It disconnects if the new owner fails to register with Transport Canada, which is something they are required to do under current legislation and regulation.
There appears to be little enforcement or little in the way of the ability to track the resale of vessels. When a new vessel is sold by a manufacturer, there is a registration process that they have to go through. When that vessel is resold by an original or even a second- or third-generation owner, are you aware of any onus on the seller to identify to anyone that they have sold the vessel?