On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:49:09 -0400, Jan
wrote:

On 9 Apr 2007 18:35:50 -0700, wrote:

There are no provincially registered boats in Canada. All the #'s
indicate port and the letter the province. The new #'s are probably
just to conform to computer fields. Boats are registered with Canada
Customs.

True, I should have said licensed provincially. However, that does not change
anything else. I used the term registered as the US members seem to use
documented for our registered and registered for our licensed.

Both registration and licensing are federal matters - the provinces
don't deal with boat documentation, of whatever form, at all.
(However, they are apparently advised by the federal authorities when
boats change hands, so that the provinces can collect sales tax.) The
license numbers do indicate the location of the licensing office.



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