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Pleasure boating
Pleasure Craft Operator Card
For years, concerned Canadians pushed for mandatory boater education to save the 200 lives lost and reduce the 6,000 non-fatal boating incidents Coast Guard estimates happen on Canadian waterways annually.
Previously anybody of any age could operate any type of boat with no training or education of any kind. Things changed April 1, 1999. Canadian recreational boaters will require a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCO Card) to drive a boat powered by a motor:
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Age |
Craft |
Need the Card |
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Born after 1, 1983 |
Any powered boat |
Now |
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Any age |
Any powered boat under 4m |
Sept. 15, 2002 |
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Any age |
Any powered boat |
Sept. 15 2009 |
To obtain PCO Card, call Lifesaving Society now: 514 252-3100 or 1 800 265-3093.
Pleasure Craft Boating School
Lifesaving Society has also a Pleasure Craft Boating School, at present we only give courses in French at Montréal, Longueuil, Laval, Repentigny and St-Jerome. For more information consult our website French version. |
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