"rhys" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:41:47 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

On the other hand, if you like a low key, down home life and are partial
to
the Atlantic Ocean, the East Coast might be a good choice. Jobs are
harder
to come by, but if you have skills that are in demand.....Nova Scotia in
particular is crying for more immigration. Our winters and spring can
drag
out...but we're only 7 days sail north of Bermuda.

This is true, but the economy is very spotty down East. Certain
resource-based things are doable, and there's a Buddhist community in
Halifax of all places that's solvent after years of struggle, but I
believe there is still a net out-migration from the Maritimes to other
parts of Canada or to the States.

Ironically, I would imagine two of the most in-demand jobs would be
call-centre management in Moncton/Fredericton, and house construction
in Nova Scotia, as the Americans seem to be buying up large chunks of
the oceanfront and building big houses on the land.

R.


Pretty low key in Nanaimo. Yesterday it was 13C / 55F and very sunny.
Can't say this is typical for February but its always nice here in February
than on the East coast. Not that many jobs around here though unless you
are involved with new house construction.

Thanks John,

My thinking too but at the moment my wife just won't consider it. The only
thing we both agree is that we want to leave the UK


"John Proctor" wrote in message
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On 2005-02-13 19:57:23 +1100, "Martin Woolwich"
said:

I am hoping to move permanently to Canada in 2007.

I have a 55ft Motor boat which I would like to bring with me. The boat
is approx 32 tons net weight and Part 1 UK Registered

I have RYA dayskipper Theory, Practical and RYA VHF DSC operators
licence.

Where do I even begin to find out what I am required to do in order to
make this vessel OK in Canada and me to pilot it?

Forget any issue of transportation and power supplies etc, I have those
bits under control

Also I have identified a newsgroup called can.rec.boating which may be
helpful to me but this is the first time I have ever tried to work with
newsgroups and my news server does not find this. Any ideas (in layman's
terms) how I might be able to connect to this group?

Hope someone can help

Slightly off topic but what the hell....

Martin, as a ex Canadian can I say that the best thing I did (and I am a
slow learner) is that after 31 years of living in a climate that was 9
months winter and 3 months bad sleding (only joking rhys) I moved to
Australia. I like my water in the liquid state and I can sail 365 days a
year providing the weather is reasonable. A bad winter's day in Melbourne
is 5-10 degrees C. Better in Sydney but more expensive berths ;-)

--
Regards,
John Proctor VK3JP, VKV6789
S/V Chagall

Martin Woolwich wrote:

Thanks John,

My thinking too but at the moment my wife just won't consider it. The only
thing we both agree is that we want to leave the UK


"John Proctor" wrote in message
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On 2005-02-13 19:57:23 +1100, "Martin Woolwich"
said:


I am hoping to move permanently to Canada in 2007.

I have a 55ft Motor boat which I would like to bring with me. The boat
is approx 32 tons net weight and Part 1 UK Registered

I have RYA dayskipper Theory, Practical and RYA VHF DSC operators
licence.

Where do I even begin to find out what I am required to do in order to
make this vessel OK in Canada and me to pilot it?

Forget any issue of transportation and power supplies etc, I have those
bits under control

Also I have identified a newsgroup called can.rec.boating which may be
helpful to me but this is the first time I have ever tried to work with
newsgroups and my news server does not find this. Any ideas (in layman's
terms) how I might be able to connect to this group?

Hope someone can help

Slightly off topic but what the hell....

Martin, as a ex Canadian can I say that the best thing I did (and I am a
slow learner) is that after 31 years of living in a climate that was 9
months winter and 3 months bad sleding (only joking rhys) I moved to
Australia. I like my water in the liquid state and I can sail 365 days a
year providing the weather is reasonable. A bad winter's day in Melbourne
is 5-10 degrees C. Better in Sydney but more expensive berths ;-)

--
Regards,
John Proctor VK3JP, VKV6789
S/V Chagall


Try Perth western australia tis home away from heaven

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.

If you plan to sail in Canada, you should know where you are going in
this country. Aside from the Atlantice Provinces and British Columbia,
that boat is way too big for the country. I live in Ontario, and even
on Lake Ontario, where draft isn't an issue, there are few boats over
35 feets. I've sailed across lake Ontario on a 20' boat.

Ed

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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