When you own a pleasure craft, you have two options: you can either register it with Transport Canada, something that is mandatory for commercial vessels, or you can get a BC pleasure craft license, which most owners consider easier and more convenient. Whether you already have your license and need to alter it some way…
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…
Whether you’re applying for Canadian vessel registration, Bare-Boat Charter registration, a Pleasure Craft License, or anything else, it may not exactly be fun. After all, it’s paperwork. It’s the kind of important chore that’s still, well, a chore. Most vessel owners, naturally, tend to put it off in favor of doing practically anything else. There’s…
Should you get your vessel registered, or should you get a license? Is your vessel a pleasure craft or something else? It’s absolutely understandable if you don’t know the answers to these questions. So many of these words sound very similar to each other, which can make it all that much more difficult to parse.…
Boat ownership is truly a wonderful thing. When you possess a recreational boat, you can head out onto the lakes and rivers when you want to enjoy the surroundings, go fishing, explore new areas, or just relax on the water. Of course, with boat ownership comes responsibility, and that responsibility does go beyond maintaining your…
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…
Summer isn’t just around the corner – summer is just about here. That means it’s time to take out your pleasure craft and get on the water. A pleasure craft is exactly that: a craft that you can have a truly great time on the water. However, to enjoy it as much as possible, you…
A pleasure craft licence can be the best kind of licence. Basically, it’s a licence to have fun. You can take your friends or family out for a day or night on Canada’s wonderful waters. You can lie out in the sun and then gaze up at the stars. Go for a swim, go skiing,…
From the moment you decide to get a boat, you can feel the excitement. You cannot wait to make your purchase so you can get out on the water so you can relax in the sun, listen to the water, and enjoy time fishing, swimming or just doing nothing with family and friends. Of course,…
If you’re a new owner of a boat, you may be wondering if you need to license your recent acquisition. In order to determine that, ask yourself if your boat is considered a pleasure craft. A pleasure craft (or please boat) is a boat used for recreational purposes, be it for family outings or sportsmanlike…