You can buy an eight-day fishing licence online. This can be saved in a digital format for example, on your smartphone , printed from home, or printed through a participating ServiceOntario or licence issuer location. You must follow certain rules while fishing , including catch and possession limits. These rules determine:. While fishing, you must carry your valid Outdoors Card and Licence Summary listing your valid fishing licence, unless your licence is printed on the back of your Outdoors Card.
As of November 23, , only one type of Outdoors Card will be issued for fishing and hunting. You must buy an Outdoors Card before you can buy a fishing licence. Home Travel and recreation Fishing. Fishing licence Canadian residents How to get an Ontario fishing licence if you live in Canada. On this page Skip this page navigation. Before you start If you are 18 and over or under 65 years old Before you can start fishing, you will need a valid: Outdoors Card a plastic identification card, valid for three calendar years , and a fishing licence valid for either one or three calendar years A fishing licence can be for either: conservation reduced catch limits sport normal catch limits Learn more about getting an Outdoors Card.
If you are under 18 years old or 65 and older You do not need to purchase an Outdoors Card or licence to fish. If you are a veteran or active Canadian Armed Forces member Starting January 1, , veterans and active members of the Canadian Armed Forces who reside in Ontario are able to enjoy free fishing across the province as a token of recognition for their service.
Fishing for one day only If you plan to fish for a single day only, you do not need an Outdoors Card —but you will need a one-day sport fishing licence. Fishing rules and limits You must follow certain rules while fishing , including catch and possession limits. These rules determine: when and where you can fish the species, size and number of fish you can keep what you can use for bait and tackle what you can and cannot do in specific locations Ontario is divided into 20 Fisheries Management Zones While fishing, you must carry your valid Outdoors Card and Licence Summary listing your valid fishing licence, unless your licence is printed on the back of your Outdoors Card.
Learn more about fishing rules. Where to buy You must buy an Outdoors Card before you can buy a fishing licence. Here is a quick overview of the basics for Ontario residents, Canadian residents, and non-Canadian residents.
Ontario Residents. Ontario residents need an Outdoors Card to fish in Ontario if they are at least 18 years old but have not reached their 65th birthday. The sportfishing licence tag or the conservation fishing licence tag 3 year or 1 year is printed on, or accompanied by, the plastic Outdoors Card.
If you have never had an Outdoors Card, you can purchase one online or at a participating licence issuer. If you are an Ontario resident between 18 and 65 years of age and you want to fish in Ontario right away, you can buy a Resident Temporary Outdoors Card and fishing licence tag from selected licence issuers or ServiceOntario centres across the province.
This Temporary Outdoors Card and fishing licence tag is effective immediately and valid until December 31 of the year in which it was purchased. If your Outdoors Card will soon expire, or has already expired, the fastest and easiest way to renew your Outdoors Card is a three year renewal by credit card with a call to or online at the Outdoors Card website. Anyone wanting to hunt in Ontario must have a valid Outdoors Card. You will also need appropriate hunter accreditation to buy hunting licences and tags.
Before you can buy a hunting licence, your hunter accreditation must be on file with the Fish and Wildlife Licensing Service. Ontario residents ages 12 and over may only be issued a hunting licence if you submit proof of hunter accreditation. This program helps safely develop their hunting skills while under the direct and immediate supervision of a qualified and licenced mentor. You can buy your three-year small game licence when you buy or renew your Outdoors Card.
It may be printed on the back of your Outdoors Card, but if not, you must carry your licence summary with you when participating in small game hunting. For more information, read the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary.
These hunting licences are valid for one year, in the relevant open season, and only for the type, age and sex of animal specified on your licence summary or tag.
You must enter a draw or allocation if you wish to hunt a particular type, age and sex of animal or to hunt during a Controlled deer hunt season , including:.
Learn more about how to apply to hunt big game in Ontario. Your tag will specify the type, age and sex of the animal you are permitted to harvest, as well as the location, season and firearm type if applicable. For species that require a tag: you must carry the paper tag along with your valid Outdoors Card and licence summary listing the hunting licence for the species you are hunting. If your small game licence is printed on the back of your Outdoors Card, then you do not have to also carry your licence summary as evidence of your small game licence when hunting species requiring a small game licence.
You can continue to visit licence issuers and participating ServiceOntario locations to purchase licences. Select products are also available for purchase through the automated phone line: Note: Outdoors Cards may take up to 20 days to receive in the mail. If it has been longer you can check that your address was listed correctly online or call us at
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