Pleasure craft licence, vessel registration, marine mortgage, bareboat registry, vessel history, coasting trade licence, tonnage measurement.
Services and information
Apply for or manage a Pleasure Craft Licence (PCL)
License a pleasure craft, manage pleasure craft licence, updates and changes to licence, boat dealer demonstration licence.
Apply for or manage a vessel registration
Register commercial vessels and pleasure craft, manage registration, report changes, transfer ownership.
Register or manage a marine mortgage
Register, transfer or discharge a marine mortgage, builder’s mortgage, death of mortgagee.
Request or extend a certificate of bareboat registry
Bareboat charters in or out of Canada, obtain or extend a certificate of bareboat registry, suspend or reinstate a vessel’s registry in Canada.
Request transcripts or historical research of a vessel
Vessel Registration Query System, transcripts, vessel history.
Coasting trade
What is coasting trade in Canada, coasting trade licence, advance notification for foreign vessels.
Tonnage measurement
Tonnage measurement requirements and regulations, appointed tonnage measurers, measuring tonnage using a simplified method.