Ministry of Natural Resources services

ServiceOntario Centres

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

To find the nearest participating location, please visit ServiceOntario.

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 hunting and fishing licence issuers or call 1-800-387-7011.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

CITES permits are available through Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Online: Species at risk   
Phone: Tel: 1-855-869-8670   
Email: cites@ec.gc.ca

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

• licence to transport or possess live fish
• 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:

• Ministry of Natural Resources
• Get an Outdoors Card and licence summary
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Ontario Fishing & Hunting Licences

Report a bear problem:

• 1-866-514-2327
• TTY: 705-945-7641

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 Resources work centres

Southern region

Northwest region

Northeast region