ServiceOntario Centres

Hunting and fishing licences, as well as a variety of permits, are available at participating ServiceOntario locations.

To find the nearest participating ServiceOntario location, please visit ontario.ca/ServiceOntario or call 1-800-387-7011.

Fishing licences

  • All Ontario, Canadian and non-Canadian resident licences and Outdoors Cards.

Hunting

  • All resident licences, non-resident licences, Outdoors Cards, replacement licence summaries and game tags, hunter education exam/certificate submissions, big game draw/allocation entry.

Permits

  • Non-resident big game export permits, non-resident Crown land camping permits.

Authorized licence issuers

Ontario, Canadian and non-Canadian resident licences and Outdoors Cards are also available at authorized licence issuers across the province. For the nearest location and service offering visit ontario.ca/LicenceIssuers or call 1-800-387-7011.

Specialized services and information are available by making an appointment at a ministry office. Services include:

  • licence to transport or possess live fish
  • CITES permit
  • commercial bait fish licences
  • lake whitefish dip netting

Other information

For questions about Ontario’s natural resources, fishing and hunting licences and Outdoors Cards, please contact the Natural Resources Information and Support Centre at 1-800-387-7011 or NRISC@ontario.ca.

You can also visit us online at:

Report a bear problem:

Report a resource violation: 1-877-847-7667

Great Lakes Management Units

Lake Ontario Management Unit (Zones 16, 17, 18, 20)

41 Hatchery Lane, Rural Route 4
Picton, Ontario, K0K 2T0
613-476-2400

Lake Erie Management Unit (Zones 16, 19)

659 Exeter Road
London, Ontario N6E 1L3
519-825-4684

Upper Great Lakes Management Unit

Lake Huron Office (Zones 13, 14, 16, 19)

1450 Seventh Avenue E.
Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 2Z1
519-371-0420

Lake Superior Office (Zones 6, 7, 9, 10)

435 James St. S., Suite 221E
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6S8
519-371-0420

Ministry of Natural and Forestry work centres

Southern region

Algonquin Park (Zones 11, 15)

Greater Toronto Area (Zones 16, 17, 20)

Aurora-Midhurst-Owen Sound District (Zones 13, 14, 16, 17, 20)

Aylmer-Guelph District (Zones 13, 16, 19, 20)

Kemptville-Kingston District (Zones 12, 18, 20)

Minden-Parry Sound-Bracebridge District (Zones 11, 14, 15)

Pembroke District (Zones 11, 12, 15)

Peterborough-Bancroft District (Zones 15, 17, 18, 20)

Northwest region

Dryden-Fort Frances-Atikokan District (Zones 4, 5)

Far North District (Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 8)

Kenora District (Zones 4, 5)

Nipigon-Geraldton District (Zones 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)

Red Lake-Sioux Lookout District (Zones 2, 4)

Thunder Bay-Ignace District (Zones 2, 4, 5, 6, 9)

Northeast region

Chapleau-Wawa District (Zones 7, 8, 9, 10)

Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District (Zones 3, 7, 8)

North Bay District (Zones 8, 10, 11, 12, 15)

Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River District (Zones 9, 10, 14)

Sudbury District (Zone 10, 11, 14)

Timmins-Kirkland Lake District (Zones 8, 10, 11)