On 1 Mar 2005 14:28:31 -0800, (Ed McDermott)
wrote:

In canada you may register your boat with the Federal Government, or
with the province you live in.

Registration with the Federal government is the equivalent to a Coast
Guard Registration in the U.S. It is proof of ownership. For your size
boat you will have to have its tonnage certified. Aside from that the
charges are reasonable. This hasn't nothing to do with the taxes.

A provincial registration is for purposes of using this boat in
Canadian waters as a Canadian, and is mostly about paying GST and PST.
I don't know what the handling is for someone coming to Canada.

Both registration (the formal process) and licencing (the informal
process) are federal matters in Canada - the provinces (at least C)
don't have anything to do with vessel licencing. (but the Feds do
advise them, and the provinces will come after owners of newly
licenced or registered vessels to collect provincial taxes.)

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