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Overview
Nine regional offices located across Canada deliver the national
vessel registration program and process routine applications. An office in
the National Capital Region provides functional direction.
Registration is a title system for ownership of vessels. It is similar in
nature to title systems used for land registry. Registration allows for name
approval, mortgage registration and proof of ownership except in the case of
a vessel registered in the Small Vessel Register. Every vessel other than
pleasure craft must be registered. |
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There are approximately 48,000 vessels on register, totaling 4.7 million
gross tons.
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Owners of pleasure craft not required by law to be registered may do so on a
voluntary basis.
To assist you in registering your vessel, or processing a change of ownership
or address, please refer to the following:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Simplified Method form is not
yet available. To determine the tonnage of your vessel, the current
procedure remains unchanged. The
Tabular Method
form must continue to be used until further notice. Please refer to
this page regularly for further updates. |
In addition, you may wish to refer to the following for further information
on vessel registration:
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