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Amgine · 09-07-2009, 09:47

Walked into Services Canada (a branch of government whose sole job is to make working with the government easy. What a weird and wonderful concept!) and after a painless interview was given a licence with no fee, cost, or tax good for life.

I'm reading up more on registration, which in Canada is similar to US CG documentation. There is a fee for that, and it needs to be renewed (for no additional cost) every 3 years after. The benefit of registration is if you ever plan to go to a foreign country (which I do), and to establish better documentation of ownership (for a mortgage, as an example.) It's designed primarily for commercial boats, of course, and includes publishing the owner's name and address, which I'm not as cool with.

Still haven't heard back from insurers. I suspect the easy, good experience is going to end there.

09-07-2009, 09:47	#9
Amgine Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 1,256	This has been soo easy! Walked into Services Canada (a branch of government whose sole job is to make working with the government easy. What a weird and wonderful concept!) and after a painless interview was given a licence with no fee, cost, or tax good for life. I'm reading up more on registration, which in Canada is similar to US CG documentation. There is a fee for that, and it needs to be renewed (for no additional cost) every 3 years after. The benefit of registration is if you ever plan to go to a foreign country (which I do), and to establish better documentation of ownership (for a mortgage, as an example.) It's designed primarily for commercial boats, of course, and includes publishing the owner's name and address, which I'm not as cool with. Still haven't heard back from insurers. I suspect the easy, good experience is going to end there. __________________ Amgine Blog On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog anchored in a coral atoll.