Resident trappers are required to obtain the written permission of landowners upon whose land they wish to trap. The Landowner - Trapper Agreement form should be used by trappers to document written permission to trap on private land. This completed form may be requested by the ministry before the ministry will make any consideration of issuing a resident trapping licence to a person. Information submitted through this form may assist in assignment of harvest quotas for some species.

ON00825 – formerly FMS0113 A Development Permit is an authorization required by section 24 of the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (NEPDA) for development proposed on properties that fall within a specific area prescribed in R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 826. A permit is required to ensure that any proposed development maintains the Niagara Escarpment and surrounding lands substantially as a continuous natural environment, and that only development compatible with that natural environment is allowed. This permit requires consideration of the potential impacts of a development activity, such as a physical development or undertaking or to initiate a change in use of a property or structure, on the natural and scenic values of the Escarpment environment.

A foster caregiver is a person who acts as an agent under a wildlife custodian authorization by providing supplemental care of wildlife on the foster caregiver’s own premises. A wildlife custodian shall submit to the District Supervisor a completed Foster Care Agreement form for each foster caregiver within 48 hours of the foster caregiver first receiving game wildlife or specially protected wildlife for care and treatment.

Generally, wildlife cannot be kept in captivity in Ontario. There are some exceptions provided through authorization for persons who engage in approved activities. Persons may apply for a Wildlife Scientific Collector’s Authorization to capture, kill, temporarily possess, and/or release wildlife for educational or scientific purposes. This is the application form for a Wildlife Scientific Collector’s Authorization. Applicants must submit this completed application form as well as any required supporting materials. If you have questions regarding how to apply, please contact your local ministry work centre. For more information, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/keep-wild-animals-captivity.