Transport Canada Vessel Licence Prefixes

What is a "K number"?
"K Number" is another name for vessel licence in the Pacific Region. A licenced vessel is identified by a number consisting of between five and eight digits and, on the West coast, the letter "K." For example: 14K12345.

Can I give my vessel a name if it has a K Number?
Yes. A licensed vessel may be given any name at the preference of the owner. However, the vessel is officially know by its K Number.

What are the benefits of registration and licensing?
In addition to the obvious title advantages of registration, a Certificate of Canadian or British Registry is the most respected identification in the world for a vessel if you plan to sail abroad. Additionally, it is easier to sell a registered vessel since title and legal encumbrances may be determined from the Ship's Registry alone and one need not look further. A registered vessel is considered better collateral than a licenced vessel, since title has been established and legal encumbrances must be registered on the Ship's Register.

Alberta

10H	Blairmore
1H	Calgary
9H	Camrose
5H	Coutts
6H	Drumheller
2H	Edmonton
3H	Lethbridge
4H	Medicine Hat
8H	Red Deer

British Columbia

1K	Boundary Bay
33K	Britannia Beach
16K	Cascade City
30KA	Campbell River
28K	Chemainus
29K	Chilliwack
30K	Courtenay
2K	Cranbrook
20KA	Dawson Creek
17K	Huntingdon
11K	Kamloops
31K	Kelowna
18K	Kingsgate
27K	Kitimat
6K	Nanaimo
7K	Nelson
8K	New Westminster
32K	Ocean Falls
19K	Osoyoos
15K	Pacific Highway
12K	Paterson
9K	Penticton
25K	Port Alberni
26K	Powell River
20K	Prince George
10K	Prince Rupert
21K	Revelstoke
2KA	Rooseville
18KA	Rykerts (Creston)
22K	Stewart
12K	Trail
13K	Vancouver
23K	Vernon
14K	Victoria
24K	White Rock

Manitoba

7F	Boissevain
1F	Brandon
7FA	Cartwright
8F	Coulter
9F	Crystal City
2F	Emerson
8FA	Goodlands
3F	Gretna
7FB	Lena
8FB	Lyleton
6F	The Pas
4F	Sprague
5F	Winnipeg

New Brunswick

14C	Andover
1C	Bathurst
20C	Black’s Harbour
2C	Campbellton
25C	Campobello
21C	Caraquet
15C	Centreville
3C	Chatham
18C	Clair
2C	Dalhousie
13C	Edmundston
4C	Fredericton
16C	Grand Falls
24C	Grand Manan
9CB	Deer Island
5C	St. Croix
6C	Moncton
7C	Newcastle
19C	River De Chute
8C	Sackville
9C	St. Andrews
10C	Saint John
17C	St. Leonard
11C	St. Stephen
23C	Sussex
25CA	Welshpool
25CB	Wilson’s Beach
12C	Woodstock

Newfoundland

12M	Argentia
13MN	Bay Roberts
5MD	Bell Island
6M	Botwood
14M	Buchans
2M	Burgeo
11M	Burin
5MB	Catalina
5MB	Clarenville
2M	Corner Brook
10M	Fortune
3M	Gander
4M	Goose Bay-Labrador
1M	Grand Falls
13M	Harbour Grace
7M	Lewisporte
8M	Port-aux-Basques
9M	Stephenville
5M	St. John’s

Northwest Territories

2HA	Inuvik
5FA	Iqaluit
5FB	Yellowknife

Nova Scotia

1A	Amherst
2A	Annapolis Royal
3A	Antigonish
21AA	Arichat
5A	Baddeck
6A	Barrington Passage
7A	Bridgewater
8A	Canso
29A	Chester
6AA	Clarks Harbour
9A	Digby
10A	Glace Bay
11A	Halifax
12A	Kentville
7AA	La Have
13A	Liverpool
14A	Lockeport
24AA	Louisburg
15A	Lunenburg
26A	Meteghan River
16A	Middleton
17A	New Glasgow
18A	North Sydney
19A	Parrsboro
20A	Pictou
21A	Port Hawkesbury
15AA	Riverport
23A	Shelburne
24A	Sydney
25A	Truro
26A	Weymouth
27A	Windsor
30A	Wolfville
28A	Yarmouth

Ontario

79E	Acton
1E	Amherstburg
94E	Arnprior
59E	Barrie
2E	Belleville
93E	Blind River
3E	Bowmanville
60E	Bracebridge
80E	Brampton
4E	Brantford
6E	Brockville
14E	Cambridge
81E	Carleton Place
7E	Chatham
61E	Cobalt
8E	Cobourg
62E	Cochrane
9E	Collingwood
10E	Cornwall
82E	Dunnville
63E	Erieau
5E	Fort Erie
12E	Fort Frances
13E	Fort Williams
15E	Gananoque
16E	Goderich
85EA	Gore Bay
17E	Guelph
83E	Halton Hills
18E	Hamilton
84E	Hanover
19E	Ingersoll
20E	Kenora
21E	Kingston
22E	Kitchener
40E	Lansdowne
64E	Leamington
23E	Lindsay
68E	Listowel
85E	Little Current
24E	London
76E	Malton Airport
9E	Meaford
85EA	Meldrum Bay
25E	Midland
26E	Morrisburg
89E	Nanticoke
27E	Napanee
86E	Newmarket
28E	Niagara Falls
29E	North Bay
54E	Oakville
87E	Orangeville
30E	Orillia
31E	Oshawa
32E	Ottawa
33E	Owen Sound
34E	Paris
35E	Parry Sound
69E	Pembroke
70E	Perth
36E	Peterborough
37E	Picton
38E	Port Arthur
88E	Port Burwell
71E	Port Colborne
78E	Port Credit
39E	Port Hope
90E	Port Stanley
41E	Prescott
12E	Rainy River
73E	Renfrew
95E	Ridgetown
47E	St. Catharines
91E	St. Mary’s
48E	St. Thomas
42E	Sarnia
43E	Sault Ste. Marie
44E	Simcoe
74E	Smith’s Falls
65E	Port Lambton Sombra
66E	Southampton
45E	Stratford
92E	Strathroy
46E	Sudbury
11E	Thorold
38E	Thunder Bay
75E	Tilbury
49E	Tillsonburg
67E	Timmins
50E	Toronto
51E	Trenton
52E	Wallaceburg
53E	Welland
58E	West Toronto
55E	Windsor
56E	Woodstock

Prince Edward Island

1B	Charlottetown
2B	Summerside
3B	Montague

Quebec

1D	Amos
3D	Armstrong (Beauce)
53D	Baie Comeau
39D	Berthierville
51D	Chambord Junction
25D	Chicoutimi
35D	Clarenceville
4D	Coaticook
54D	Cowansville
26D	Drummondville
12D	Dundee
60D	East Hereford
6D	Farnham
30D	Frelighsburg
SD	Gasp6
23D	Granby
15DA	Grand-M~re
61D	Cap-aux-Meules
31D	Hemmingford
32D	Highwater
7D	Hull
2D	Huntington
40D	Joliette
41D	Lachute
49D	Lacolle
8D	Woburn
55D	LaTfique
48D	Levis
56D	Louiseville
34D	Magog
57D	Marieville
42D	Montmagny
10D	Montr6al
58D	Nicolet
35D	Noyan
11D	Paspebiac
18D	St-Armand Philipsburg
27D	Pohenegamook
l3DA	Pointe-au-Pic
37D	La Baie
13D	Quebec
43D	Richmond
14D	Rimouski
38D	Rivi~re-du-Loup
28D	Rock Island
46D	Rouyn-Noranda
19D	St-Hyacinthe
20D	St-Jean
44D	St-Jerome
33D	St-Pamphile
59D	Sept-Iles
15D	Shawinigan
16D	Sherbrooke
17D	Sorel
52D	Stanhope
24D	(Sutton) Abercorn
45D	Thetford Mines
21D	Trois-Rivi~res
47D	Val-d’Or
22D	Valleyfield
29D	Victoriaville

Saskatchewan

1GX	Big Beaver
1GY	Coronach
10G	Estevan
10GW	Estevan Highway
1G	Moose Jaw
2G	Northgate
6G	North Battleford
2G	North Portal
1GW	Oungre
3G	Prince Albert
4G	Regina
7G	Regway
5G	Saskatoon
8G	Swift Current
10G	Torquay
1GX	West Poplar River
11G	Weyburn
9G	Yorkton

Yukon

1J	Dawson
1JA	Old Crow
2J	Whitehorse

Last growth spurt on February 12, 2008