A vessel registered in Canada may be owned by:
We do not register vessels to:
Before you get started, it's important to understand that the Canadian Register of Vessels is divided into 2 parts: the Small Vessel Register and the general part (commonly referred to as the Large Vessel Register).
The Canadian Register of Vessels is a title system that tracks vessel ownership and vessel characteristics like tonnage, construction material and type.
You're required to register your vessel in the Small Vessel Register if your vessel is a:
Pursuant to section 16 of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (MVTA), after consulting with the affected provinces and being of the opinion that the exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to affect motor carrier safety, I hereby exempt extra-provincial truck and bus undertakings (federal motor carriers) and their commercial vehicle drivers, engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers to or from a motion picture or television production site, from sections 77 to 78.3 the Commercial Vehicles Driv
In Canada, different levels of government share responsibility for keeping roads safe, including issues related to connected and automated vehicles. If you want to test connected and automated vehicles on public roads, connect with municipal, provincial/territorial and federal road safety administrators early on to make sure all their requirements are met.
In Canada, different levels of government share responsibility for keeping roads safe, including issues related to connected and automated vehicles. If you want to test connected and automated vehicles on public roads, connect with municipal, provincial/territorial and federal road safety administrators early on to make sure all their requirements are met.
We will send you an email once we receive your request. We will send you a copy of the cargo inspection certificates once we process your request and perform the inspections. We may issue the certificates digitally using a third-party service. In this case, you must accept them.
You can verify that the certificate is an official document digitally signed by one of our third-party services. Open the PDF document and click the signature panel. This panel will show you information about the validity of the signature.
For assistance with your service request, please contact the nearest Marine Safety Office :
When you apply for a marine cargo certificate, your application must include the :
Transport Canada may need more information to complete the inspection.
We invite you to read the 2023 edition of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Newsletter. This issue includes articles on some of the topics that have kept the TDG Program busy during the last few months as well as a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy.
Transport Canada's ERSTPP funds projects to help create tools that address road safety challenges. The program provides funding to government and non-governmental organizations to support road safety initiatives, such as:
