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.
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 notice is used by income sources (usually employers) to communicate with the FRO. This form can be used by an employer or other income source to let the FRO know that payments will be interrupted or stopped. This form can also be used to clarify that the income source or employer does not know the payor. If you are an employer or income source, complete the appropriate sections of this form and return it to the FRO.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mechanism to change information (e.g., address) of a designate or remove a designate from a commercial bait harvest licence. Designates are persons 16 years (or older) that are granted the authority to harvest bait on behalf of the licence holder in the absence of the licence holder
This form supplies to MNR the necessary information for a Minister's decision on the issuance of an overall benefit permit under section 17 of the Endangered Species Act. The combined information provided in the Information Gathering Form (IGF), Avoidance Alternatives Form (AAF) and this permit application form (C-PAF) will be considered by the Minister in forming a permit issuance decision.
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).
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.
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).
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.
The purpose of this form is to gather the information that proponents need to submit to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to inform the Ministry's determination of whether or not a proposed activity is likely to contravene subsection 9(1) or 10(1) of the ESA and whether it is advisable for the proponent to apply for an overall benefit permit under section 17 of the ESA prior to proceeding with the activity.