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.

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.

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.

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, and O.Reg. 668/98 (Wildlife in Captivity) requires that a person who keeps specially protected raptors or non-indigenous falconry birds in captivity keep a log book. Log books must be updated within 24 hours of any business transaction or event, or as soon as reasonably possible. Log book records need to be kept for five years and must be accurate.

Designate Acknowledgement for Commercial Bait Harvesting

The MNRF Volunteer Agreement outlines the responsibilities of the volunteer and ministry, and the terms and conditions of the assignment. Agreement must be signed by volunteer and/or parent or guardian (if applicable) and the ministry Supervisor at the start of each volunteer assignment.

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.

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.

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.

It is illegal to have a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from, an aircraft, vehicle (including snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle) or motorboat. This form(s) is the application to request an authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, to having a loaded firearm in a vehicle or motorboat if a person suffers from a severe disability that prevents them from hunting except while using a wheelchair or similar means of locomotion including vehicles and motorboats; and is unable to safely dismount the stationary vehicle (including a wheelchair) or motorboat to discharge a firearm. Completed forms must be submitted to NRISC@ontario.ca or mail to: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Licensing and Client Services Section, Attention: Hunt from stationary vehicle, 300 Water Street., 5 North, Peterborough ON K9J 3C7.

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.

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 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.

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.

Section 26 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 (FWCA) prohibits a person from using a dog to chase live game mammals or game birds during the closed hunting season for the purpose of teaching the dog hunting skills (training) or testing the dog’s hunting skills (field trial) unless the person has the authorization of the Minister. This application can be used to apply for an Authorization to Conduct Field Trials and Training which may be issued to authorize these activities during certain discrete periods of time outside of the hunting season for the game species being chased.

Use this form if you intend to purchase a Crown Shoreline Reserve or Road Allowance in front of your private waterfront property.

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.

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.

The Compliance Assessment Report is an annual reporting requirement under sections 15.1 and 40.1 of the Aggregate Resources Act. Aggregate permit and licence holders are required to submit the form annually to the ministry to report on compliance with the Act, the regulation, their site plan, and the conditions in their approved permit or licence.