My guess is the same as any other small craft, i.e. canoe, kayak etc. Make sure you have the proper safety equipment and you'll be fine.
From the Canadian Boating Regs:
Unpowered Craft up to 6 metres in length (19'8")
1 approved and properly sized lifejacket (yellow, red or orange) or PFD (personal floatation device) for each person on board
1 buoyant heaving 15 metres
one manual propelling device OR an anchor with 15 m (50') of cable, rope or chain
one Class 5BC fire extinguisher, if equipped with an inboard engine, a fixed fuel tank, or a fuelburning stove, fridge or heater.
1 hand-bailer OR manual pump with enough hose to pump water overboard [Not required for any self-bailing sealed hull sailboat that cannot contain enough water to make the vessel capsize OR a multi-hull vessel that has subdivided multiple-sealed hull construction.]
Sound signalling device
Navigation lights must comply with Collision Regulations [Not required unless operated at night or in restricted visibility.]