BOATsmart! Ontario
Boating License Exam and Course

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• Official Pleasure Craft Operator Card Exam locations in Ontario
• Take your BOATsmart! exam and receive your Pleasure Craft Operator Card, commonly known as a boating license, immediately when you pass
• Pay only when you pass!
• 50 multiple choice questions - 75% required to pass
• Accredited by Transport Canada
• Safe Boating Course and BOATsmart! Study Guide are also available at BOATsmart! Ontario locations

Boating in Ontario

Boaters from around the world come boating in Ontario to discover its waterways! Ontario has more than 400,000 lakes, streams and rivers to explore and experience. Ontario borders four of the five Great Lakes: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior.  In addition to boating on the Great Lakes, Ontario has many other superb boating locations such as, Georgian Bay, The Muskokas, Halliburton and the Kawartha Lakes. Fishing, watersports, sailing and crusing are all popular boating activites in Ontario!

All operators of recreational powerboats in Canada require a Pleasure Craft Operator Card*, commonly known as an Ontario Boating License. Boaters caught without an Operator Card* risk a minimum $250.00 fine. Obtaining an Operator Card is also the best way to gain the knowledge you need to boat with confidence!

*Pleasure Craft Operator Card or proof of competency