https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transport-canada-floats-new-user-fee-pleasure-craft-1.5793326?fbclid=IwAR22sykmJxg8gtRENv7g77LL-RO1uEboNfM6LCvoHU9WqDSa3juGNYjmtII
Ottawa wants to expand licence requirement on pleasure craft, add fee
Paul Withers · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: November 9
Pat Nelder with Boating Atlantic says the recreational boating industry supports user fees to help pay for safety programs as long as the cost is reasonable. (Brian MacKay/CBC)
The recreational boating season is mostly over, but Transport Canada is floating a plan to expand the number of pleasure craft that require a licence, shorten the renewal period and introduce a user fee on those licences.
The proposed rule changes would provide the government with more information to identify the owners of recreational boats abandoned or wrecked in Canada's lakes, rivers and oceans.