Yes it is now 24 years old, why?Does the number on the bow of your boat start with an E and have you owned the boat for many, many years?
Yes it is now 24 years old, why?Does the number on the bow of your boat start with an E and have you owned the boat for many, many years?
and mine is 26 years oldYes it is now 24 years old, why?
Many years ago the numbers had an E which signified Ontario. That came from counting the provinces west to east starting at B.C. With the old numbers your boat registration was good for life with no renewal needed and that is grandfathered.Yes it is now 24 years old, why?
Makes sense and they expire every 10 years but it is still free at this point....Many years ago the numbers had an E which signified Ontario. That came from counting the provinces west to east starting at B.C. With the old numbers your boat registration was good for life with no renewal needed and that is grandfathered.
When they switched to the current numbers that now use ON to signify Ontario they also started charging for getting the boat license/ registration and all now are supposed to renew every 10yrs. and pay for renewal.
To make it worse if you buy an older boat like I did that has the E number when you go to register it they issue you a new ON number and your stuck paying every 10yrs and have to physically change the bow number to the new one issued.
Before they made the number change from E to the ON the E number stayed with the boat for the life of it so this is the federal taxmans way of weeding them out.
Hope that all makes sense sorry for the long explanation.
Well thank you so much @rmsteve that makes clear sense. Have you ever thought about working for Transport Canada? At least us poor souls could get a clear sensible answer from a government agency that's badly needed.Many years ago the numbers had an E which signified Ontario. That came from counting the provinces west to east starting at B.C. With the old numbers your boat registration was good for life with no renewal needed and that is grandfathered.
When they switched to the current numbers that now use ON to signify Ontario they also started charging for getting the boat license/ registration and all now are supposed to renew every 10yrs. and pay for renewal.
To make it worse if you buy an older boat like I did that has the E number when you go to register it they issue you a new ON number and your stuck paying every 10yrs and have to physically change the bow number to the new one issued.
Before they made the number change from E to the ON the E number stayed with the boat for the life of it so this is the federal taxmans way of weeding them out.
Hope that all makes sense sorry for the long explanation.
Mine said mine expires in 2031Wow talk about government stupidity that causes so much confusion! When I entered my vessel licence into the link I provided this is what I got.
Your licence is currently active.
Your licence does not have an expiry date.
If you choose to submit an application to update a PIP now, your licence will be valid for 10 years from the date of the update. Otherwise, it will be valid for 5 years when the new requirements come into force.
However, they provide no date whatsoever when it came into force so I looked it up and got the answer below. What 2010? It says on their site that the licence that was originally supposed to be good for life, now it's not but would still be good for 5 years after the new regs came into force before I have to renew it if I understand this correctly. That would mean 2015 so that means my licence has been expired for 9 years? So how come it says on their site: Your licence is currently active. Your licence does not have an expiry date. So which is it??????????????
Pleasure Craft Vessel Licence Renewal
This unique identifier, and associated contact data are maintained in Transport Canada's Pleasure Craft Licensing System. These regulations, which attached a 10 year renewal requirement to the license, came into force in April 2010. Prior to this boats were licensed but there was no expiry date.
Does your licence number begin with an E?Mine said mine expires in 2031
No Bob mine is ON1171074Does your licence number begin with an E?
Correction, thanks @G.Mech:
It's actually the 3rd space being an E in the licence number?
G.Mech it could be worse as most states charge a fee for your boat every yearThe old please craft license number system was 2 numbers, a letter, and 5 more numbers. The first two digits were the area where the license was issued , the letter designated the province as mentioned above (starting with A for British Columbia and E was Ontario), and the last 5 digits were unique numbers for each. The new system starts with the province first (ON is ontario) followed by 7 digits. If you have the old numbers, you're good for life but only if the license was never transferred to another person after 2010. If it was transferred or you have the new numbers you renew every 10 years. The point is, you can't say for sure just based on the boat having old or new numbering... As posted before, if you're not sure, you can enter your license number here and check the expiry date:
https://www.pcl-pep.snbservices.ca/1001/PubWeb/CheckLicenseExpiryDate.aspx
Also, just when we get this figured out, they are planning to change it all to 5 year renewal, with fees, and eliminating the grandfathered lifetime licenses....
Ya, 15 bucks every 5 years is the least of our worries! We have much, much bigger issues.,.G.Mech it could be worse as most states charge a fee for your boat every year
That's the vessel registration, I thought you were talking about your pleasure craft operators licence.@G.Mech this is the confirmation I received. Says renewal of Licence?
Canadian Vessel Registry Center <registry@canadianvesselregistry.ca>
7:49 AM (2 hours ago)
to me
Thank you for submitting your RENEW PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE.
Your Confirmation Number is:
You can view your submission at any time by clicking the following link:
As a courtesy, we are providing you with a Letter of Process of Documentation. To view your letter please
Your application will be processed in the order in which it is received. Our guidance/advice is predicated only upon the information as submitted. If that information proves imprecise, incorrect, or changes materially, our guidance/advice may change. This email serves as confirmation for your order.
Your application is currently being processed, and once filed your application is then subject to Transport Canada’s processing queue. All processing times are approximate and are subject to change.
PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE APPLICATIONS - 1-2 WEEKS
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