This form is to be used by community hatcheries only to apply for an Aquaculture Licence, a Licence to Collect Fish for Aquaculture, and/or a Licence to Stock Fish.

The purpose of this Application Form is to provide MNRF with the necessary information to process and review a request for a new (Type A), revised (Type B) or renewed (Type C) license for Cage Aquaculture Facilities.

A Trapping Licence, issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 (FWCA) and its regulations, authorizes a person to hunt or trap furbearing mammals, black bear and other small game in the area designated on the licence and in accordance with the licence conditions (e.g., quotas) and regulations. This application form must be submitted to the local MNR Work Centre prior to a person being authorized to trap. This application also serves as a licence renewal form for authorization to trap in subsequent years.

To collect applicant/contractor information and site specific information regarding activities proposed on public land or shore lands

As per the Forestry Workers Lien for Wages Act, R.S.O. 1990, c F.28, this form is to be used to claim liens upon certain logs or timber

Individuals or farming businesses that wish to excavate small amounts of aggregate from a pit on private land without a licence as per section 7(1.1) of the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) must register the activity with the ministry using this form. All requirements set out in section 7.8 of Ontario Regulation (O. Reg) 244/97 must be met in order for a person to be eligible for this exemption. Only sites on private land, designated under Schedule 1 of O. Reg. 244/97, are eligible to register using this form. Aggregate excavation activities on Crown land are not eligible. Regardless of your eligibility for an exemption under the ARA, other legislation, policy or land use planning approvals may apply (e.g., Planning Act, Municipal Act, Endangered Species Act, Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act). It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet requirements and/or obtain appropriate approval(s) under other acts, regulations or policies. Records must be kept for the duration of the operation of the pit and for a period of seven years after the date on which rehabilitation is completed, and must include: 1) copies of all materials that were registered with the Minister and a municipality, 2) documentation demonstrating that all requirements of section 7.8 of O. Reg 244/97 have been satisfied, and 3) detailed records of the quantity and type of material removed from the pit. Any record must be produced for an inspector upon request. Pursuant to subsection 57(5) of the ARA. Note: All eligibility requirements and conditions set out in section 7.8 of Ontario Regulation 244/97 under the Aggregate Resources Act apply. Where there is a conflict between the requirements noted in this form and the regulation, the regulation shall prevail. Form should be submitted through the Natural Resources Information Portal (NRIP). A copy is also required to be sent to the clerk of the local and upper tier municipalities in which the pit is located. See form for additional information.

This new, streamlined, AODA compliant form will be available to MNRF staff across the province. This form is used by a variety of MNRF staff to initiate amendments to area-specific land use policy housed within the Crown Land Use Policy Atlas (CLUPA).

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.

Individuals interested in applying for an Apprentice Falconry Licence must arrange to be sponsored by a holder of a General Falconry Licence or Commercial Falconry Licence who has a least five years’ experience as a trainer, hunter, keeper and handler with raptors. The “Certification of Sponsorship” portion of this form must be completed by the applicant’s sponsor and submitted to the MNR as part of the application for an Apprentice Falconry Licence. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the “Certificate of Apprenticeship” portion of this form can be completed by the Apprentice Falconry Licence holder’s sponsor. The submission of a completed Falconry Sponsor and Certification form to the MNR demonstrates the Apprentice Falconry Licence holder’s completion of the apprenticeship described in section 14 of O.Reg. 668/98: Wildlife in Captivity.

This is the Notice of Activity on Public Land and Shorelands form a person must complete and submit to the Minister to satisfy the notice requirements set out in subsection 8 (3) 2 and 5 (2) 3 of Ontario Regulation 239/13 under the Public Lands Act, R.S.O. 1990. for the purpose of maintenance, repair or replacement of erosion control structures on shore lands and construction or placement of buildings within unpatented mining claims.

Applicants applying for a secondary trapping licence for youth must submit a completed Letter of Consent – Secondary Trapping Licence (Youth) for a new licence or renewal. This form collects signed parental/guardian consent and signed mentor trapper consent and mentor trapper licence number.

This form is completed to collect the information required for the Ministry to consider the approval of tags for lake trout caught in Clearwater Bay, part of Lake of the Woods.

This form is to be completed by any licence or permit holder filing an amendment to a site plan under sections 13(3.2) or 37.2(5) of the Act and section 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 244/97 under the Aggregate Resource Act (i.e., “self-filing”).

There is a reporting requirement for activities carried out under a Licence to Collect fish for Scientific Purpose. This form is an electronic version of the mandatory report. The specific regulation requiring this report reads: O. Reg. 664-98 34.1 & O. Reg. 261/05, s. 9.

The form provides a template for Examiner's to provide well information for annual and semi-annual examinations. These reports are legislated through the Provincial Operating Standards. Examinations take place under the Exameriner's Program, which is administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Petroleum Operations Section. The form covers all five (5) classes of examination in one form.

This form is required for all escapes or unauthorized releases of cervids (members of the deer family, both native and non-native). The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (FWCA) requires cervid owners (person who is keeping the cervids in captivity) to: (1) promptly notify the Ministry of all escapes and unauthorized releases, (2) address the escape/release in coordination with the Ministry, and (3) complete and submit this form (FW4020) If the owner cannot submit the form promptly, they should provide the required details to their Ministry work centre via telephone, or as directed by the work centre.

Under the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 and Ontario Regulation 167/95, you need a Forest Resource Processing Facility (mill) Licence if you want to construct and/or operate a mill and your mill consumes more than 1,000 cubic metres of forest resources in one year (regardless of the source). If you have a mill licence, you will need to get a new one where your existing licence is expiring/has expired or your mill: a) changes ownership, and/or b) changes productive capacity, and/or c) is converted to another mill type.