Vessels
Register commercial vessels and pleasure craft, transfer ownership, report changes, manage registration, manage marine and builder’s mortgages, get vessel information.
Small Vessel Register
Register a small commercial vessel, transfer ownership, renew registration, report a change.
Recording a vessel under construction
Vessels under construction in Canada by a Canadian builder.
Researching a registered vessel
Vessel Registration Query System, transcripts, vessel history.
Bareboat vessels
Bareboat charters in and out of Canada, list a vessel in the Canadian Register of Vessels.
Coasting trade
What is coasting trade in Canada, coasting trade licence, advance notification for foreign vessels.