BOATsmart! Quebec
Boating License Exam and Course

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• Official Pleasure Craft Operator Card Exam locations in Quebec
• 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! Quebec locations

Boating in Quebec

Go boating in Quebec along the St. Lawrence River that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The river runs across the entire territory of Québec. It also borders many unique cities and villages, over its 1,600-km, the river broadens into an estuary and then a gulf that's more like an inland sea. By sailboat or kayak, on a ferry or a cruise ship, discover the infinite secrets of one of the longest rivers in the world where the gleaming backs of whales break the waves beneath flocks of seabirds in flight. Quebec is also home to many smaller lakes and rivers hidden in the dense forest and backcountry of Quebec, which provides a home to many species of fish, making Quebec a fisherman’s paradise!

All operators of recreational powerboats in Canada require a Pleasure Craft Operator Card*, commonly known as a Quebec 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