Canada is beginning a process of closing down loopholes in the ownership of boats. Locally one area of concern is determining the ownership of derelicts in the Creek, especially when those boats break free of their mooring and damage other vessels. Apparently all Canadian boats (10 HP and over and not registered under name/tonnage) will be affected. We recently renewed (10-year renewal) and found it was free to do online.
The registration is easily done online with info available at: https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/vessel-licensing-registration/canadian-register-vessels