Outdoors Card - How to Get an Outdoors Card
1. Fishing Outdoors Card
You need an Ontario-issued Outdoors Card and a fishing licence tag to fish in Ontario if:
* you are a resident of Canada*; and
* you are at least 18 years old but have not reached your 65th birthday.
Certain exemptions may apply.
* A resident of Canada is defined as a person whose primary residence is in Canada and who has lived in Canada for a period of at least six consecutive months during the previous 12 months prior to applying for a licence.
For information about how to get a Fishing Outdoors Card and about fishing regulations, please visit our website at:
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/
2. Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card
To hunt as a resident in Ontario, you must qualify as a resident of Ontario**, and possess the Hunting/Fishing version Outdoors Card and applicable hunting licence(s) . You must provide proof of hunter accreditation when applying for the card for the first time, in the form of one of the following:
* an original Ontario resident's licence to hunt issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968; or
* an original Ontario Hunting Licence Examination Certificate/Report issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968; or
* an Ontario Hunting Licence Verification Certificate showing that the applicant was issued a hunting licence as a resident or passed the Hunting Licence Examination.
