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Vessels Registry Fees Tariff

SOR/2002-172

CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001

Registration 2002-04-25

Vessels Registry Fees Tariff

P.C. 2002-691 2002-04-25

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to paragraphs 48(j)Footnote a and 108(e) of the Canada Shipping Act, hereby makes the annexed Ships Registry and Licensing Fees Tariff.

Payment of Fees

 A fee prescribed in this Tariff is payable on application for the service.

Fees Respecting Registration

  •  (1) The fee payable for a service set out in column 1 of the table to this section is the fee set out in column 2.

  • (2) This section does not apply in respect of vessels that are registered in the small vessel register.

    TABLE

    ItemColumn 1Column 2
    ServiceFee ($)
    1For processing an application for the initial registration of a vessel250
    2If the vessel is not registered within 12 months after the date of the application, for each additional period of 12 months or less until the vessel is registered or the application is cancelled125
    3For processing an application for the registration of a vessel that was registered in Canada, then registered elsewhere than in Canada and is about to be registered in Canada again and issuing a certificate of registry250
    4For processing an application for the listing of a bare-boat charter and issuing a certificate of registry, for each six-month period200
    5With respect to suspending the right of a Canadian vessel to fly the Canadian flag while the vessel is shown on the registry of a foreign country as a bare-boat chartered vessel,
    • (a) for suspending the registration

    100
    • (b) for reinstating the registration

    50
    6For issuing a provisional certificate150
    7For replacing a certificate of registry or provisional certificate50
    8For amending the Register or a certificate of registry to reflect an alteration to a vessel and issuing a new certificate of registry100
    9For amending the Register or a certificate of registry to reflect the transfer of the registry of a vessel to a new port of registry and issuing a new certificate of registry150
    10For issuing a certificate of deletion from the registry50
    11For amending the Register to reflect a change of ownership of a Canadian vessel or a share in one and issuing a new certificate of registry150
    12For temporarily recording a vessel that is about to be built or is under construction in Canada25
    13For registering a mortgage and entering its discharge in the Register150
    14For amending the Register to reflect the transfer or transmission of a registered mortgage150
    15For recording a change to the priorities of mortgages or for recording a court injunction or order50
    16For approving a change in the name of a Canadian vessel and issuing a new certificate of registry250
    17For witnessing a declaration before a registrar who is a commissioner of oaths10
    18For historical research respecting the Register that requires searching through various information sources other than the computer database, per request, for each vessel listed under the category
    • (a) non-active vessel

    10
    • (b) active vessel

    5
    19For historical research respecting the Register that requires the use of the computer database, for each side of a two-sided printed page2
    20For issuing transcripts or abstracts of entries in the Register
    • (a) for each certified copy

    50
    • (b) for each uncertified copy

    20
  • SOR/2005-326, s. 8
  • SOR/2007-100, s. 2
  • SOR/2013-235, s. 12
  •  (1) The fee payable for registering a vessel, a group of small vessels or a fleet in the small vessel register for a five-year period is $50.

  • (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of pleasure craft.

  • (3) For the purposes of this section, group of small vessels means two or more vessels of 5 gross tonnage or less that are owned by the same person.

  • SOR/2007-100, s. 2
  • SOR/2015-99, s. 1

Services Provided out of Hours

 If a service referred to in this Tariff, including the travelling time related to the service, is provided by a registrar during the hours set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section, the fee payable, in addition to any other fee payable, is the greater of the fee set out in column 2 and the fee set out in column 3 of the item.

TABLE

ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3
HoursFee per Hour or Fraction of an Hour ($)Minimum Fee ($)
1between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, other than on a holiday70140
2any hour on a Saturday or holiday70210
3any hour on a Sunday99297

Repeal

 [Repeal]

Coming into Force

 This Tariff comes into force on May 1, 2002.


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