A well licence issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is required to drill, operate, deepen, alter or enter a well, or engage in any activity on or in a well. A complete Application for a Well Licence form must be submitted for review by the ministry, and the Minister may grant a licence.
A complete submission includes the following depending on the purpose for the licence:
New drill
- Application for a Well Licence
- Location plan
- Drilling program
- Application fee
Existing well
- Application for a Well Licence
- Well Location sketch
- Drilling program, if well is to be deepened or re-entered
- Application fee
Plugging
- Application for a Well Licence
- Well Location sketch
- Application fee
A well licence issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is required to drill, operate, deepen, alter or enter a well, or engage in any activity on or in a well. A complete Application for a Well Licence form must be submitted for review by the ministry, and the Minister may grant a licence.
A complete submission includes the following depending on the purpose for the licence:
New drill
- Application for a Well Licence
- Location plan
- Drilling program
- Application fee
Existing well
- Application for a Well Licence
- Well Location sketch
- Drilling program, if well is to be deepened or re-entered
- Application fee
Plugging
- Application for a Well Licence
- Well Location sketch
- Application fee
This form is used to collect details about the private well, completed by a Qualified Person.
A complete submission includes:
- Well Evaluation Form
- Well Location Sketch
- Ownership documentation
- Four photos of the well from N, S, E, W.
This application is for individuals seeking to become head trappers on a registered trapline area. Information provided in this application will be used in the selection process where there are multiple applicants for a particular registered trapline.
Request a copy of the record of the original Crown patent for a specific property
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 Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) requires all licence and permit holders to submit an annual Compliance Assessment Report to the ministry and municipalities. Regular assessment of compliance helps the licensee or permittee to stay familiar with what activities are permitted on their site.
Enhanced compliance action will not be taken before the established deadline date for any contraventions disclosed in the report. All information in this report is available for public review.
Submit this form and any additional information online using the Natural Resources Information Portal (NRIP). If web access is not available, submit this form by mail to the ministry work centre where the site is located. Please call the Natural Resources Information and Support Centre (NRISC) at 1-800-667-1940 if assistance is required in determining your local ministry work centre.
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 (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.
Resident trappers are required to obtain the written permission of landowners upon whose land they wish to trap. The Landowner - Trapper Agreement form should be used by trappers to document written permission to trap on private land. This completed form may be requested by the ministry before the ministry will make any consideration of issuing a resident trapping licence to a person. Information submitted through this form may assist in assignment of harvest quotas for some species.
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.
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.
Within 15 days of an Agricultural Deer removal/Harassment Authorization expiring, the authorized property owner shall submit this Deer Removal Authorization Report Form to the MNR issuing office. A report is required even if no deer are taken.
Application for the Transfer of a Licence or Permit under the Aggregate Resources Act
Application for an Aggregate Licence, Aggregate Permit or Wayside Permit under the Aggregate Resources Act