How to Change the Name of Your Boat in Canada and Other Actions Easier

Have you been looking to change the name of your boat in Canada? Do you know you have to take steps to do it legally but you’ve been procrastinating? Changing a vessel’s name can be necessary, but it’s also the kind of activity that a person could easily put off for another time. However, it…

Should You Get a Transport Canada Boat License or Registration

Do you think that a Transport Canada boat license is right for your vessel? Or, do you think that registering it might be the best way forward? This depends on multiple factors, namely specific characteristics of your vessel as well as what you’re going to use it for. At the National Vessel Registry Center Corp.,…

Transfer of Ownership and Other Forms for When Life Changes

Have you ever been out on the water when suddenly, the weather turned? Maybe it had been clean and sunny then, seemingly out of nowhere, swirling winds and pouring rain appeared.  If you’ve ever been in that situation, you know you have to change course so that you can get home safely. As circumstances change,…

A Vessel Name Query that Works: Transcripts and Historical Research

Are you trying to find out more about a vessel that you’re interested in purchasing, but can’t find an information source you trust? Does it seem like when you do a vessel name query you can’t find the data you need? Here at the National Vessel Registry Center Corp., we have two different forms that…

Getting a Pleasure Craft License: The Pleasure of Peace of Mind

There are few words that are perhaps more satisfying to say than “pleasure craft.” To hear those words together evokes images of wonderful, lazy days in the sun, on the water, with those you care about most. However, if you’re worried about your documentation, licensing, and being stopped by the authorities, then it’s hard to…

Pleasure Craft Transfer of Ownership: For Your License, for Your Life 

Who hasn’t dreamt of getting a used pleasure craft, going out on the water, and then, well, doing anything that you want? This is, in many ways, a daydream that so many of us share. Time spent on a pleasure craft is better than time spent doing just about anything else. However, to make this…

More than an Alberta Boat License: Safety on the Water 

Having the right Alberta boat license (or anywhere else that you might take your vessel in Canada) is important. You always want to be in compliance with any and all applicable boating documentation laws. However, boating safety is important, too. After all, while there are terrible consequences to not having the right vessel documentation, it…