Coming into ownership of a boat does not always follow a traditional path. If you have somehow stumbled across or found a boat, you will want to learn about registering a boat in Ontario without ownership. Registering your boat is crucial to its legal operation, so if you find yourself in this rather unique circumstance,…
When looking for a place to take your boat out, you could do a lot worse than in Ontario, Canada. With more than 250,000 lakes–roughly one-fifth of the world’s freshwater supply–the possibilities for fishing and other boating activities are endless. If you have recently purchased a boat as a resident of the province, or if…
When you first decided to purchase a boat, you probably envisioned yourself out on the open water, the wind in your hair, and not a care in the world. You may not have realized just how much paperwork would need to be completed before you left the shore. Still, having the correct and current documentation…
In Canada, owning a boat is a privilege that comes with a lot of responsibilities. One of the key responsibilities of boat ownership is registering it with the appropriate authorities. Transport Canada is the government agency responsible for boat registration in the country. However, the process of registering a boat with Transport Canada can be…
Of the parts of our site that people don’t initially understand, “historical research” stands out. The other forms at our site, even if you don’t know exactly what they are for, make a kind of sense: licensing, registration, changing or altering some kind of registration, and so forth. Those are all forms that, one way…
When you are thinking of purchasing a vessel, it makes sense to try to investigate its past, and to try to discover some more information about by conducting a vessel name query with Transport Canada. They can provide you with more information about the boat, and you may discover facts about the vessel which affect…
There’s nothing in the world quite like finding the boat that you want. When you’ve been searching for a boat, coming up short, and then finally find one that tickles your fancy… it’s the kind of thing that dreams are made of. In today’s internet age, it’s easier than ever to find the boat you…
A pleasure craft license is, quite literally, a license to have fun. There are so many wonderful activities you can do on a pleasure craft. You can have the entire family out for fun on the water. You could bring out some friends for a party everyone will remember. Taking your kids out on a…
We know what it’s like to own and operate a vessel. At the end of the day, there’s really nothing inexpensive about operating a vessel. When you take everything into account: gas, maintenance, purchasing the vessel, storing it, keeping it up and more, the price tag is quite high. That’s why we do everything we…
As you know, some vessels have to be registered in Canada, but some vessels can be registered even though it isn’t necessary. Vessels that do have to be registered include vessels that will be operated in foreign waters and/or are used for commercial purposes. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times:…