Get Your Official Canadian Boating Licence today!
Get it online now, or register for a class near you — it’s good for life!
- The Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is good for life
- The CPS-ECP PCOC has no annual fees
- The CPS-ECP PCOC is the only Canadian PCOC that is NASBLA approved — and valid in the United States of America
Need Replacement Cards?
CPS-ECP members save on replacement cards.
Other Featured Boating Courses
VHF Marine Radio Course
Does everyone on board know how to call for help?
To operate a Marine Radio, it is required by law to have the Restricted Operator Certificate
Introduction to Weather Course
The wise boater respects and anticipates mother nature’s many moods.
Learn to accurately interpret weather reports and forecasts.
Beyond Boating Basics Course
The PCOC makes sure you have immediate navigation and safety skills but it’s just the beginning of what you should know when you get on a boat.
Boating Course Catalog
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons offers a variety of online and classroom based Boating and Navigation courses across Canada.
Take a boating course to improve your boating safety knowledge, as well as vessel handling and navigation skills.
Member Benefits
- Save on your group home, auto and boat insurance
- Save on boating equipment from premier manufacturers
- Marine assistance, Magazines and More!
- Discounts on CPS-ECP boating courses
Help Protect our Waterways and be Boat Blue
Boat Blue with CPS-ECP
As boaters, paddlers, swimmers, surfers – however we choose to get out and enjoy our waterways, we have a responsibility and an active role to play in taking care of them for the future.
Marine Mammal Regulations in Canada
It is the responsibility of all boat owners and operators to ensure the safety and protection of all wildlife including, but not limited to, whales.
Free Guides
It’s very easy to become overwhelmed by the environmental problems that we face on waterways globally, but the best thing to do is just start by being part of the solution – one step at a time.
