There are new ways to get your Ontario fishing and hunting licenses. This information sheet will provide you with everything you need to know in order to go fishing in Ontario.
The Outdoors Card is valid for three calendar years and is used for identification and administrative purposes. If you have never had an Outdoors Card, you may choose one of the following options to obtain your first card:. 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.
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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.
Conservation fishing licence , which includes reduced catch-and-possession limits. This is ideal for anglers who want to release the majority of fish they catch. Fishing licences are available for different durations, including: one day eight days one year three years You can buy your fishing licence online and save it in a digital format such as on your smartphone , print it from home, or print it through a participating ServiceOntario or licence issuer location.
Hunting licences and tags Anyone wanting to hunt in Ontario must have a valid Outdoors Card. A non-Canadian resident is a person who is neither an Ontario resident nor a Canadian resident. If you are accompanied by a person with a valid Outdoors Card and fishing licence, you do not need a valid Outdoors Card or fishing licence. You must carry government-issued identification with you — that includes your name and date of birth — at all times while fishing. Any fish you keep are part of the catch and possession limit of the person holding the licence.
To gain your own limits, you will need your own Outdoors Card and licence. If you plan to fish for a single day only, you do not need an Outdoors Card —but you will need a one-day sport fishing licence. You can buy an eight-day fishing licence online.
This can be saved in a digital format for example, on your smartphone , printed from home, or printed through a participating ServiceOntario or licence issuer location. You must follow certain rules while fishing , including catch and possession limits. These rules determine:.
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