TORONTO — Lynne Yelich, left, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Minister Diane Finley, and Peter Van Loan, centre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency are joined by Alain Briere, right, Executive Director of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron after announcing Service Canada will deliver pleasure craft licenses as of April 1, 2006. (CPimages/Derek Oliver)

Lynne Yelich and Peter Van Loan sitting in boat that received the first official number of the new licensing program, "ON19". Owners of pleasure boats can, as of April 1st, 2006, obtain their boating licenses at any of Service Canada's 320 locations across Canada. (CPimages/Derek Oliver)