Conservation license ontario fishing

Learn more about how to apply to hunt big game in Ontario. Your tag will specify the type, age and sex of the animal you are permitted to harvest, as well as the location, season and firearm type if applicable. For species that require a tag: you must carry the paper tag along with your valid Outdoors Card and licence summary listing the hunting licence for the species you are hunting.

If your small game licence is printed on the back of your Outdoors Card, then you do not have to also carry your licence summary as evidence of your small game licence when hunting species requiring a small game licence.

You can continue to visit licence issuers and participating ServiceOntario locations to purchase licences. Select products are also available for purchase through the automated phone line: Note: Outdoors Cards may take up to 20 days to receive in the mail.

If it has been longer you can check that your address was listed correctly online or call us at In the meantime, you may print and carry your licence summary as temporary proof of purchase while fishing. If you carry your licence summary in a digital format, you will be required to show a conservation officer your licence summary upon request.

Given the environmental conditions of hunting and fishing, it is your responsibility to ensure your mobile device is functioning such as has battery power and is protected from the elements to be able to display whenever and wherever requested by a conservation officer. See the Firearms licence requirements section on the Hunter education page for more details. Hunters, you are able to print your tags from home , or at a licence issuer or a participating ServiceOntario location.

Yellow sticky stock game seals are no longer sent by mail. It is illegal to copy, alter or modify a tag except as required for notching the tag. They are equipped with document security features to discourage fraudulent activities. To have a better experience, you need to: Go to your browser's settings Enable JavaScript. Home Travel and recreation. On this page Skip this page navigation. Outdoors Card and licence summary An Outdoors Card is a plastic, wallet-sized identification card issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry that allows you to hunt or fish.

Licence summary You must also carry a copy of your licence summary for: any licence products you purchase after your Outdoors Card was issued or renewed licence products required to be purchased annually such as a deer hunting licence Your licence summary is provided to you each time you purchase a hunting and fishing licence. Where to buy or renew an Outdoors Card and buy licences and tags online by phone: at a participating ServiceOntario location at a licence issuer The Outdoors Card renewal period starts the first Tuesday in December every year.

Fees for fishing licences Ontario residents non-Canadian residents Canadian residents Fees for hunting licences Ontario residents non-residents of Ontario Fishing licences Two types of fishing licences are available. Sport fishing licence , which includes full catch-and-possession fishing privileges.

The Sport licence allows full catch and possession fishing privileges. In most cases, the Conservation licence has a catch and possession limit that is lower than the Sport licence.

Conservation licences cost less than Sport licences to reflect these reduced limits. For more detailed information on current prices and licencing, refer to the Recreational Fishing Licence Information page 8. You can also get more information on the Outdoors Card by calling the Outdoors Card Centre at Indigenous hunting and fishing rights are treaty rights, contained in the treaties signed between the government of Canada and First Nations leaders and then enshrined in the Constitution in But Indigenous people can hunt outside of their treaty area if they have something called a Shipman letter.

Provincial Conservation and Water Stewardship offices also sell them. Your fees will go towards managing fish and wildlife populations in Ontario. You must always carry Government-issued ID that lists your name and date of birth with you while fishing.