Transport Canada makes changes to recreational boating licence

[Tomfoolery]

Well, the feds are creating yet another layer of bureaucracy by revoking what was a lifetime PCL to a renewable five year license starting at $24 and guaranteed to go up with inflation. Then in a few years I bet they make it mandatory to have a license to go off the pavement into the woods, or swim at the beach because ya know safety and all.

Its all getting ridiculous. Maybe there is a conspiracy to get boaters off the water.

Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons announces changes to make boating safer for Canadians

Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced amendments to the Small Vessel Regulations that will modernize Canada's pleasure craft licensing program and database.

www.canada.ca

 

[Cookie's Cutter]

Well, the feds are creating yet another layer of bureaucracy by revoking what was a lifetime PCL to a renewable five year license starting at $24 and guaranteed to go up with inflation. Then in a few years I bet they make it mandatory to have a license to go off the pavement into the woods, or swim at the beach because ya know safety and all.

Its all getting ridiculous. Maybe there is a conspiracy to get boaters off the water.

Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons announces changes to make boating safer for Canadians

Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced amendments to the Small Vessel Regulations that will modernize Canada's pleasure craft licensing program and database.

www.canada.ca

This will get expensive for those of us with multiple boats.

 

[noluck]

another layer of bs,

 

[scott craven]

Good luck to the feds trying to track all lifetime licenses.
I will do my best to ignore this new mandate.

 

[baddogg]

• current lifetime licences will be gradually replaced with licences that must be renewed every five years.

They going to send us letters in the mail or what?

 

[scott craven]

If it's anything like how they collect gst on boats, it could take a while...

 

[Doug]

All charter boats (C#) already must register ever 5 years. TC has a hard time even managing the few C# boats.
A few years ago I sent in my renew documents and finally got it 16 weeks after I sent it in.
They will have to hire staff to make this new regulation work.

With everyone having to have their boat registry on their vessel at all times they will do random checks, like I saw at the West Kelowna boat launch.
RCMP and TC set up at the boat launch and as you pulled up they asked to check your registration and safety gear. They did numerous days of checks and caught a boat which was stolen and lots of boat with not the require safety gear..

This is from the the TC web site and relates to C# boats. It will probably be added to rec boat registry.

A certificate of registry is only valid once your vessel is marked.
Your certificate of registry is valid for 5 years.
If you operate an unregistered or unlicensed vessel, you could be fined.

Just think how much revenue $$$ this will bring in with the millions of boats in Canada.

 

[seachicken]

I just saw this and looked up my registration number on the TC site and it says it expires in 2033 which gives me 10 years since I transferred the reg into my name. I'll take it but their math isn't mathing. It's going to be interesting to see if it's more or less efficient than renewing a PAL...

 

[Derby]

Subject: Transport Canada makes changes to recreational boating licence




https://cheknews.ca/transport-canada-makes-changes-to-recreational-boating-licence-1298051/

 

[Admin]

It didn't take long for this thread to get off topic. We are not, repeat not, going to veer off topic or launch into political commentary in this forum. Everyone sees this as another form of licensing/taxation and all the venting in the world here won't change it. If you want to rant, go to X or whatever social media platform you like.

 

[1.1marko]

 

[WetShoes]

I'm confused, is this for the PCOC ? Or for the registered vessel license with Transport Canada or whatever they call themselves now

 

[pescador]

I'm confused, is this for the PCOC ? Or for the registered vessel license with Transport Canada or whatever they call themselves now

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/recreational-boaters-now-have-to-renew-licences-every-5-years-11709385

Based on this story in the Colonist…..looks like it’s not the pcoc but the number on your boat or “pleasure craft license number”

AI generated this for the correct terminology……
Canada calls its boat identification numbers
Pleasure Craft Licence Numbers (for smaller, non-commercial boats) or Vessel Registration Numbers (for larger or commercially used vessels), often starting with provincial letters or a "C" for commercial, alongside the unique 12-digit Hull Identification Number (HIN) permanently affixed to the boa