General informations

The notary and the maritime laws

• Planning the purchase, sale and financing of your boat under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Boat's name and tonnage

• Must I give a name to my boat?
• Must the name of my boat be approved?
• For a boat, are all the names admissible?
• What is the tonnage of a boat?

Registration

• Is it necessary to register a boat in Canada?
• Who can register a boat in Canada?
• What boats must be registered?
• What are the boats that can be registered (optional registration)?
• What formalities are required for registering a boat?
• Who must proceed to the registration of a boat?
• What does the Certificate of Registry of a boat contain?
• What are the benefits of registring a boat?

Pleasure craft

• What is a pleasure craft?
• What is a pleasure craft licence?
• Can an individual sometimes use his small boat for commercial purposes?

Boat's ownership

• How many shares has a boat?
• Who can be the registered owner of a boat?
• Is it possible to register a portion of share?
• How many registered joint owners of a boat can there be?
• Are there information which I must communicate to the Registrar?
• What happens at the death of the owner of a boat?
• What happens when the deceased was the sole owner of the boat or of one or more shares in the boat?
• What happens when the deceased was a joint owner of one or more indivisible shares of the boat?
• Why is a boat divided into 64 shares?

Compliance notice

• What is a compliance notice?
• What types of compliance notices are available?
• Is a compliance notice mandatory?

Small Vessel Compliance Program (SVCP)

• How can I know if my small vessel complies with the Canada Shipping Act, 2001?
• Is it mandatory to participate in the Small Vessel Compliance Program?