On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:06:28 -0400, Marley wrote:

Peter Bennett wrote:


In Canada, both vessel licensing and vessel registration are federal
matters - the provinces have nothing to do with it.

You are wrong, Peter.

Documenting a vessel Federally is handled by Ottawa in Canada.

LICENSING a vessel in Canada (meaning numbers down each side of the bow)
is handled by the Provincial Retail Sales Tax office for the province.

You can argue with that fact all you want...you will still be wrong.

Here's a tip, before responding in a huff... CHECK.

May I suggest:
Here's a tip, before responding in a huff... CHECK.

From the Canadian Safe Boating Guide:

Licensing, registration and
identification/markings
All recreational vessels under 15 gross
tons and powered by an engine 10 horsepower
(7.5 kilowatts) or more must be
licensed or registered, regardless of
where they operate in Canada. The
process is free of charge for licensing
through the Canada Border Services
Agency (refer to the blue pages in your
telephone directory to obtain the telephone
number). Registration is undertaken by
Marine Safety, Transport Canada.

This is quoted from
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/TP/...safe-boats.pdf available
form the Canadian Coast Guard - Office of Boating Safety website at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/TP/TP511/menu.htm

(My slightly older Safe Boating Guide says that licensing is handled
by Canada Customs and Revenue - I guess they've renamed the agency
involved.)

The provinces have nothing to do with it, but they are apparently
advised by the feds when a vessel is licensed, so that they can make
sure provincial sales tax is collected.

_Maybe_ your province has some agreement with the feds to handle this,
but that is not the normal situation.


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