BOATING LICENCE RECINDED

[monty smith]

JUST GOT A GLIMPSE ON NEWS LAST NITE, SAYING BOATING LICENCE RECINDED. DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS? WIFE SAID RADIO STATION ALSO REPORTED SAME THING.
KNOW THIS TOPIC WILL BE HOT ONE IF TRUE!
GETTING HAPPY PAPPY READY FOR SPRING FISHING. LIKE TO HIT LAKE ONT. FIRST FOR SOME BROWNS AND SALMON.
WILL DO SOME SHORE FISHING FOR CRAPPIES. MY FAVORITE EATING FISH
YUM YUM.
TIGHT LINES.

 

[JustForUs]

I believe that it is the licensing of Canoes, Kayaks. Not the power boats. I hear the same and I am sure that is what they said they were not going after people with these types of crafts. What it was to do was to register them if they were found out on the water then they would know who's they were and to contact them or at least that was the spin they put on it... more likey another tax grab.

 

[Josh Roelofsen]

The boaters liscence is still required and some changes are being made to the exam process! Do it now if you will require one......

Josh

 

[G.Mech]

The change is for mandatory registration of small vessels which never included pleasure craft anyway. Here is a link to the Transport Canada bulletin:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/bulletins-2011-01-eng.htm

You still need your pleasure craft operators card and as Josh R. points out, it is going to be harder to get than before.

 

[monty smith]

Thanks for your helping to clear this up for me.
Appreciate everyones input.
tight lines[}]