The purpose of this form is to collect the information required for the Ministry to consider a transfer of Moose Tags between Affiliated Tourist Outfitters under the Ontario Moose-Bear Tourism Industry Program

Log book to be kept by the holder of a Licence to Keep Specially Protected and Game Wildlife in a Zoo, as required by Ontario Regulation 668/98: Wildlife in Captivity under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.

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.

This licence is required for individuals to keep, propagate, buy and sell game birds in captivity for the purposes of supporting hunting (e.g., game bird hunting preserves, train and trial, municipal programs) or for personal consumption. Game birds kept under this licence cannot be released without additional authorization. Applicants must submit a complete licence application indicating which species of game birds they are seeking authorization to keep before acquiring any birds.

The Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) provides for the transfer of a licence or permit. A transferred licence or permit will allow the continued operation of the licensed or permitted site under the same terms, conditions and site plan requirements as the original licence or permit. Any changes or amendments to the site plan or licence/permit conditions are a separate process.

This form allows individuals or incorporated organizations the ability to apply to purchase (sale and Crown patent), or rent, or use Crown land in the form of the following occupational authority types: lease, easement, licence, or land use permit. The occupational authority is a legal agreement between the ministry and tenant, and outlines who can use the land and for how long, the rents and fees and any associated conditions. The ministry’s primary focus for the disposition of Crown land is to: support the social and economic development of municipalities and Indigenous communities, and to provide land for infrastructure, such as energy facilities, utilities, and services. Note that a specific form should be used for applications to purchase shoreline reserves or road allowances. The form may be accessed here: https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/dataset/on00541

Wildlife Custodian Authorization holders must submit this Annual Wildlife Rehabilitation Report for each calendar year by January 31st of the next year to the District Supervisor of their local ministry work centre.

This authorization is required for individuals, or corporations, to keep injured, sick or immature game wildlife or specially protected wildlife in captivity for the purpose of rehabilitating or caring for them. Those who are applying for this authorization for the first time should review how to become a wildlife custodian and contact their local ministry work centre before completing and submitting this application form.

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.

In general, you can keep a dead wild animal or bird you have found or been given. In some cases, you need to register that you have a dead wild animal in order to keep it. Registering for a Notice of Possession allows you to keep the dead wild animal for personal use. You must keep the confirmation of registration you receive for as long as the animal is in your possession. Submission Requirements: This form is to be used to register: Possession of a carcass or part of a carcass for certain wildlife species regulated under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997. Before registering, please confirm if your species requires you to submit a Notice of Possession form. For a list of eligible species please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/keep-dead-wild-animal.

This form allows a hunter to apply for a waiver of hunter reporting penalty when serious illness or injury incapacitated the hunter in the 24 hours before the reporting deadline preventing them from completing their report, or when a hunter who was hunting with an outfitter submitted their report but the outfitter didn’t provide the completed report to the Ministry.

This form is used when submitting an entry to the Kids' Fish Art Contest.

We are now accepting applications for the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program. Municipalities, conservation authorities and Indigenous communities can apply for funding until April 2027, unless otherwise noted.

The purpose of this form is to collect the information required for the Ministry to consider a transfer of Moose Tag Shares between Tourist Outfitters (and potential Tourist Outfitters) under the Ontario Moose-Bear Tourism Industry Program.

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, prohibits the sale/purchase of game wildlife or specially protected wildlife, including pelts, except under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations. Section 8 of Ontario Regulation 666/98 (Possession, Buying and Selling of Wildlife) enables a person who holds a Fur Dealer’s Licence to buy or sell pelts. In addition, a Fur Dealer’s Licence is generally required to tan, pluck or treat pelts.

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.

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”).

The forms will be used to submit project proposal applications to the MNRF's Forest Biomass Program for review and evaluation by ministry staff.

The forms will be used to submit project proposal applications to the MNRF's Forest Biomass Program for review and evaluation by ministry staff.

Game Bird Hunting Preserves (GBHP) are areas in which pen-raised game birds are released into habitat to support additional game bird hunting, bird-dog training and field trial opportunities in Ontario within a predefined area. This licence is required to own and operate a GBHP, including keeping and releasing the authorized species of game birds on the preserve. Applicants must submit a complete licence application with all required supplemental information.