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Pleasure craft licence, vessel registration, Canadian Register of Vessels, Small Vessel Register, marine mortgage, bareboat registry, vessel history, coasting trade licence.
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.