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Pleasure Craft Licences
A pleasure craft licence provides a unique identification number – commonly referred to as the "licence number" – that an owner of a recreational vessel must display on the boat's bow, as required under the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. Owners of all recreational vessels powered by engines of 10 horsepower (7.5 kilowatts) or more must licence or register these vessels, regardless of where they operate them in Canada. The licence number helps law-enforcement and search and rescue officials trace a pleasure craft to its owner.
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Application Information
- What types of boats do I need to license?
- How do I license my new boat?
- How do I update the information on my Pleasure Craft Licence?
- How do I license my new or used boat from the United States?
- How do I license a boat I built myself?
- I just bought a used boat. How do I transfer the licence to my name?
- How do I license a used boat that was never previously licensed?
- I am selling my boat. How do I transfer the licence?
- How do I replace a lost pleasure craft licence?
