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CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Ships Registry and Licensing Fees Tariff

SOR/2002-172



CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Ships Registry and Licensing Fees Tariff

PAYMENT OF FEES

1. A fee prescribed in this Tariff is payable on application for the service.

FEES RESPECTING REGISTRATION

2. The fee payable for a service set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section is the fee set out in column 2 of the item.

TABLE

  Column 1 Column 2
Item Service Fee ($)
1. 

for processing an application for the registration of a ship

(a) for the initial application

250

(b) if the ship is not registered within 12 months after the date of the application, for each additional period of 12 months or less until the ship is registered or the application is cancelled 
125
2.

in addition to the fee payable under item 1, for processing an application for the registration of a ship built outside Canada that is

(a) a commercial ship that exceeds 15 tons gross tonnage

300


(b) a commercial ship that does not exceed 15 tons gross tonnage or a pleasure craft

100
3.

for processing an application for the registration of a ship that was registered in Canada, then registered elsewhere than in Canada and is about to be registered in Canada again and the issuance of a certificate of registry

 

250

4.

for processing an application for the registry of a bare-boat charter and the issuance of a certificate of registry, for each six-month period


200
5.

with respect to suspending the right of a Canadian ship to fly the Canadian flag while the ship is shown on the registry of a foreign country as a bare-boat chartered ship,

(a) for suspension of the registration

 

100


(b) for reinstatement of the registration
50
6.

for issuance of a provisional certificate

150
7.

for replacement of a certificate of registry or provisional certificate 

50
8.

for amendment of the register or a certificate of registry to reflect an alteration to a ship and the issuance of a new certificate of registry


100
9.

for amendment of the register or a certificate of registry to reflect the transfer of the registry of a ship to a new port of registry and the issuance of a new certificate of registry 

150
10. for issuance of a certificate of deletion of registry 50
11.

for amendment of the register to reflect a change of ownership of a Canadian ship or a share in one and the issuance of a new certificate of registry 

150
12.

for the temporary recording of a ship that is about to be built or is under construction in Canada 

25
13.

for the recording or registration of a mortgage and its discharge 

150
14.

for amendment of the register to reflect the transfer or transmission of a recorded or registered mortgage 

150
15.

for recording a change to the priorities of mortgages or for recording a court injunction or order 

50
16.

for the approval of a change in the name of a Canadian ship and the issuance of a certificate of registry 

250
17.

[Repealed, SOR/2005-326]

 
18.

for the witnessing of a declaration before a registrar who is a commissioner of oaths  

10
19.

for historical research respecting the Canadian Register of Ships that requires searching through various information sources other than the computer database, per request, for each ship listed under the category

(a) non-active ship 

10

(b) active ship
5
20.

for historical research respecting the Canadian Register of Ships that requires the use of the computer database, for each side of a double-sided printed page

2
21.

for the issuance of transcripts or abstracts of entries in the Canadian Register of Ships

(a)for each certified copy

50

(b
) for each uncertified copy
20

SMALL COMMERCIAL VESSEL LICENCES

3. The fee payable for the issuance of a small commercial vessel licence, for each five-year period, is $50.

SERVICES PROVIDED OUT OF HOURS

4. If a service referred to in this Tariff, including the travelling time related to the service, is provided by a registrar during the hours set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section, the fee payable, in addition to any other fee payable, is the greater of the fee set out in column 2 and the fee set out in column 3 of the item.

TABLE

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Hours

Fee per Hour or Fraction of an Hour $

Minimum Fee $

       

1.

between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, other than on a holiday

70

140

2.

any hour on a Saturday or holiday

70

210

3.

any hour on a Sunday

99

297

 REPEAL

5. The Ships Registry Fees Tariff  is repealed.

Established by

SOR/2002-172 25 April, 2002 pursuant to paragraphs 48(j) and 108(e) of the Canada Shipping Act, comes into force May 1, 2002.

Modified by:

SOR/2005-326 25 October 2005 pursuant to paragraphs 48(j) and 108(e) of the Canada Shipping Act, comes into force 25 October 2005.

Item 17 of the table to section 2 is repealed.

 


Last updated: 2006-01-24 Top of Page Important Notices