Rental agreement & waiver template.
Your company, the clauses you need, a form your customers can sign. Then have it checked by a local lawyer.
Rental, consumer and liability law differ between provinces. This template is a starting point we wrote in plain words; we make no claim that it is valid or enforceable where you operate.
Template, not legal advice — have it checked by a local lawyer. Opens the print dialog: choose “Save as PDF”, or print straight away. Print at 100 %.
Two Canadian rules worth knowing
The rental boat safety checklist
A renter without a Pleasure Craft Operator Card may operate your motorized rental boat if you and the renter complete and sign a rental boat safety checklist before it is operated, valid for the rental period only. It must state that you gave every operator information on operating the boat, the principal boating safety rules and the local hazards (SOR/99-53, s. 4(1)(c) and s. 8). This agreement does not replace it.
Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations, s. 4(1)(c), s. 8 · laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-99-53/FullText.html · 2026-10-18Say why you collect personal information
Under PIPEDA, the purposes for collecting personal information should be specified to the person at or before the time of collection — an application form, for example, may give notice of the purposes (Schedule 1, clause 4.2.3). The data clause does that in plain words. Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia have their own private-sector privacy laws.
PIPEDA, Schedule 1, clause 4.2.3 · laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-8.6/FullText.html · 2026-10-18Official texts, checked 2026-10-18. Provincial rules come on top (Boat rental rules in Canada) — and that is what the lawyer is for.
Questions
Is this rental waiver legally binding?
We can't tell you that, and nobody can without knowing your province and your business. It's a template, not legal advice: have a lawyer in your province check it and adapt it before you use it.
What should a watersports rental agreement include?
Typically who rents (identity and contact), what (craft and equipment), when (start and return time), where (the allowed area), the renter's declarations (swimming, experience, health), the safety rules (lifejacket), damage, weather and recall, liability, and how you use their personal data. Tick what you need.
Can a waiver exclude all liability?
Waivers are a matter of provincial law, and courts look closely at how they are written and presented to the renter. The template only limits liability to the extent the law allows. A lawyer in your province can tell you what applies.
Can customers sign it on their phone?
This template is for paper. A digital rental agreement, signed in the VesselSOS app, is planned for Fleet (SOON).
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