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.
The Objection Form is a requirement in section 0.5(9) of O. Reg. 244/97, under the Aggregate Resources Act, to serve as a record of outstanding objections with respect to an application for an Aggregate licence, after the applicant has attempted to address all comments during the consultation period.
This is the Mandatory Season-End Report that is required to be completed by the holder of a Trapping Licence as per the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 and O.Reg. 667/98 (Trapping). Additional instructions can be found on the third page of this form.
This form is to be completed by any licence or permit holder applying to the ministry to make a change to their licence, permit, or site plan under sections 13, 13.1, 13.2, 30.1, or 37.2 of the Act. When notification is required, this form must be circulated with the amendment application package.
Detailed submission information can be found on the form, depending on the nature of the amendment. Submit this form and any additional information to
ARAapprovals@ontario.ca or if email is unavailable, Aggregates Section, Ministry of Natural Resources, 300 Water Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5.
To collect information regarding work requested to take place on private property without municipal organization and located within a restricted area or for structures proposed on Crown land.
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.
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 procedural guidance document is intended for those proponents with renewable energy projects proposed in whole or in part on provincial Crown land who have received a Feed-In Tariff (FIT) 5 energy procurement contract offer by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).
This form (Part 2) is to be used by Commercial Bait Harvesters that have BHAs within the Lake Simcoe watershed and want to have their Emerald Shiners tested for VHS as part of the Lake Simcoe Emerald Shiner Testing Program, which would enable Emerald Shiners that test negative for VHS to be transported out of the Southern Bait Management Zone and into the Central BMZ and the Northeast Testing Program Area. Applicants need to submit both Part 1 and Part 2 of the application for screening and approval. This form (Part 2) provides details on each of the Holding Facilities identified in Part 1.
A licence to Transport Live Fish is issued under authority of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and is required to transport live fish or live spawn, other than baitfish, that have been taken from Ontario waters. This form allows an individual to apply for this licence.
May be used to approve transport of live fish for the purposes of a fishing competitive event. Fish are then transported back into the originating lake. Issued for discrete dates and locations. Licence conditions may include holding tank water condition requirements, release of fish, record keeping requirements, record productions, among others.
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.
If the holder of a Licence to Own and Operate a Train and Trial Area no longer wishes to operate their train and trial area during the period in which their licence is valid, they may request that the licence be transferred to another individual to own and operate that same train and trial area.
The transferee (proposed new licence holder) and the transferor (current/outgoing licence holder) must complete this Application to Transfer a Licence to Own and Operate a Train and Trial Area form and submit to 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.
