[PUP] Canadian Tax on Boats

[Rob Zanussi]

This is news to me. As far as I know there is no tax levied on boats in
Canada. Well, if I were to buy one new here I would pay 6% but there is
nothing levied on used boats nor is there an annual registration fee. I
have never heard of this CANPASS before. Is it part of the Canadian Govt? 

Rob Z
Alberta Canada


At 10:15 AM 11/3/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm planning to leave my boat in a marina in Canada for the period October -
>April of each year, for a period of 3-4 years.  In each April, I would
>cruise north to Alaska, then return to Canada in October.  I spoke with a
>fellow at 1-888-CANPASS about this and he was of the view that this conduct
>would make the boat a Canadian boat and thus subject to Canadian tax of 14%.
>Ouch!  Can any members of this forum shed any light on this subject?


Do you realize that in about 40 years we will have thousands of old ladies
running around with tattoos and pierced navels?