Canada has two systems of vessel
tracking; licensing and
registration. Licensing is free and suitable for most pleasure craft unless you need a mortgage on the vessel.
Registration in the Canadian Register of Vessels is more formal and has a fee. It is required if you have a mortgage and/or leave Canada with the boat for an extended period. However, registration is not open to foreigners (unless you do some fancy footwork around a corporation).
Registration:
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The Act states that to qualify as a registered owner(s), you must be:
A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; or
A corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province.
A corporation incorporated under the laws of a foreign state if one of the following is acting with respect to all matters relating to the vessel, namely, a subsidiary of the corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province, an employee or a director in Canada of a branch office of the corporation that is carrying on business in Canada, or
a ship management company incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province.
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Licensing only requires proof of identity and specifically allows foreign owners:
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A valid piece of government-issued identification can be:
• a provincial/territorial birth certificate;
• a certificate of Canadian citizenship;
• a Canadian passport; or
• a provincial/territorial driver's licence.
Note 3: A provincial health card cannot be used as proof of identification.
Non-residents may use valid government-issued identification from their own country [emphasis added]
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So, short answer, you should be fine with licensing, registration becomes more of a problem.