The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, and O.Reg. 668/98 (Wildlife in Captivity) requires a person who keeps specially protected raptors in captivity to submit an annual report of all of the specially protected raptors they possessed to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The person must also keep a copy of the annual report for five years.
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 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.
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.
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.
Designate Acknowledgement for Commercial Bait Harvesting
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.
Mechanism to apply for a bait harvest area (BHA). BHA's are an allocated portion of the resource and is the scale at which commercial bait harvesters are allowed to harvest baitfish and leeches. A commercial bait harvester can obtain as many BHAs as are available.
Use this form if you intend to purchase a Crown Shoreline Reserve or Road Allowance in front of your private waterfront property.
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.
Request a certified or uncertified copy of the record of the original Crown patent for a specific property
The production of salt by the solution mining method must be reported annually by the operator of a salt solution well.
Provides necessary information for Ministry determine whether or not to issue a licence, and what terms and conditions are applicable if the decision is to issue a licence
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).
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.
